David Beckham to Grace UK Marie Claire Cover
David Beckham as England captain. NEW YORK, April 26, 2002/ — For the first time in 14 years, British Marie Claire is ditching its cover girl and going for a guy. Instead of its usual girl-on-front look, the June issue of the glossy will feature soccer sensation and Mr. Posh Spice, David Beckham. British Marie Claire (as well as its American sister edition) is...
Jaeger Updates Its Look
Jaeger Fall 2002 Collection presentation. NEW YORK, Apr 25, 2002/ — Known as a very hip store during the 1970s, Jaeger slowly faded into obscurity during the 1980s and virtually became unknown to the fashionista world during the 1990s. Though it has kept its store in Madison Avenue, New York, the brand and the store named “Jaeger” is not the place to...
Fin.part to Unload Sportswear, Focus on Cerruti
Cerruti Spring 2000 MILAN, Apr 25, 2002/ — Fin.part has revealed that it plans to focus its growth efforts on the Cerruti label, while it accepts offers for its sportswear business, non-strategic real estate and possibly even the Istvan Francer-designed women’s wear line Maska. The Italian fashion holding company is currently carrying more than $400 million...
Jaeger’s Revisionist History
Bella Freud for Jaeger Fall 2002 Collection NEW YORK, Apr 24, 2002 — “Venerable” can be a dirty word for a brand that is trying to reinvent its image. But English label Jaeger has managed to shake off the stuffy connotations of the v-word with its fall/winter 2002 collection – ironically, by dipping into its own archives. “People were starting...
Levi’s to Axe 20% of Workforce, Close Six U.S. Plants
Levi's Logo NEW YORK, Apr 8, 2002/ — In a major blow to the American textile industry, Levi Strauss will shed 3,300 jobs, or 20 percent of its total work force, and close six of its eight U.S. manufacturing plants this year. Once the dominant force in the denim market, the 150-year-old company has been mired in an extended five-year slump as brands like Diesel,...
Alex and Ani, Au Natural
Alex and Ani Jewelry NEW YORK, Apr 5, 2002 / —- Carolyn Rafaelian-Ferlise’s jewelry company, Alex and Ani, is a family business in more ways than one. Named after her two eldest daughters, the company spans three generations, starting with Rafaelian-Ferlise’s father. The seed that was planted in Providence in 1966, the Cinerama Jewelry Company, gave...
