Cosmetics brand Hard Candy is going through a change in identity.
While deep discounts on the brand’s Web site, which touted “75 percent off everything” last week, led to a flurry of speculation that the business was being shuttered, executives at the brand and its parent, Falic Group, refuted the rumor.
The company said that, for the [...]
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TOKYO — Though always prepared to strike out on its own quirky path, Tokyo fashion also often gives a passing nod to European influences. Both sides have been on full display during the first two days of Japan Fashion Week, which kicked off Monday.
However, much of the buzz in Tokyo isn’t centered around the [...]
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EXCLUSIVE: Isaac Mizrahi is putting his oh-so-Isaac stamp on his debut collection for Liz Claiborne, turning out fun, fashionable looks with a sporty attitude and plenty of vibrant color. WWD received sketches of the collection from an anonymous source.
NEW YORK — Isaac Mizrahi’s debut collection for Liz Claiborne has been a closely guarded secret [...]
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PARIS — As its name suggests, the Jeanne Lanvin women’s scent — due out this fall — is meant to evoke the essence of the fashion house’s founder, while reaching into the future.
“The fragrance is very different from the rest” in the Lanvin portfolio, said Philippe Benacin, chairman and managing director of Inter Parfums SA, [...]
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What a difference four days make.
Just ask the Rag & Bone designers, Marcus Wainwright and David Neville, who are jumping into the retail arena with their first flagship boutique on Christopher Street in New York’s West Village. Only last Monday, the ОФИС-МЕНЕДЖЕР,600-square-foot space was still one big construction eyesore. Fast-forward to Friday morning. [...]
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Combine a Gourmet editor, a fashion designer, a stylist and MAC Cosmetics, and what do you have? Cult of Cherry, a limited edition makeup line that the brand will launch next week.
“Jennifer [Balbier, senior vice president of product development] and I were seeing deep reds and dark browns on the runways, so we came [...]
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Clarins USA is touting what it describes as a natural alternative to cosmetic procedures with the launch of Extra-Firming Tightening Lift Botanical Serum.
The product, which is rolling out now, also is aimed at bolstering Clarins’ key Extra-Firming franchise, while consolidating its hold on the serum category.
Although Clarins does not break out sales figures or budgets, [...]
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