A Bigger Playing Field: Active Brands Tackle Growth by Going Mass

Grass jeans take root come April.

White Label, Sanctuary’s higher calling.

Junior apparel firms are appealing to teens through celebrity connections, ads in fashionable magazines and through better product.

NEW YORK — The eve of any store opening is always fraught with nervous energy and frantic last-minute fixes. And Barneys new Co-op on the Upper West Side is no exception.

A fleet of managers, assistant buyers and creative-services types…

Optimal Outcome Helps Post-Op Cosmetic Surgery

NEW YORK — Marjorie Borell’s new face and body treatment line Optimal Outcome was inspired by her own experiences waiting to heal from cosmetic…

Sears could face a fine of up to $20,000 if convicted of allegations it made an illegal $25,000 contribution in Texas to a Republican PAC.

LOS ANGELES — When her phone rang early Sunday, designer Monique Lhuillier’s thoughts were on the Emmys later that day and the four actresses — Allison Janney, Jamie-Lynn DiScala, Megan Mullally and Famke Janssen — who would…

NEW YORK — Kmart Holding Corp. might be making a move closer to the New York metropolitan area, according to sources.

Executives at the retailer have been talking with government officials about whether it will leave its Big Beaver Road…

NEW YORK — Alfred Solomon, the founder of Madcaps, a millinery company, died Sept. 4. He was 104.

Solomon’s family and friends plan to observe his birthday, as scheduled, with a party on Saturday, which was his wish. The gathering…

There are several ways to judge the momentum of high-end brands. Of course, financial results are key, but store openings can also tell a story. Ferragamo launched 66 stores in 2003, but it’s important to remember that the company has seven…

Seafaring looks are spring classics, and this season’s crop of striped knits, peacoats and white trousers evoke the yachting life in Deauville.

In a radical shift in the way sports apparel is marketed and sold, big-name activewear brands are entering the mass channel in a major way.

NO WELLMAN INDICTMENT: Polyester maker Wellman Inc. said in a statement released late Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Justice’s antitrust division had informed the firm that it would not be indicted for price fixing. In July, the…

NEW YORK — The search for a new president at Holt Renfrew heated up this week with reports that Caryn Lerner is among the candidates.

Lerner could not be reached for comment Monday. Twelve months ago, Lerner departed from Escada, where…

NEW YORK — Russell Denson has finally unveiled his master plan for YM: Get rid of it.

The Gruner + Jahr chief executive said Wednesday he has hired media investment bank AdMedia Partners to explore a sale of the star-crossed teen title….

POTS VS. KETTLES: The many news executives and TV personalities gathered at the Four Seasons Tuesday night were only interested in talking about one thing: Dan Rather’s memo misfire. Rupert Murdoch, who was there to toast the…

Victoria’s Secret’s big-money holiday marketing campaign is a nationwide tour called Angels Across America, which will be chronicled on a VH1 show.

Riley Keough held down the fort of star power at Monday’s New Yorkers For Children gala.

Brooklyn’s new eateries have a Mediterranean flavor.

As ever, London designers traveled their own paths this season…Giles Deacon was inspired by Elsa Schiaparelli…Julien Madonald seemed to be channeling Hubert de Givenchy…at Eley Kishimoto, the inspiration was the city’s hot Brixton…

MORE ON MULBERRY: It’s Mulberry’s moment. In addition to naming a new design director, and making a major U.S. debut, the ready-to-wear and accessories brand has opened a 535-square-foot London store. The unit, a former antiques…

LOS ANGELES — With hopes of wooing Hollywood, Reebok has opened its second U.S. Rbk concept store on the northern end of L.A.’s über-trendy Robertson Boulevard, sartorial home to shopping veterans such as Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie…

JNCO has a new sister, JNCO Jeans.

Angle in denim.