With continued uncertainty of economic stability – and an increasing rate of unemployment, a recent study conducted by an NPD Group, Inc. concluded that fewer women are utilizing makeup as parts of their daily primp routines. In a recent interview with WWD, Karen Grant, vice president and global beauty industry analyst at the NPD Group, …
Amy Lechelt-Basta, holding her dog Vino is closing Ciao Bella, Photo Courtesy of the Tribune The Chicago Tribune today printed an article by Sandra M. Jones on the closure of many of Chicago's boutiques. This is just one of the many tragedies of the recession, but one that is felt deeply here. Chicago is a …
Some Chicagoans are calling for a boycott of Jake Less than two months after The New York Times exposed the owners of Chicago retailer Jake of taking deliveries from various designers without payment, the designers affected have now decided they are fed up. 28 designers have banded together—hailing from New York, Los Angeles, Paris, …
Anna Wintour With the successful premiere of R.J. Cutler's documentary The September Issue, which chronicles a behind the scenes look at Conde Nast titan mag Vogue as well as the life and times of editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, everyone almost forgot that the famously extravagant publication has recently been in distress. With substantial ad page losses …
Yesterday brought the sad (?) news that tween fashion megabrand Abercrombie & Fitch will close it's offshoot retailer Ruehl by the end of the year. The Ruehl No. 925 collection, which offers apparel and accessories in A&F's signature preppy style, suffered pretax losses of $58 million last year. When A&F's stocks also began to …
