KOHL’S PRESSES ON WITH J.LO AND ANTHONY: Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony might be splitting up, but their forthcoming apparel and accessories lines at Kohl’s Corp. are still on track — with some slight rhetorical tweaking. Kohl’s touted the pair as “the first celebrity couple to simultaneously design collections for one retailer” when plans for the lines were unveiled in November. This weekend, a spokeswoman for the retailer said, “The Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony brands have always been positioned as two separate, distinctive collections that offer high-quality contemporary style for men and women, and we look forward to a successful September launch.”
Rick Darling, president of LF USA, which is sublicensing the brands to Kohl’s exclusively, said, “We have two separate agreements with Jennifer and Marc and always intended to have separate lines. [Their split] doesn’t impact the agreements in any way.”
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