Men’s Firms See Boost By Being Made in USA

Young art lovers gathered for the sixth annual Mid Winter Gala at the de Young Museum, which celebrated the opening of the “Warhol Live” exhibit.

Cool Britannia ruled the cocktail party that Barneys New York and Ed Westwick hosted in honor of Christopher Bailey and the men’s spring Prorsum collection.

Revenue fell 13.7 percent in quarter.

Compared to a year earlier, retail apparel prices increased 0.8 percent.

Most documentary screenings don’t draw a glittery A-list crowd that includes Madonna, Gwyneth Paltrow, Anne Hathaway, Claire Danes and Carolina Herrera.

New Yorker leads the pack again.

Excluding $240.7 impairment charge, firm beat estimates.

The Men’s, Women’s and Children’s apparel and accessories market at AmericasMart, 250 Spring Street, Atlanta, will be held March 28 to 30.

Apparel lines making their AmericasMart Debut.

Independent specialty shops are facing an uncertain future.

For budget-conscious teens, retailer Five Below couldn’t be more apropos.

Holt Renfrew has a new, brightly lit, colorful, redesigned contemporary floor.

From classic styling to good eats, Atlanta is known for its Southern delights.

WeSC, the Stockholm-based jeans and street-fashion brand, has landed at the heart of London’s denim community on Carnaby Street.

German denim label opened its largest store to date at the end of February in Frankfurt.

Major Asian expansion in the works

Tommy Hilfiger held a separate men’s presentation last week to showcase the brand’s tailored clothing.

New Izod men’s apparel collection to hit stores in time for racing season.

Paul Stuart’s fresh boutique for the label Phineas Cole, geared towards younger men, is drawing new customers.

The top stores where high-income consumers say they have been shopping.

New trade chief Ron Kirk faces immediate challenge on Mexican tariff dispute.

The day’s gainers and losers.

Fragrance brand 4711 is going eau naturale with a new selective line of eaux de cologne called Acqua Colonia.

Lea Vignal-Kenedi was named vice president of Narciso Rodriguez Parfums, part of Beauté Prestige International.

Azzalure, which is touted as a French rival to Botox, has been approved for sale in the U.K.

Shu Uemura’s international artistic director Kakuyasu Uchiide presented the brand’s new collection of false eyelashes for fall on Tuesday here.

Retailer Anthropologie has moved into 16,000-square-foot space in Beverly Hills on South Beverly Drive.

Gap’s Murphy takes 15 percent pay cut while Limited’s Wexner sees base pay frozen.

At Les Arts Decoratifs in Paris, the exhibit “Art Deco and Avant-Garde Jewelry” focuses on Despres.

Domestic manufacturers are waving the flag in a bid to boost sales.

As an answer to these challenging times, designers presented the double-breasted suit as a tailored clothing message for men seeking to project power.

Talent and literary agency William Morris links with Prima firm to work on fashion-led projects globally.

The Neoclassical art, sculpture and furniture that formed the backdrop of Gianni Versace’s lush life on Lake Como flew out of Sotheby’s.

Most American viewers hoping to catch the CNN documentary on French Vogue editor in chief Carine Roitfeld will either have to play hooky or wait.

Designer Osman Yousefzada had some precious surprises up his sleeve at a mini retrospective of his frocks at Didier Ludot’s Palais Royal store.

Sales up 3.9 percent in 2008 for Italian clothing company Benetton.

Jil Sander, discussing her role at Uniqlo, says, “I wanted to have a new challenge and a new dream.”

Ione Skye celebrated her second art show in the courtyard of Hollywood’s Palihouse with a cool cross-section of artsy Angelenos.

Retail stocks tacked on 3.1 percent to recent gains Wednesday.

Van Cleef & Arpels has been ordered to award former designer Thierry Berthelot damages for breaching its employment agreement.