Hilfiger in Five Years: Firm Said to Forecast Wholesale Will Halve

Long-term prospects are difficult for Tommy Hilfiger’s wholesale business, said investment sources who have seen its offering memorandum.

Wolfgang Ley, Escada AG’s founder and chief executive officer, talks about stepping down from his post and his new role of creative chairman.

Negotiations for an Andean free-trade agreement are moving forward, though key details in the apparel and textile area still need to be worked out.

G2 GETS CACHE: G2 New York has been awarded the advertising account for Caché Inc., the New York-based women’s fashion retailer. G2 is a partner company of Grey Global Group, part of advertising agency WPP. Caché…

MONDAY: New York Spring II Apparel Market (through Nov. 4).
Reebok International reports on third-quarter sales and earnings.

TUESDAY: The Conference Board releases the Consumer Confidence report for…

Fashion’s social conscience spoke up on Thursday afternoon when designers Ali Hewson and Rogan Gregory previewed their spring Edun collection downtown.

Stussy Inc. said it has settled a lawsuit against Fresh Jive Manufacturing for using a graffiti-style logo Stussy said infringed on its registered trademark.

Good design is easy to spot, but tricky to define, and no one knows that better than those who attended Thursday’s Cooper-Hewitt National Design Awards.

Los Angeles Fashion Week finished with a crescendo, as designers danced through the decades, riffed fantastic themes and recalled bygone years.

A vodka tonic in hand, his shirt unbuttoned down to there, Tom Ford was surely the most photographed and in-demand person Friday at the giant Silmo eyewear trade show in Paris.

The parade of Seventies-looking sirens at Yana K wore sexy, high-waisted trousers and fluorescent go-go dresses, making for a fun, ultrafeminine collection.

Jennifer Aniston and Oscar de la Renta were among the celebrities who turned out for the first annual Couture Cares luncheon, benefiting the Revlon/UCLA Breast Center.

Oenophiles take note: That $125 Metrokane Rabbit sterling corkscrew might not be the long-term investment you thought it was.

When the Limited Brands launches a new retail concept, it usually chooses Easton Town Center for its first location.

Neil Lane may be used to accessorizing the Hollywood set with his diamond creations, but now he is going to get better acquainted with the lovely ladies of New York.

Sheldon M. Gordon, creator of the extraordinarily productive Forum Shops at Caesars in Las Vegas, continues to live on the edge.

Actress Julianne Moore will host the Frederick’s of Hollywood Lingerie Art Auction in Los Angeles at the firm’s new flagship.

The departures of several tenants has given the owners of Rockefeller Center the opportunity to reinvent the property as a destination known as much for its shopping as its Christmas tree and skating rink.

Booming sales in outdoor apparel spurred VF Corp. to double-digit earnings gains for the third-quarter and nine-month periods.

The old adage location, location, location carries an addendum for high-priced department stores: It’s got to be a location near people with money.

Although holiday sales may not be as robust as last year, equity analysts say several retail offerings would make good stocking stuffers. But plan ahead, because now is the time to buy.

After years of development, the $2 billion Atlantic Station finally celebrated its grand opening last week.

Fran Boland has been named president of sales and marketing at Sag Harbor, a division of Kellwood Co.

Retail may be a tough business, but there are a few sweet moments.

Chanel is putting a new face on its scrub and mask business this spring.

Rising fuel prices might be weighing heavily on the minds of homeowners, but for now, mall operators aren’t that concerned.

Furniture showrooms are homing in on department store territory and creating big business for themselves and the malls they occupy.

TAUBMAN SETS PARTRIDGE CREEK ANCHORS: Taubman Centers Inc. has nabbed Nordstrom, Parisian and MJR Theatres to anchor Partridge Creek Fashion Park, an open-air shopping center Taubman is developing in Clinton Township, Mich.

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Selma Blair was just photographed in the abandoned Harlem Valley Psychiatric Hospital in upstate New York, posing with live snakes, iguanas and a hairless cat for a fashion story that will run in the next Sunday Times Magazine.

Macerich Co. is strengthening its dominance of the Arizona market, with the ongoing buildup of the massive SanTan Village mixed-use lifestyle center.