Another Deal for Prada: Sale of Helmut Lang Brand Imminent

First Prada parted with Jil Sander, now it’s bidding farewell to Helmut Lang.

Olympic swimmer Amanda Beard didn’t catch too much of the Winter Games last month, but she found time for one sport.

Women’s specialty retailer New York & Co. Inc. reported on Thursday that fourth-quarter earnings, fueled by strong holiday sales, rose 14.4 percent.

Joann Langer is expected to be named president of Alvin Valley, the designer sportswear company here.

The lavish Asprey flagship on Fifth Avenue will soon lower its flag.

Isaac Mizrahi has entered a license agreement with The Fashion House Inc., Los Angeles, to manufacture and distribute two footwear collections under the designer’s name.

Generra has found its new creative voice — Pina Ferlisi.

“You can’t think about [Saks] as one store type. What New York is, is a little different from Tulsa … “

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Armed with an infusion of cash and the addition of top management talent, Nicholas Perricone, M.D., is embarking on a bold expansion plan for his cosmeceutical skin care business and putting a fresh face on his prospects.

There’s a new girl in Liz Claiborne’s fragrance family. Her name is Tracy, as in Ellen Tracy.

With men spending more time and money on grooming in recent years, upscale beauty brands have intensified efforts to attract male consumers.

Target wants to give its customers a passport to beauty brands from across the globe and is designating a revamped bath and body section as the newest stop on its tour.

As Target continues to pepper its beauty mix with exclusive finds, the mass retailer has partnered with Smart Brands Inc., a fledgling Canadian firm, to develop three private label brands.

L’Oreal Paris has named Kerry Washington a spokesperson for its stable of beauty brands worldwide.

A year after invading the U.S. market, Napoleon Perdis is about to land in Canada.

The marketing effort ties into Del Laboratories’ strategy of narrowing its focus to two core brands, namely N.Y.C. and Sally Hansen, while phasing out fringe businesses, such as Naturistics.

The Avon Foundation has teamed up with New York Yankees manager Joe Torre for an event to raise funds to stop domestic violence.

Inter Parfums SA, the Paris subsidiary of Inter Parfums Inc., reported higher than expected profits, reiterated it is gearing up for acquisitions in 2006 and said its fragrance license with fashion brand Celine would end next year.

Manhattan’s upscale barbershop scene is about to get a new player.

Basic Research, the distributor known for bringing StriVectin’s stretch mark cream to department store beauty counters, is gearing up for the launch of four new products aimed at broadening its presence in the prestige market.

Does the fashion industry have its very own James Frey in the making?

Goldin Feldman, a third-generation furrier that produces the Anne Dee Goldin collection, is closing its business this spring.

Retail prices for women’s apparel slid a seasonally adjusted 1.3 percent last month and were 2.5 percent below year-ago levels, according to the Labor Department’s Consumer Price Index, released Thursday.

President Bush on Thursday signed into law a bill that increases criminal penalties for counterfeiting.