Green Days NEW YORK — Holiday Promises to Be Bright and Cozy at the Gap This Year
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LYON PREVIEW/17-24 FRANCE’S RETAIL WOES/34 WWDWomen’s Wear Daily • The Retailers’MONDAY Daily Newspaper • August 1, 2005 • $2.00 Accessories/Innerwear/Legwear Green Days NEW YORK — Holiday promises to be bright and cozy at the Gap this year. “It’s all about gift giving and layers of color,” said Pina Ferlisi, Gap’s executive vice president of design and product, who showed the brand’s holiday collection on Thursday evening, along with those of Banana Republic and Old Navy. Here, Gap’s lambswool sweater; cotton T; cotton and spandex pants; faux-shearling bag, and wool scarf. For more holiday looks from the three lines, see pages 6 and 7. Fixing Wal-Mart Apparel: Retail Giant’s Trend Team Searches for Elusive Mix By Katherine Bowers BOSTON — When Wal-Mart opened its first trend office in Manhattan’s Garment District almost two years ago, Lisa Waltuch got rare permission from the company to customize the space. The new trend director, with the help of a designer friend, switched the retailer’s standard grayish paint to a warm white, painted bulletin boards and shelves a zingy orange, and hit furniture chain Design Within Reach for a few Philippe Starck stools and a planter for the conference room. They even found a hip way to display company founder Sam See Wal-Mart, Page32 PHOTO BY TALAYA CENTENO TALAYA PHOTO BY 2 WWD, MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 2005 WWD.COM U.S. Mulls China Trade Limits By John Zarocostas with China and only about 15 chief Supachai Panitchpakdi WWDMONDAY percent of our textile trade said the talks “need to shift Accessories/Innerwear/Legwear GENEVA — U.S. Trade Repre- with China…a very healthy and gears.” sentative Rob Portman said robust trading relationship,” Meanwhile, Rep. Robin GENERAL here Friday that the Bush ad- with a trade deficit approach- Hayes, a Republican textile Wal-Mart’s first trend office in Manhattan’s Garment District, opened ministration is considering ing $200 billion a year. state lawmaker from North 1 almost two years ago, is indicative of its desire to change its fashion image. whether it will enter into for- The U.S. trade deficit with Carolina who cast a deciding mal negotiations with China on China reached a record $162 vote for the controversial USTR Rob Portman said in Geneva that the U.S. is still considering whether a broad pact to restrain growth billion last year. Central American Free Trade 2 to negotiate with China on a broad pact to restrain import growth. in imports similar to the one Portman said the surges in Agreement under pressure FASHION: Gap Inc. is offering variety for the holiday fashion themes at its reached in June between the imports from China in percent- from the White House, is now 6 trio of stores — Gap, Old Navy and Banana Republic. European Union and China. age terms have been “even pushing the Bush administra- ACCESSORIES: Inspired by the fervor for Japanese anime culture, The China-EU accord set higher” than those experi- tion for a comprehensive LeSportsac has introduced a new line called Tokidoki for LeSportsac. limited growth in Chinese tex- enced by the EU. He recalled agreement to restrict Chinese 8 tiles and apparel exports in 10 that the U.S. has had increases textile and apparel imports Movado Group Inc. is jump-starting its ESQ business for fall with a newly sensitive categories to be- of as much as 1,500 percent in through 2008. 15 designed assortment filled with luxury touches such as diamonds. tween 8 and 12.5 percent annu- certain categories. “…The agreement must INNERWEAR: The next edition of the Lyon, Mode City fair, set for Sept. 3-5, ally until the end of 2007. A 7.5 With regard to the troubled cover products where China 17 promises to be jam-packed with new lines, trends information and events. percent annual growth cap is Doha talks, Portman said a suc- safeguard decisions are pend- permitted under the World cessful round “is extremely im- ing or have been accepted in With the closing of the landmark La Samaritaine store, French retailers are Trade Organization special portant not just for the United the past, but more importantly, 34 weathering a turbulent season compounded by a troubled economy. China textile safeguards. The States, but again, for the global where China is having a dis- safeguard stipulation runs economy and particularly for ruptive impact on our domestic through 2008. the developing world.” market,” Hayes said in a letter EYE The gentrification of the East Village continues with the building of Greg Asked whether the U.S. The discussions are aimed to Portman. “It is also impera- Peck’s Cooper Square hotel…Ballerina, you must have seen her. would seek a pact allowing im- at lowering barriers to the in- tive that our domestic textile 4 ports to exceed the 7.5 percent ternational flow of goods — in- industry maintain the ability to restriction, Portman said: cluding textiles, apparel, file safeguard cases if Chinese Classified Advertisements ..................................................................37-39 “We’re still discussing that in- footwear and services — worth surges begin in specific textile To e-mail reporters and editors at WWD, the address is ternally, whether we would almost $11 trillion a year. and apparel products that are [email protected], using the individual’s name. enter into formal negotiations, With a crucial trade summit not covered by the agreement.” WOMEN’S WEAR DAILY IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF FAIRCHILD PUBLICATIONS, INC. 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