Lots of ‘For Rent’ Signs, But Real Estate Firms See Some Rays of Hope

A slew of designers like Brian Reyes, Lisa Mayock, Yigal Azrouel and Bibhu Mohapatra checked out the venue’s Christmas train display en route to dinner.

Daphne Guinness joined guests India Hicks, Diana Picasso, Marjorie Gubelmann, Rebecca de Ravenel and Vito Schnabel in the middle of the three-course dinner.

Rentler, Fassio among group taking on added responsibilities.

French fashion house Roger Vivier and brand ambassador Inès de la Fressange brought Parisian chic to Miami.

Exhibitors at last week’s Denim by Première Vision cited the soaring cost of cotton as a growing issue.

With the Doha global trade talks bogged down, 22 emerging economies agreed to a preferential trade negotiations blueprint to cut tariffs by at least 20 percent.

Victoria Beckham’s new denim and eyewear styles will make their debut Wednesday on Net-a-porter.com and at a few select stores.

Bulgari has donated more than $4 million of exclusive jewelry and watches for an auction, whose proceeds will help educate children around the world.

Daytime soap opera diva Susan Lucci is expanding her association with HSN.

Louis Vuitton has gone all New Age in its spring-summer fashion advertising with voluptuous model Lara Stone lounging seductively on the grass.

Clive Christian selling scarves and handbags in London’s Fortnum & Mason, and appeared with Duchess Sarah Ferguson to promote the movie “The Young Victoria.”

Problems in the real estate world mean many projects at the ICSC National Conference were also shopped around last year.

The nation’s retailers seem ready to roll out more deals to lure customers after a slow period and lackluster November comps results.

Downtown Locker Room, or DTLR, is bolstering its relationship with the urban customer through its first collaboration with a musical act, Clipse.

The fashion brand Louis Vuitton opens a 33,000-square-foot flagship at the Crystals.

The day’s top gainers and losers.