FASHION INDUSTRY NEWS – WEDNESDAY
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TODAY AT FASHION WEEK: NEW DESIGNERS AND CELEBRITY OFFSPRING – NYMag
“Everything you need to know about what’s happening… Protagonist, the minimalist line from Kate Wendelborn, made its Fashion Week debut a year ago and is sold at her twin sister Morgan’s immersive store the Apartment.”
ZAC POSEN CONQUERS BEAUTY INDUSTRY WITH MAC COSMETICS COLLABORATION – Forbes
“Drawing inspiration from global beauty, Zac and MAC teamed up to create a luxurious range of products that aim at providing professional results. “I wanted to create what I think are the essential items that a makeup artist or a woman needs to be ready for the Oscars,” he says.”
WHY PHARRELL’S NEW GIG AT G-STAR IS A PERFECT FIT – Vogue
“It’s this fashion-forward track record and a wide-ranging aesthetic that sets the bar high for Williams’s new role with G-Star Raw. As he once told us, “I get my style from just random people, everyday people—like, construction is interesting to me. Everyday things, you know, service uniforms, sports, skateboarding, normcore, grandma sweaters—all of that stuff is interesting to me.”
SEARS HOLDINGS TO ACCELERATE CLOSURE OF UNPROFITABLE STORES – RetailingToday
“Sears Holdings preannounced weak fourth quarter sales results and an anticipated ne loss of between $525 million and $625 million ahead of its earnings release scheduled for Feb. 25. Same store sales declined 7.2% and 6.9% at Kmart and Sears domestic stores, respectively. The company said it expects fourth quarter revenues to total $7.3 billion and full year revenues to reach $25.1 billion.”
SANTONI DEBUTS CUSTOMIZATION SERVICE – FootwearNews
“In 3 steps, the customer can create a fully personalized design of the brand’s monk strap model “Carter,” in a monocolor or bicolor version, choosing from 16 different shades that allow over 500 possible combinations.”