Lord & Taylor Refocuses on Mainstream as Economy Hits Shoppers

Diane Kruger and Blake Lively attended Fete d’Hiver hosted by the Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and Chanel Fine Jewelry.

Sales for Hermès rose 10.2 percent to 452.1 million euros, or $646.5 million, in the period.

Max Mara’s earnings affected by tough economy and reduced consumer spending.

Prada book about fashion house charts history and ventures into art, architecture and sport.

Specialty apparel retailers added a few jobs but department stores slashed payrolls.

Alexander Wang’s party for interior designer Ryan Korban was a veritable casting call for one of his shows.

Kyra Sedgwick, Terrence Howard, Iman, Mamie Gummer, Sandra Bernhard, Agyness Deyn and Donna Karan were among the revelers who showed up to catch the film.

J.Crew has turned to real men for its November catalogue.

Lord & Taylor’s latest numbers validates their controversial strategy to “mainstream” the matrix after years of reaching for a more affluent niche.

Fred Leighton deal, for $25.8M, includes former Barneys partner Bob Pressman.

Roger Vivier’s second U.S. store bows this Thursday.

The fashion designer’s pieces displayed at the Crow Collection of Asian Art.

Aloha Rag’s new private label is going to include a series of designer collaborations.

Explores Conservation and Use in Jewelry and Decorative Arts

Solange Azagury-Partridge’s latest collection is the pits.

“A girl for all seasons” was the theme Tuesday night when Sculptz took over New York’s Glasshouses to show off its latest legwear and shapewear collection.

Luxury innerwear company La Perla will launch a new label, called Villa Toscana.

Artist Stella Ishii and designer Rozae Nichols launch Ian, a collection of simple pieces with inventive touches.

At the Whitney Museum, a horde of art fans flocked to check out the opening of Roni Horn’s exhibit, cohosted by W magazine.

Designer and entrepreneur Christian Audigier is out to apply the same brash rock ’n’ roll formula he’s used to build his fashion empire to Club Med.

The Museum at FIT’s “American Beauty: Aesthetics and Innovation in Fashion” exhibit opened Thursday night.

The flagship is nearly five times the size of the store it’s replacing.

Burberry will today unveil its own social networking Web site, Artofthetrench.com, an homage to the brand’s trenchcoat.

The U.S. market still has untapped potential that European luxury goods companies could unlock in their quest for growth markets.

Increases run counter to Doha Round effort to curb trade barriers.

Scott Barnes, known for cultivating Jennifer Lopez’s sun-kissed look, inks deal with Earthbound.

BolognaFiere Group and Sogecos have signed a strategic partnership agreement with Ipekyolu, which organizes the Beauty Eurasia trade show in Istanbul.

Thirty-two years after Opium’s introduction, Yves Saint Laurent Parfums is relaunching the women’s eau de parfum and eau de toilette versions.

Two years after his death, Tom Marotta, who was vice president of couture at Saks Fifth Avenue, is being honored in his hometown.

LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton named Paloma Castro Martinez its group director of global corporate affairs, a new post.

Girls who like their fashion on the frothy side will get a few of their favorite things this spring with accessories that range from the prim to the saucy.