Fifth & Pacific Reports Higher Results, Reaffirms 2013 Forecast

Juicy Couture Spring/Summer 2013 Ad Campaign | Source: Juicy Couture

Fifth & Pacific Cos Inc on Thursday reported a holiday-quarter profit that came in slightly above its own projections and reaffirmed its recent 2013 forecast. The company, once known as Liz Claiborne, confirmed its preliminary fourth-quarter sales performance, given in January. Same-store sales rose 27 percent at kate spade, its fast-growing fashion brand, and rose 3 percent at Lucky Brand, a more casual label. Same-store sales

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Lunch with Stella, China’s stylish side, Russian renaissance, Bargain hunters, Kuethe for Kate Spade

Chinese magazines by Sim Chi Yin | Source: NY Times

Lunch with Stella McCartney (FT) “Even for someone as competitively normal as Stella McCartney, who somehow manages to take the position that – despite her status as a 40-year-old international fashion brand/Olympic outfitter/daughter of a Beatle/friend of Madonna, Gwyneth, Cameron et al/mother of four – she is Just Like Everyone Else, this seems to be going to extremes.” The Stylish Side of China (NY Times) “Ms.

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Holiday collaboration, KCD and Spring deal, Burberry sales slow, Fashion duel, Canadian incubator

Target and Neiman Marcus | Source: Modern Eve

Target Teams Up With Neiman Marcus to Create a Holiday Sales Smash (Forbes) “You don’t need to be a fashion slave to understand that the newly announced partnership between Neiman Marcus and Target is going to produce a collection that will send holiday shoppers thronging to both stores.” KCD, Spring Form Strategic Partnership (WWD) “KCD, the well-known public relations and events agency, and Spring, the

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