Valentino Goes Voom: Brand to Double Sales, Open 35 Stores by 2013

Hermes held a luncheon atop the Gramercy Park Hotel in Manhattan Thursday to mark the U.S. launch of the house’s newest scent, Un Jardin Apres La Mousson,…

Apparel and textile imports dropped sharply in March while the U.S. trade deficit narrowed, an indicator of the severe slowdown in the economy.

Actor and director Dennis Hopper completed a new short film in coordination with Italian accessories brand Tod’s on Friday.

The Bloomingdale’s By Mail catalogue will be discontinued early next year, and the chain will accelerate enhancements to its Web site.

Top executives at Abercrombie & Fitch Co. and American Eagle Outfitters Inc. took major pay cuts in 2007, according to U.S. Securities and Exchange…

There may be a global economic slowdown, but Valentino is stepping up the pace of its expansion.

Majority Democrats in Connecticut’s Senate proposed a bill to establish a universal 401(k) savings plan for the state’s small businesses, which would enable…

Aeropostale Inc. is stressing value in a sluggish economy, and consumers seem to be getting the message.

The Accessorie Circuit, with its wall-to-wall bounty of bags and baubles, can be a little overwhelming.

Industry insiders donned baubles and black ties Thursday night for the Fashion Accessories Benefit Ball at Pier 60 here.

Vendors at the Accessorie Circuit and AccessoriesTheShow exhibitions here last week had a strategy for the weakened U.S. economy ??? keep it cheap and chic.

Kotur, a Hong Kong-based handbag brand that has doubled sales each year since launching in 2006, is expanding distribution into Asia and the Middle East and…

Lia Sophia, one of the largest sellers of jewelry through direct sales, is launching West End Two today, part of its Red Carpet Collection…

Eva Mendes, who is featured in the new Calvin Klein Underwear advertising campaign, is no newcomer to the iconic brand.

William T. Dillard 3rd implored innerwear executives last week to stay the course with three fundamentals to survive a troubled economy: “product,…

Several key items are selling well on the natori.com Web site that launched April 24.

There’s plenty to say about the flirty, sweet side of spring sleepwear.

Construction is under way on the 12th-floor executive offices of Calvin Klein Inc.’s West 39th Street headquarters here with minimalist spaces being…

Could Uma Thurman be headed back to court? The actress on Friday filed a $15 million lawsuit in federal court in Manhattan against Lancome for allegedly…

Apparel veteran Mark Mendelson, who most recently headed AnnTaylor Stores Corp.’s new concept division, has been named president of Ellen Tracy LLC, a…

John Galliano is coming to America — and with eyes wide open.

Donna Karan International has signed a licensing deal with The Komar Co. to design, manufacture and distribute sleepwear, robes and loungewear bearing the…