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Beauty News. Beauty Also Seeing Effects of a Bad Economy
According to WWD, the financial meltdown on Wall Street is casting a dark pale over the fourth-quarter outlook for the $8.9 billion U.S. prestige beauty industry. Reports of overall department store show sales were down 1.6% for August and behind by 1% for the year-to-date. What happened to buying yourself a little cosmetic pick-me-up when …
Retail Detail. Club Monaco Succeeds in Chicago.
All the gray sorta reminds you of Chicago, no? According to WWD, Club Monaco is weathering the recession storm in Chicago: "After renovating its Michigan Avenue store and launching a 3,000-square-foot-plus location in the Bucktown section last month, the contemporary brand plans to open another space, with more units possible in the region." Club Monaco’s …
Celebrity Sports Style. Sharapova May Be Out, But She Won't Rain on Nike's Parade
Sorry guys. Husbands and boyfriends everywhere are saddened by the news that Maria Sharapova’s shoulder injury is keeping her out of the U.S. Open this year. Wait, or is that just my husband? According to WWD, both the day and evening tennis dresses designed for Sharapova by Nike to wear at this year’s Open more …
Fall Trend Alert! Get it Straight…Pencil Skirts
Evey few years it seems the pencil skirt returns in a big way and this fall is no different. Judging by the fall ’08 ready-to-wear runway…the pencil skirt is as prolific as it was in the 40’s. We personally love the drama. (L-R) Derek Lam, Diane von Furstenberg, Charles Nolan (L-R) Carlos Miele, Max Azria, …
