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Saks To Implement New Fur Labeling Policies LABEL, MAIN, RETAIL 02.08.10
Saks has agreed to implement new faux-fur labeling as a result of an out of court settlement. Nearly a year ago, Saks and others had been sued for improperly mislabeling many of their faux-fur products. Though the products were labeled as faux-fur, they actually contained raccoon-dog fur. Other companies that had been involved in similar [...]
H&M Promises To Not Dispose Clothing LABEL, MAIN, RETAIL 01.07.10
Earlier this week, the New York Times had posted an article on how H&M destroyed and threw out garments that have never been worn. According to the report, someone had slashed most of the items with razors in order for them not to be worn. This was going on on bags that were found from [...]
Macy’s Closes Five Stores FINANCIAL, MAIN, RETAIL 01.06.10
Macy’s has announced that they will be closing five of their stores due to poor store performance. The location for these stores are located n Waterford, MI, St. Ann, MO, Missoula, MT, Burlington, NJ, and Boise, ID. Terry Lundgren, Chairman of Macy’s, said in a statement release, “We are committed to maintaining a healthy portfolio [...]
Lord & Taylor Agrees To Stop Selling Raccoon Dog Fur LABEL, MAIN, RETAIL 12.07.09
Lord & Taylor has agreed to stop selling misleading faux-fur that turned out to be racoon-dog fur. Certain items that weren’t labeled properly may have been sold in Neiman Marcus, Saks, and Macys to name a few. The Humane Society had sued Lord & Taylor about a year ago for mislabeling. They would label garments [...]
Zac Posen Designing For Target DESIGNER, MAIN, RETAIL 12.02.09
It looks like Z Spoke for Zac Posen isn’t the only remedy to get him a boost in the economic prices. It appears that designer Posen will also be designing a collection for Target. This is also a move that other designers like Jean Paul Gaultier and Alexander McQueen have taken. Posen’s Target collection will [...]
Zac Posen Launches Z Spoke DESIGNER, MAIN, RETAIL 11.23.09
WWD has announced that young designer Zac Posen has launched “Z Spoke”, his bridge collection. This comes right after rumors had developed that there might be more layoffs at the Zac Posen house. Posen’s new collection will have prices starting at $78 and up. This is quite affordable compared to his label which starts at [...]
Online Rental Haute Couture DESIGNER, MAIN, RETAIL 11.11.09
A new site called Rent The Runway is adopting a Netflixesque dresses renting system that has much potential. In the days of Yore, women would only be able to enjoy designer clothes that cost thousands of dollars through photographs in magazines, but now wearing designer clothes is as easy as renting one via mail. Some [...]
Prada Shortens Temp Layoffs, Orders Rise DESIGNER, MAIN, RETAIL 11.03.09
Design label Prada is shortening temp suspensions for workers by three weeks due to exceeded expectations by 10 percent. “The company is extremely pleased to identify the first signs of the market’s recovery that allow it to schedule a speedy return to full production,” ecstatic designer Miuccia Prada stated to the workers at the Valdamo plant in Tuscany on Monday.
Versace’s Layoffs Reach 26 Percent DESIGNER, MAIN, RETAIL 10.30.09
In this hurting economy, Gian Giacomo, Versace’s new CEO has taken bold measures to stop the label from losing money by restructuring the house. It appears that Giacomo may be getting along much better with Donatella Versace compared to the feudal relationship she had with Versace’s former CEO, Giancarlo Di Risio. Unfortunately, restructuring the label [...]
Givenchy’s Ricardo Tisci Working on Secret Show DESIGNER, EVENTS, MAIN, RETAIL
Ricadro Tisci, the creative director or Givenchy, is currently designing on “an upcoming show in 2011.” Tisci shared with The Cut that he is working on costumes which will be a combination of music and opera. Interestingly enough, his story coincides with Lady Gaga’s “Fame Monster” Tour which will consist of pop-electro opera. In the [...]
