Luxury firm Hermès “resisted very well” in 2008; cites “steady” sales at beginning of year.
Shares of Eddie Bauer Holdings Inc. lost nearly half their value Thursday.
Company plans to downsize its RochesterBig & Tall chain as a stand-alone concept.
Skin care brand Freeze 24-7 is making a foray into color cosmetics with the spring launch of mineral makeup line called Freeze 24-7 Minerals.
Jean-Paul Agon, chief executive officer of L’Oreal, accepted an award for corporate ethics from the Ethics Resource Center.
Apart from IMG, Los Angeles Fashion Week has gone indie, and makeup and hair reflected the alternative spirit.
The disappearance of the Drug Fair and Cost Cutters logos from New Jersey is a blow to the cosmetics industry.
DermaDoctor will be moving into a landmark building and launching Med e Tate, a product designed to control excess perspiration.
Of the American women who shop for beauty products on TV, almost 25 percent of them spend more money than other shoppers.
Courtney Baber, general manager for CO Bigelow, was let go from her post earlier in the month as part of the corporate-wide 10 percent employee reduction.
Almost 1,250 Safilo employees risk losing their jobs, according to sources.
Outerwear firm Andrew Marc has reached a settlement with the Humane Society of the U.S. in a lawsuit the group filed last year.
Chanel will unveil the next mini-movie in the Chanel Perfume No.5 saga, featuring the French duo of director Jean-Pierre Jeunet and leading lady Audrey Tautou.
Alfred Sung is headed back to the altar with Always Alfred Sung, his newest wedding-oriented fragrance.
Liam Gallagher has become the latest celebrity crooner to unveil an apparel collection.
Procter & Gamble Prestige Products is banking on punk princess Avril Lavigne to reign supreme in perfumeries.
Set to launch from April, Donatella Versace described Versense as a lighter, more contemporary floral fragrance.
Cato moves to profit while Stein Mart and New York & Co. have losses.
It’s now clear the game isn’t as simple as keeping the share of a marketing budget for a magazine versus a Web site.
Charla Lawhon, longtime managing editor of In Style, is leaving the magazine to join an online startup.
Revlon aiming to up the performance ante in the long-wearing lip category with Revlon ColorStay Ultimate Liquid Lipstick.
Liz Claiborne has tapped Chris Kolbe, president and global brand manager for Original Penguin, as chief merchant.
World economy to slow 0.5 to 1 percent in 2009, IMF projects.
Bonnie White, who launched her namesake Atlanta boutique here more than 30 years ago, has closed the store.
The Talbots Inc. has a re-engineered collection for fall that emphasizes wear-now looks.
Penelope Cruz wowed the crowd at Wednesday night’s premiere of “Broken Embraces” in Madrid.
Since the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scandal, an enclave of excess, Palm Beach, is losing some of its luster.