Give It Zip NEW YORK — His First H Hilfiger Collection Is Already Doing Well in Stores, and Tommy Hilfiger Has Gone with a More Dressed-Up Approach for Fall
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DONNA KARAN GETS SERIOUS ABOUT ACCESSORIES/6 A Donna Karan handbag. WWDWomen’s Wear Daily • The Retailers’MONDAY Daily Newspaper • February 23, 2004 • $2.00 Accessories/Innerwear/Legwear Give It Zip NEW YORK — His first H Hilfiger collection is already doing well in stores, and Tommy Hilfiger has gone with a more dressed-up approach for fall. Key to the collection are motorcycle looks with plenty of zipper details, but he also showed other sophisticated pieces, such as a taffeta party skirt and a chic trenchcoat. Here, a fall lineup. For more on H Hilfiger, see page 8. Tom Ford’s Finale: Stores Brace for a Rush on Last Collection By Miles Socha Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Wednesday night in one of the most PARIS — “They’re gonna want to horde collections designed by Tom Ford, hotly anticipated runway shows of it. There’s just no doubt about it.” the first of which will be unveiled the year. That’s how retailer Jeffrey Most retailers agreed, saying the Kalinsky predicts customers will Giorgio Armani and Emaar Properties majority of luxury customers are Sign Letter of Intent. Page 2. react to the final Gucci and Yves See Retailers, Page 14 PHOTO BY THOMAS IANNACCONE PHOTO BY 2 WWD, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2004 WWDMONDAY Armani Announces Hotel Partner Accessories/Innerwear/Legwear GENERAL By Luisa Zargani Giorgio Armani SpA and in real estate development and Emaar Properties P.J.S.C., an- resort management and their FASHION: The debut collection of H Hilfiger is blowing out of Federated stores MILAN — Giorgio Armani’s am- nounced on Sunday that compa- appreciation for the intrinsic 8 in the early going, and Tommy Hilfiger is already evolving his message. bitious plan to build a hotel em- ny executives had signed a let- value of the Armani name and Retailers are bracing for a rush on Tom Ford’s final collections for Gucci pire will come with a luxury- ter of intent to establish the aesthetic.” 1 and Yves Saint Laurent because of their collectible potential. sized bill at check out, as Armani luxury hotels and re- An Armani spokesman de- Armani announced on Sunday a sorts, confirming a WWD report scribed the deal as a “strategic Giorgio Armani and the Dubai-based Emaar Properties signed a letter of partnership with the Dubai- on Friday. collaboration, not a traditional 2 intent to open 14 hotel properties with a $1 billion bill. based Emaar Properties to in- Under the terms of the agree- licensing or joint venture EYE: A Cardin retrospective at Corso Como 10; Costuming “Madama vest more than $1 billion in de- ment, the two companies will agreement, and the actual fi- 4 Butterfly” in Los Angeles, plus some slithering parties. veloping 14 Armani-designed open 10 luxury hotels and four nancial structure has yet to be properties around the world. luxury vacation resorts over finalized, probably within the SECTION II: WWDMAGIC, Down Town, a special report, is included in this issue. Not only will the hotels and seven years in prime locations month of March.” resorts offer the opportunity to around the world, focusing on The exact nomenclature of SECTION III: WWDInnerwear Preview, Turning Pale, a look ahead at next week’s travel to Armani Casa-appoint- cities such as Dubai, Milan, the hotels has also yet to be fi- market, is included in this issue. ed rooms with Giorgio Armani- London, Paris, New York, Tokyo nalized, he said, although some Obituary ..................................................................................................17 attired staffs, but also, for true and Shanghai, while at least six early details of the deal have Classified Advertisements ..................................................................25-27 afficionados, a chance to live in of the hotels and two of the re- been hammered out. Armani-designed residential sorts are planned to be complet- Emaar Properties will be re- To e-mail reporters and editors at WWD, the address is apartments as part of one of the ed and opened within five years. sponsible for real estate, con- [email protected], using the individual's name. first properties planned to open The companies expect that the struction and management of the WOMEN’S WEAR DAILY IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF FAIRCHILD PUBLICATIONS, INC. COPYRIGHT ©2004 in Dubai in 2007. Presumably, total investment required to Armani hotels and resorts, while FAIRCHILD PUBLICATIONS, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. PRINTED IN THE U.S.A. VOLUME 187, NO. 37. 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MANUSCRIPTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND OTHER MATERIALS SUBMITTED MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A SELF-ADDRESSED OVERNIGHT-DELIVERY RETURN ENVELOPE, POSTAGE PREPAID. pansive vision, their expertise Continued on page 20 MONDAY: WWDMagic, MAGICKIDS, The WWIN Show, THE edge and Fabric@MAGIC, Las Vegas (through Specify TAC on your Tech Packs Thursday). TUESDAY: Federated Department Stores Inc. reports & see the Savings! fourth-quarter earnings. WEDNESDAY: Cosmetic Toiletry & Fragrance Associa- tion annual meeting, Boca Raton, Fla. (through Saturday). Tiffany & Co. reports fourth-quarter earnings. THURSDAY: American Apparel and Footwear Association annual meeting, Scottsdale, Ariz. (through Saturday). J.C. Penney Co. Inc., Gap Inc., American Eagle Outfitters Inc., Limited Brands Inc., Liz Claiborne Inc. and Kenneth Cole Productions Inc. re- port fourth-quarter earnings. SATURDAY: Atelier, Pacific Designer Collections and Nouveau Collective Lifestyle Show, New York (through March 2). COMING THISSUNDAY: WEEK Fashion Coterie, Sole Commerce, Intima America and Lingerie Americas, New York (through March 2). In Brief ● SIMON’S NEW BABY: Simon Property Group Inc. is set to ac- quire The Domain shopping center in Austin, Texas, with the site already set to house Neiman Marcus’ first full-line store in the Austin market. The real estate group said on Friday that it inked a deal to purchase The Domain in partnership with Endeavor Real Estate Group. It described the center as a “neighborhood meeting place offering an array of luxury and high-end fashion tenants, office space, restaurants, apartments and townhomes.” Neiman Marcus will occupy 80,000 square feet on two levels and could open as early as the fourth quarter of 2006.