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Friday, April 28, 2006 TODAY'S TOP STORIES Giannini's Gucci Debut Buoys PPR SalesThe Gucci brand, experiencing a "boom" in sales in the Asia-Pacific region, posted growth of 18.2 percent to 508.3 million euros, or $611.2 million, in the three months ended March 31.
_________________________________________________ JOB OF THE DAY Outerwear Designer San Francisco-based Outdoor Action Sports company seeks an Outerwear designer for its comprehensive Men's and Women's Snowsports collection. The company is poised for tremendous growth and is looking for an able Designer with the skill and talent necessary to manage an outerwear line from design through production. The right candidate will have prior technical outerwear design and/or production experience, a proven understanding of the outdoor market, and the ability to translate fashion trends into line development. $80k. Apply at wwd@24seveninc.com _________________________________________________
GENERAL Gap Fills Two Senior SlotsSeeking to bolster its top executive ranks, Gap Inc. has tapped Liz Claiborne veteran Denise Johnston to be president of Gap Adult, overseeing all aspects of Gap women's and men's apparel and accessories. Phoenix House Fetes Rosen, DoroffThe Phoenix House Fashion Award Dinner, which was held at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel here, raised more than $1 million to benefit the organization.
FINANCIAL Prada SpA Net Seen SoaringPrada SpA Group, the main operating unit of Prada Holding NV, saw its preliminary 2005 profits grow at a double-digit pace.
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FASHION
BEAUTY REPORT ModelCo to Roll Out ColourBoxAustralian company ModelCo has tripled its U.S. retail distribution only a year after making its American debut, as it prepares to launch its ColourBox cosmetics line. Definity: A New Wrinkle for P>his summer Procter & Gamble is raising the bar in the antiaging segment with a new product line formulated to perform beyond reducing the appearance of wrinkles and improving skin texture.
HBA REPORT Candie's Set to Break HeartsThis summer, the smell of heartbreak will waft from Kohl's Department Stores when the retailer clears room for an exclusive scent from Candie's called Heartbreaker. Rimmel London Gains U.S. GroundThis spring, competition along the cosmetics wall is razor sharp, but Coty Beauty is betting that Rimmel London is edgy enough to cut through the crowd.
MEDIA/ADVERTISING Getting Mauled While Saving the WorldTo most people in the magazine business, hardship is trying to get a cab on Sixth Avenue in the rain, and risk means ordering sushi from a sketchy takeout place.
DESIGN Three Continents, 3,000 Miles, Plenty of StyleMaximillion Cooper, a car fanatic and fashion designer, graduated from London's Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in 1993 with classmates such as Alexander McQueen and Stella McCartney. The Brits Are Coming to the MetThe exhibit, which kicks off with the institute's benefit gala on Monday, touches on elements ranging from the class system to hunting to the gentlemen's club through the fashion lens. Galway's Mad HotelierWhen Irish milliner Philip Treacy applied his couture sensibilities to designing his first hotel, minimalism was not an option.
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