Pensez Pink LYON, France — the Season’S Lingerie Is Long on Girlish Charm, with Ruffles, Ribbons And, of Course, Plenty of Pink
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GAUGING THE ‘IT’ GIRLS/6 HARVEY NICHOLS LOOKS ABROAD/18 WWDWomen’s Wear Daily • The Retailers’MONDAY Daily Newspaper • August 2, 2004 • $2.00 Accessories/Innerwear/Legwear Pensez Pink LYON, France — The season’s lingerie is long on girlish charm, with ruffles, ribbons and, of course, plenty of pink. Here, a lace- and ribbon-trimmed silk, polyester and Lycra spandex bra and skirt from Vannina Vesperini, who will exhibit at the Lyon, Mode City show, Sept. 4 to 6. For more on Lyon, see pages 8 and 9 and 28 to 33. Wal-Mart Gets Political: CKER/STREETERS PARIS; STYLED BY LAURENT FOLCHER STYLED BY CKER/STREETERS PARIS; Retailer Seeks More Clout As Campaign Funds Hit $2M By Joanna Ramey WASHINGTON — Wal-Mart, the world’s biggest retailer, has increased its political contributions to $2.1 million so far this presidential election cycle from $667,805 for the entire 2000 race, Federal Election Commission records show. The company’s 2003-2004 contributions make it the fifth largest donor to federal candidates, with 81 percent of its money going to Republicans, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, a watchdog group. Wal-Mart’s direct contributions to political candidates — a number that See Wal-Mart, Page10 PHOTO BY PATRICK KATZMAN; MODEL: ROSEMARY/METROPOLITAN PARIS; HAIR BY DAVID DELICOURT/STREETERS PARIS; MAKEUP BY ANGELIK IFFENE MAKEUP BY PARIS; DELICOURT/STREETERS DAVID HAIR BY PARIS; MODEL: ROSEMARY/METROPOLITAN KATZMAN; PATRICK PHOTO BY Hilary Swank in Sensual Supportd underwear 4 WWD, MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 2004 WWW.WWD.COM WWDMONDAY CKI in Accessories Deal Accessories/Innerwear/Legwear By Marc Karimzadeh velopment, sourcing and sales While the Calvin Klein acces- GENERAL for the American, Puerto Rican, sories line is still in the design Wal-Mart has increased its political contributions to $2 million this NEW YORK — Calvin Klein Inc. is Canadian and Mexican markets, stage, it will most likely draw 1 presidential election cycle from $667,805 in 2000, FEC records show. joining the growing number of while CKI is to control design, from Klein’s modern vision, EYE: The “It” Girls: A crop of young actresses may not be famous yet, but sportswear players jumping into branding, public relations, ad- with seasonal leather and can- the better-priced accessories pool. vertising and account approval. vas groups, and contemporary 6 come fall, they will be gracing red carpets and movie screens. CKI, a subsidiary of Phillips- This is the first accessories li- shapes and details that work Designers heading to the Lyon, Mode City trade show are dipping into Van Heusen Corp., has signed a li- cense for the better-priced Calvin with the sportswear. 8 lingerie’s sweetest side, pulling out pretty prints, florals and lots of lace. cense deal with Accessory Klein line. The company already Calvin Klein accessories are Network Group for women’s bet- has accessories under the Calvin expected to launch to the trade ACCESSORIES: Jewelers at the JA New York show presented their fall and ter handbags, small leather goods, Klein Collection designer label during the January accessories 14 holiday collections with a strong outlook following a solid spring. hats and cold weather acces- in a license with Vestimenta. market, with a retail launch Joseph Wan, Harvey Nichols’ group ceo, wants to see branded rtw sories, such as scarves and gloves. The better accessories area planned for fall 2005. The line tar- 18 collections on the runway, stand-alone stores and major ad campaigns. The accessories will comple- has seen some action in recent gets select department and spe- ment the better Calvin Klein months, which will likely shift cialty stores, with wholesale price sportswear, which is licensed to the dynamics on department points ranging from $35 to $75. Classified Advertisements ..................................................................46-47 GAV and Kellwood Co. and hit store main floors nationwide “The better category contin- To e-mail reporters and editors at WWD, the address is ues to represent a major oppor- [email protected], using the individual’s name. tunity for growth, and we will The better category continues to continue to evaluate future li- WOMEN’S WEAR DAILY IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF FAIRCHILD PUBLICATIONS, INC. COPYRIGHT ©2004 “ censing partners to further de- FAIRCHILD PUBLICATIONS, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. PRINTED IN THE U.S.A. 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Ken Landis is Ralph Lauren said there are in the statement: “The Calvin MANUSCRIPTS, UNSOLICITED ART WORK (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DRAWINGS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND heading the upscale division as plans to add accessories to the Klein brand will enable us to ex- TRANSPARENCIES), OR ANY OTHER UNSOLICITED MATERIALS. THOSE SUBMITTING MANUSCRIPTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, ART president. better-priced Lauren by Ralph pand our market share in the sta- WORK, OR OTHER MATERIALS FOR CONSIDERATION SHOULD NOT SEND ORIGINALS, UNLESS SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED TO DO SO BY WWD IN WRITING. MANUSCRIPTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND OTHER MATERIALS SUBMITTED MUST BE ANG will handle product de- Lauren business. tus segment of our business.” ACCOMPANIED BY A SELF-ADDRESSED OVERNIGHT-DELIVERY RETURN ENVELOPE, POSTAGE PREPAID. MONDAY: New York apparel, innerwear and acces- sories market week. WTO Negotiators in Tariff Accord TUESDAY: Accessories Circuit, Intermezzo Collections, Direction and Printsource trade shows, New York By Kristi Ellis WTO negotiations back on track.” (through Thursday). Zoellick said the next step Coach Inc. reports fourth-quarter and full-year WASHINGTON — Trade negotia- will be to “negotiate the speed sales and earnings. tors from 147 countries forged limits for how far and how fast an agreement on a framework we will lower trade barriers,” in WEDNESDAY: Tommy Hilfiger Corp. and Polo Ralph Sunday to move the stalled glob- agriculture, industrial products Lauren Corp. report first-quarter sales and earnings. al trade talks forward, keeping and services. The talks also aim Warnaco Group Inc. reports second-quarter sales alive the goal of further slashing to harmonize complex and costly and earnings. trade barriers around the globe. Customs rules around the world. Among the key deals reached The nations of the WTO THURSDAY: Sara Lee Corp. reports fourth-quarter and by World Trade Organization ne- agreed a decade ago to drop full-year sales and earnings. gotiators were parameters for their quotas on textiles and ap- cuts on tariffs, reductions in the parel on Jan.