What Price Luxury? Brands Go High, Low To Spur Tough Market

NEW YORK — The golden age of the jet set may have come and gone, but it still lives on in fashion. That’s especially true at the moment, when movies and books are rediscovering the iconic look of the Sixties and Seventies stewardess. And…

Many of today’s biggest fashion houses have been fiddling with price tags, but it’s stirring a sharp debate in the luxury market.

LUCKY SHOES: Vernon, Calif.-based Lucky Brand Dunagarees is stepping into footwear. The line of denim-driven activewear has inked a licensing deal with South River, N.J.-based Steinweis Jacobson LLC to produce women’s and men’s footwear….

Sears’ decision to put its credit card operations on the block resonated with investors Wednesday, as it said that it was evaluating alternatives.

WASHINGTON — The chief agricultural negotiator for the U.S. said Wednesday that World Trade Organization members must overcome significant obstacles before the 145 nations can reach an agreement on agriculture, which is crucial for the success…

JODIE KIDD TO POLO: Following in the footsteps of her father and brother, who are both professional polo players, British model Jodie Kidd will represent England in the Polo Women’s World Championships in July. Although she has only been playing…

Helped by reduced losses in the U.S., net profits at Swedish behemoth Hennes & Mauritz vaulted 43.1 percent to $118.7 million in the first quarter.

Zandra Rhodes gets set to open her British museum, and parties from Los Angeles to Miami, plus Madonna’s big shoot.

Some stars just show up on the set. Not Madonna, who spent months e-mailing Steven Klein in planning a shoot for W, WWD’s sister publication. Their strange and wonderful collaboration, depicting Madonna alternately contorted and done up as a New…

The arrival of spring this weekend sent junior shoppers out to the stores in droves. Here are some of the hot sellers.

Raises for VF Brass

Citing improved underlying financial performance, VF Corp. raised the pay of its five top executives, according to the company’s proxy statement recently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Personal trainers and yoga instructors are beginning to look like sports stars, as more athletic labels are using them as ads for their apparel.

Now that the Oscars are history, it’s time for knockoff kings to get down to business. Here’s a glimpse.

The WWDList: Designers ranked by the number of page views received during the first two weeks their collections were posted online at Style.com.

NEW YORK — Charlotte Russe Holding warned Tuesday it expects to report a second-quarter loss and said it plans to close all 10 of its Charlotte’s Room stores.

The San Diego-based specialty retailer, which operates 268 stores under…

“Well trophy season is finally over, that we can be grateful for,” said Tom Hanks, as he and wife, Rita Wilson, arrived to co-host Saks Fifth Avenue’s benefit dinner for Cedars-Sinai cancer research, which raised $1.5 million. But the…

LOS ANGELES — Gap Inc. said Wednesday Jack Calhoun has joined the company as executive vice president of marketing for Banana Republic, succeeding Amy Schoening, who resigned the post in January. Calhoun reports to BR president Maureen Chiquet….