Greek Crisis Threatens More Consumer Woes

Market had been bracing for a drop.

Ermenegildo Zegna pulled out all the stops to fete the opening of two new stores — one on Paris’ Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré and the other in cyberspace.

Venture capital and growth equity firm New Enterprise Associates Inc. is the lead investor in the series B financing of $10 million.

Both companies’ Web sites will start to accept online orders from 91 countries today.

Carl Barât took the early Eurostar from London to take in Kenzo’s men’s wear show, but said he would soon be calling Paris home.

It’s been a month of new ventures for Patti Smith, who appeared front row at the designer’s men’s wear show.

Dior Homme’s eclectic front row on Saturday had Chinese film star Dou Xiao rubbing shoulders with rapper Usher and arty filmmaker Radu Mihaileanu.

Neighbors include trendy concept store Colette and Goyard’s luxury accessories boutique.

Fear of the impact of the country’s financial drama wreaked havoc with stock markets worldwide last week.

The 325-unit juniors chain has a deal for its senior lenders to acquire substantially all of its assets and to continue operations.

The 84-year-old company will enter the higher-end category for the first time with the six-piece satchel collection.

The companies’ Canadian units have inked a deal in which Wal-Mart will assume the leasehold interests of up to 39 sites.

The Design Trust for Public Space and the CFDA have launched “Making Midtown: Sustaining Design and Production in an Evolving Garment Center.”

The collection comes just six months after he was awarded the official haute couture seal by the Chambre Syndicale, French fashion’s governing body.

In her new book, Gully Wells, a longtime editor and writer at Condé Nast Traveler, looks back at her mother’s life.

Riccardo Tisci’s fall collections for Givenchy — which featured snarling Rottweiler prints for him, panthers for her — inspired a campaign with equal ferocity.

The hostess of the “Up All Night” TV series on the USA Network in the Nineties is expanding her lingerie label into a global brand.

The initial collection from Wildlife by Heidi Klum includes about 35 styles that will retail from $30 to $200.

Show organizer Eurovet moved the event forward to July from September to coincide with collection launches.

An upbeat, energetic mood defined the Paris season: brisk, sports-inspired outerwear; dynamic tailoring, and cheerful prints and colors.

Pastries and flavored coffees awaited guests at Lanvin men’s show on Sunday, and chef Frédéric Anton gave his nod of approval.

Among the neophytes making their catwalk debut at the agnès b. men’s wear show in Paris was actor Henry Hopper, son of Dennis Hopper.

Jessica Stroup took in the men’s wear show on Saturday, with no fussing about her second-row placement.

Carine Roitfeld was spotted at the men’s show Friday in a panther-print pencil skirt.