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`SECTION: Pg. p11(1) V01. V19 No.N239ISSN: 1041-1119
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`HEADLINE: GFT buys 51% interest in Baumler;
`men's clothing manufacturers Gruppo GFT, Baumler Group
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`BYLINE: Bannon, Lisa
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`BODY:
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`GFT BUYS 51% INTEREST IN BAUMLER
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`MILAN (FNS) -— Gruppo GFT, the Italian apparel giant, has acquired controlling interest in Baumler A.G., the
`West German men's wear producer.
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`Officials of GFT said this move makes the Italian group Europe's largest men's wear manufacturer.
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`GFT produces and distributes seven men's wear collections: GiorgioAnnani, Joseph Abboud, Christian Dior,
`Claude Montana, Emanuel Ungaro, Louis Feraud and Valentino. lt controls 45 companies and 18 production units and
`employs 8,200.
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`GFT finalized the acquisition of 51 percent of Baumler following aletter of intent the two companies signed last
`April. Hans Baumler, chairman and owner, will retain 37.5 percent of the company and continue as president for a
`minimum period of three years. The German branch of Citibank controls the remaining 11.5 percent. Price of the
`transaction was not disclosed.
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`''In light of European unification, we consider the distinction between the Italian market and other European
`markets obsolete," said Marco Rivetti, chairman of GFT in announcing the acquisition. "Our first priority is to create a
`new type of European industrial axis capable of exchanging technology and markets, products and specialized
`distribution, quality and skills."
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`With the acquisition, GFT will have total men's wear sales of morethan 800 billion lire ($610 million). This year,
`GFT is projecting total worldwide sales of 1.350 trillion lire ($1.03 billion), from 1.192 trillion lire ($909 million) last
`year. A total of 51 percent of the company's sales come from men's wear. Baumler had sales of 237 million marks ($133
`million) in 1988 and operates five companies, three factories in Gennany and Austria and produces seven men's wear
`labelsin Germany. It holds the men's wear licenses for Pierre Cardin and Claudio la Viola in West Germany in addition
`to several of its own labels in tailored men's clothing.
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`Valentino Couture v . Florence Fashi-OTIS
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`Baumler, which produces medium—pn'ce apparel for the German market, will be a diversification for GFT, which
`until now has focused on high-end designer labels. Rivetti said the company's strategy has beento more fully cover the
`men's wear market through manufacturing at various price points.
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`PHOTO : Marco Rivetti, GFT chairman
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`GRAPHIC: photograph
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`Valentino Couture v. Florence Fashions
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`Cancellation Nos. 92/029,390 & 92/029,475
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`HEADLINE: Price cuts failing to fire up biz.;
`men's clothing
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`BYLINE: Marsh, L. Michaele; Jamagin, DeAnna; Sharoff, Robert; Ruben, Howard G.; Lloyd, Brenda
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`PRICE CUTS FAILING TO FIRE UP BIZ
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`Department stores across the country continued to wage a promotionalbattle for
`the men's wear customer.
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`That was bad news for specialty stores, who are struggling to keeptheir
`heads above water. Faced with an off-price war, many smaller retailers have
`been forced to change their pricing structures. Others are determined to hold
`price and have refused to jump on the promotional bandwagon.
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`Despite the price cutting, sales were lackluster in most parts of the coun-
`try last week. One bright spot was the Midwest, where retail sales finally
`began to pick up after a soft start to the season. However, stores in the
`heartland are not expecting a blockbuster year andwill be content to just meet
`last year's numbers.
`NORTHEAST
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`NEW YORK -- Retail sales remain lackluster in the Northeast as the Christmas
`shopping season enters the home stretch.
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`With only two weeks left before Christmas, department and spe-
`cialty
`stores are reporting increases of only 5 percent over 1988.
`However,
`they remain optimistic that business will pick up before the holi-
`day
`arrives.
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`Gary Lowy, merchandise manager for the Garden City, N.Y.-based Field Broth-
`ers, reports,
`"We haven't seen anything great yet
`(but we think) sales are just
`going to burst wide open."
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`is also optim-
`Dan Josephs, vice—president of the Coach House in Pittsburgh,
`istic —- "Mall traffic seems to be down, but we're coming into what has been
`our biggest sales week in the past."
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`Susan Wallert, vice-president for Britches, based in Washington, D.C., said
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`the opening of the Fashion Center at Pentagon City and Tysons Corner II has
`created "a more difficult environment overall." However, she is confident that
`sales will
`improve.
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`The weather has not helped the retail situation either. The Pittsburgh area
`has been experiencing rain or snow every day for the past week. Josephs said,
`"wetness hurts us. Most of our shoppers are women,and women don't like to shop
`when it's wet outside."
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`"Whenthe
`inches of snow Friday.
`The Washington, D.C., area had 4 to 6
`schools close, more people go to the malls, but
`the snow got heavier as the day
`went on, keeping people away, and some of the malls even closed," Wallert said.
`
`Promotions and special sales seem to be the saving grace this holiday sea-
`son. Macy's and Abraham & Straus both ran one—day sales in thepast week offer-
`ing hefty discounts on most merchandise.
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`Lowy said that Field Brothers has done a "little more than usual“ in the way
`of sales and promotions- In areas where business is lagging,
`the store has run
`extended weekend sales offering 25 percent off selected merchandise.
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`Tailored clothing, particularly Valentino, Perry Ellis and Burberry,
`top seller at Field Brothers.
`SOUTHWEST
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`is a
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`DALLAS —— Department stores in the Southwest are using planned promotions to
`lure the men's wear consumer while specialty stores are determined to hold
`price.
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`in Fort
`Lynn Allmon, divisional merchandise manager for The Dunlap Co.
`are 25 to
`Worth, said, "Everything that is selling is promotional. The cuts
`30 percent —— all planned promotions. We have had a promotional event every
`weekend since the middle of November."
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`have
`Rugby shirts, cardigan sweaters and novelty sweaters from Allen Wah
`been top sellers for Dunlap's. Overall results are running even
`with last
`year.
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`Bill Gardner at Beall-Ladymon in Shreveport, La., said Skids shirts, Z. Cav-
`aricci pants, cardigan sweaters and Mirage leather jackets have been the top
`performers. Gardner is taking price cuts of 25 to 33percent on seasonal goods.
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`and
`At Dallas—based County Seat stores, young men's sweaters, cardigans
`twill shirts, along with five-pocket jeans from Guess, Girbaud and Levi's, are
`top sellers. Richard Gundy, executive vice—president of merchandising for the
`chain, said,
`"We are selling more things at regular price than ever before."
`
`fancy sweat-
`leathers, denim, printed shirts,
`in Tulsa, Okla ,
`At Renberg's,
`ers, mocks and turtlenecks are top sellers, said Tony Palmer,
`vice—president
`of corporate merchandising. Tailored clothing is up 30 percent.
`
`"We have our two sales
`Renberg's is not cutting price, Palmer said.
`year and the rest of the time it is regular price."
`Ken Helfman of Ken's Man's Shop,
`in Garland, Texas, said, “Sales are running
`a little flat but
`I would rather have less business than to
`take price cuts.
`If you prostitute yourself before Christmas, what will you do after?" he asked.
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`each
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`The biggest promotional event last weekend was Foley's two-day RedApple
`sale.
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`Although the May Department Stores division does not participate
`surveys, one competitor remarked, "It looked pretty desperate to me.
`in
`think they gave away a lot of basic merchandise, and even the Polo
`neckwear
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`was 25 percent off."
`MIDWEST
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`CHICAGO —— Retailers in the Midwest are breathing sighs of relief assales --
`after a few soft weeks —— show signs of revving up. “They haven't shot Santa
`Claus yet," commented one retailer.
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`Still, almost no one is predicting major increases, and most say they will
`be happy if they match last year's numbers.
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`"We're holding our own," said Gene Sil-
`At Chicago-based Bigsby & Kruthers,
`verberg, president. Although traffic has been down,
`the customers who do come
`in are buying, he said. "What's selling is newness and color."
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`Top sellers so far include sweaters by Coogi and Mondo, neckwear
`Armani and Hugo Boss and leather outerwear by Andrew Marc.
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`by
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`Silverberg said margins at this point are in good shape, and the store has
`"reduced inventory a good 20 percent this year."
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`At Minneapolis—based Juster's, "It was a little slow in coming, but
`think Christmas will be fine," said Mark Thompson,
`the store's president.
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`Outerwear is leading the way. "We're doing great with leather and active
`looks by Nautica and Columbia," he said. Fancy neckwear by Talbott and Hugo
`Boss and sweaters by Tricot St. Raphael and Coogi are also doing well.
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`Thompson said inventory is down "considerably" from a year ago,
`margins are in good shape.
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`and
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`8 percent for the month,” said
`At Chicago—based Spiess Co., “We're up about
`Joe Para, men's vice—president.
`"We had an okay first week,a slow second week,
`and last week was better."
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`Para said that tailored clothing, young men's and furnishings haveposted
`double-digit increases. More specifically, he added,
`"Dress shirts are down,
`neckwear is about even, but hosiery and underwear areway ahead."
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`Para said an exception to the flat neckwear trend is a Christmas novelty mu-
`sical tie. "They're about $16 or $17, and we've sold about
`two or three hundred
`units per store."
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`Other standouts are leather outerwear by U-2 and basic fleece fromRussell.
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`Para said the store planned a major increase in margins this year,and the
`outlook so far is positive.
`WEST COAST
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`LOS ANGELES —- Sales offering merchandise for up to 70 percent off prolifer-
`ated on the West Coast but customers continued their finicky buying patterns.
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`Warm, sunny weather continued in most of California, hurting salesof outer-
`wear and sweaters. Even in the Pacific Northwest, where temperatures were cool-
`er, cold weather items suffered.
`Business at the two~unit Forum Menswear stores in Seattle and Bellevue,
`Wash. has been "so—so," according to owner Gary Anderson.
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`"It was disappointing for us," said Anderson. "I really don't knowwhere all
`the customers are.“
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`Despite the slowdown, Anderson said there would be no price reductions on
`merchandise until the day after Christmas.
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`Neckwear, gloves, cut-and—sewn sport shirts and men's bolos and pins sold
`well during the period, added Anderson.
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`Valentino Couture v. Florence Fashions
`Opposition Nos. 91/094,961 & 91/095,203
`Cancellation Nos. 92/029,390 & 92/029,476
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`Total store business at the 12-unit Rochester Big & Tall stores based in San
`Francisco was even with last year, which management characterized as "not being
`too good a year either."
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`Robert Sokolov, president, said he would hold prices until after Christmas
`but did plan to move up a major clearance from Jan.
`2 to Dec.
`29 so as not
`to lose out on the expected rush of post-holiday bargain hunters.
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`"We've had one day of
`"It's 70 degrees and sunny again today," said Sokolov.
`rain the past two months and there's no snow in the local mountains so rain-
`coats and ski jackets aren't moving.
`I can tell you there won't be much open-
`to-buy in those categories for next year."
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`Cool evenings in the Bay Area did help Rochester sell some better wool
`sweaters, said Sokolov.
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`Customers bought fewer young men's sweaters and outerwear at the Bill
`Gamble's and Inner City stores, based in San Diego, which had an effect on
`overall business.
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`Michael Potter, president and principal of the 20—unit chain, saidinventor—
`ies in those two categories were actually about 20 percent lighter than a year
`ago when sales were so strong.
`"We didn't think wecould do that kind of busi-
`ness again and we were right," said Potter.
`SOUTHEAST
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`ATLANTA -— Intense price promoting this Christmas in the Southeast
`is
`prompting men's specialty stores to think twice about their regularpri-
`cing strategy.
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`and
`Some specialty retailers are running item promotions to boost sales
`reduce inventories. Some are also considering starting their clearance sales
`early.
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`Despite sleet and snow in the Carolinas and northern Georgia last weekend,
`retailers said it had no real effect on sales.
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`Fancy cotton sweaters and leather bomber jackets continue to be
`hottest items this season. Other strong performers include silk neck-
`the
`wear, especially retro and paisley styles; all—cotton dress shirts; and
`brushed—cotton pleated pants.
`
`"The department stores are hitting us hard," said Gordon Seay, president of
`Gordon's on Main, a better men's store in downtown Greenville, S.C. "Belk's,
`Rich's, Ivey's and J.B. White's are all doing one-day sales. They're beating us
`to death with them."
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`To compete, Seay has been forced to run price promotions all fall —— an ac-
`tion he doesn't usually resort to. Currently, he has wool andcotton jackets on
`sale at 20 to 50 percent off. He is also considering breaking his private sale
`on Dec. 18, rather than the second week in January.
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`Although sales last week lagged slightly behind last year's numbers, Seay is
`looking for a break-even December.
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`On the other hand, Profitt's department stores, based in
`Knoxville,
`Tenn.,
`recorded an 8.9 percent increase in men's wear sales last
`week, according to Ron Cate, divisional merchandise manager. "I think people
`are realizing that Christmas is almost here, plus we've got cold
`weather,"
`he explained.
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`Cate said sales were slowest in the clothing department.
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`Although Cate realizes there is a lot of price promoting in east-
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`Valentino Couture v. Florence Fashions
`Opposition Nos. 91/094,961 & 91/095,203
`Cancellation Nos. 92/029,390 & 92/029,476
`OPPOSER / PETITIONERS'
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`"We don't expect to take any drastic action ifbusi-
`Tennessee, he noted,
`ern
`ness continues as it has the first couple of weeks."
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`Hill Stockton, vice-president of Norman Stockton's in Winston-Salem, N.C.,
`said his store's sales are "plodding right along," and he isexpecting a break-
`even year.
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`LOAD-DATE: March 28, 2008
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`Valentino Couture v. Florence Fashion
`Opposition Nos. 91/094,961 & 91/095 2;:
`Cancellation Nos. 92/029 390 & 92/O2§ 476
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`HEADLINE: Soft stuff;
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`preview of Italian clothing designs for men
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`BODY:
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`ITALY FALL '90 PREVIEW
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`SOFT STUFF
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`Softer shapes, softer shoulders, soft flowing fabrics and soft rich colors --
`this is the news from the top echelon of Italian designers for fall 1990.
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`Whether playing off The Natural,
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`Giorgio Armani
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`'s daring departureof last season, or hewing to the more shouldered expression
`that Italian men have claimed as their birthright, silhouettes are notice-
`ablysofter and more fluid.
`lots of corduroy and
`Fabrics,
`too —- velour, wool boucle, knit jersey, silk,
`blends of cashmere and rayon, even artificial fur —- are shown in similarly
`soft colors best categorized as neutrals and earth tones. Newest are the
`roughed-up country cloths with a deceptively soft hand.
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`The message has rarely been clearer: Everything will be soft.
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`GIORGIO ARMANI
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`jack-
`"The focus is on softness and the soft line will be enriched by coats,
`ets and sportswear," says Armani. "Fabrics arevery soft -— mixed rayon and wool
`and the effect is very soft and falling. Materials very often have a matted ef-
`fect and the final resultgives a sensation of velvet. Fabrics are sporty, but
`not vo1uminous.For colors I am using natural colors instead of rusty tones --
`special grays and very dark greens,
`some of which recall the color of bronze."
`KRIZIA UOMO
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`The Natural is the news here -- almost all jackets are being pro-
`duced
`without shoulder pads. Knits and jerseys for jackets and suits,
`andlots of knit shirts. Very rough-looking fabrics with a soft hand,
`and
`many rayon blends. Edwardian color scheme -— soft green, gray, brown,
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`Valentino Couture v. Florence Fashions
`Opposition Nos. 91/094,961 & 91/095,203
`Cancellation Nos. 92/029,390 & 92/029,476
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`rose, corn. Silk and velvet shirts. Chenille overcoats is brown and
`also fake furs.
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`gray,
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`MOSCHINO
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`says
`"When designing for men you must respect the angles of their bodies,"
`Franco Moschino.
`"Men's wear is angles, women's wear is curves,
`so even when
`you go soft and unstructured,
`there has to be clearly visible shape in a jack-
`et_|I
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`FERRE
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`with
`"Even with loose attitudes and loose shapes, men still need a garment
`shoulders,“ the designer says. "I've worked a lot with cashmere
`and silk
`this season, and there are cashmere/rayon blends that are like double—faced
`fabrics. "Colors will be very classical —- hazelnut,
`deep dark tobacco,
`navy, gray and ivory—accented with jewel
`tones such as ruby and emerald."
`MISSONI
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`the line," says Rosita Mis-
`"There are many different themes mixed throughout
`soni.
`"The textiles always inspire us: There will be some architectural themes,
`which we have done in the past, such as castle architecture, along with rich
`embroideries, ancient textiles and broken mosaics translated into jacquards.
`"There is a whole feeling for mixed-up patchwork that is typical for Missoni,
`but magnified this season.
`Soft and dark colors are mixed with highlights of
`reds and browns and beiges. Whites are highlighted with pinks, bright blues,
`lilacs and
`patches of gray."
`BYBLOS
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`“We are doing a whole new country feeling -- sportswear—oriented butin an el-
`egant sense," says designer Alan Cleaver. "It's a gentleman's
`feeling --
`Range Rovers, houses in the country, dogs
`... that kind of thing. We're not do-
`ing dynamic power dressing for New York bankers.“ Cleaver and co-designer Keith
`Varty talk about a multitude of softcolors, which they refer to as "English
`mist hues" and they say everything will be soft.
`"For fabrics," continues
`Cleaver, "we're using lots of chenille with wool for men's jackets —- a very
`soft feel. We're
`also using crunchy fabrics and knitwear for jackets -- lots
`of melange jersey. Also, we hate coats -- especially structured coats. We
`prefer shorter lengths with patched pockets, and shoulders are a bit more
`dropped ~-
`there are hardly any pads. It's a very soft look but put
`together
`with a Byblos twist and Byblos quirkiness. There's a printstory and soft knits-
`—nothing too serious in the end."
`VALENTINO
`
`"Adventure is the key word to describe my new fall—winter 1990/1991 men's cou-
`ture collection. Strong textures, such as heavy wool cloth, wool velvet, fusti-
`an fabrics allied to metal
`loops, horn buttons and belts made of ecological ve-
`getable leather,” says Valentino. "There is
`a flavor of the Canadian forest
`guards -— red, black, dark brown, forest green, mud, beige and navy." "At Oliv-
`er (which is labeled Oliview in the U.S.)
`the beat is on -— white, black, acid
`green, purple, navy, dark brown, gray, nile green, mud and beige."
`PHOTO : Here, Armani's plush wool overcoat, worn over a gray and tan wool
`checked two-button
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`jacket, sand velour shirt and forest-green velvet corduroytrousers.
`PHOTO :
`PHOTO : Olive wool chenille overcoat, double—breasted wool crepe chalk-
`stripe suit,
`framed striped
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`PHOTO ‘ shirt and Silk tie"
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`Valentino Couture v. Florence Fashions
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`PHOTO : TRUSSARDI
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`PHOTO : Rugged wool outercoat, bulky wool fancy turtleneck, wool trousers
`with knit cuffs.
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`PHOTO : Moschino‘s navy wool stormcoat over a wool flannel five—button jack-
`et and cuffed
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`PHOTO :
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`trousers, cotton shirt and multicolored silk striped tie.
`
`PHOTO : Cocoa-brown shearling overcoat
`gabardine suit and a
`PHOTO : cream and brown "Irish" wool sweater.
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`tops double—breasted wool melange
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`PHOTO : CORREGGIARI
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`PHOTO : Bordeau wool hopsack 10—button storm coat with dijon twillworsted
`pants.
`PHOTO : PRINCIPE BY MARZOTTO
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`PHOTO : Orange melange Montgomery coat
`rust colored velvet
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`in a wool/cashmere blend; pants are
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`PHOTO : corduroy.
`
`PHOTO : Multicolor wool sweater with green velvet-corduroy pants; arctic
`green wool outercoat
`
`PHOTO : over mud—green velvet-corduroy pants.
`PHOTO : GIULIANO FUJIWARA
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`PHOTO : Short sky—blue wool jersey jacket with Western yoke, matching pants
`with elasticized cuffs
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`PHOTO : and bright-blue wool knit T-shirt.
`PHOTO : BALDASSARI
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`PHOTO : Shetland-wool melange sport jacket
`Pants are also
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`trimmed with blue-greenvelvet.
`
`PHOTO : blue—green velvet; sweater is multicolor alpaca cableknit.
`
`PHOTO : Here, a natural-toned wool sport jacket with mustard windowpane,
`multicolored V—neck
`
`PHOTO : sweater-vest and pewter wool trousers.
`PHOTO : CANALI
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`PHOTO : Gold and brown wool herring-bone tweed jacket, darkbrown wool
`trousers, brown and white
`
`PHOTO : stripe shirt.
`
`PHOTO : Valentino Couture: wide-wale corduroy vested suit, pinstripe shirt,
`plaid cotton scarf,
`PHOTO : wide-brim felt hat.
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`illustration
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`January 8, 1990
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`SECTION: Pg. p36(2) Vol. V20 N0. N6 ISSN: 1041-1119
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`HEADLINE: The other Girobellis.;
`men's costume design family
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`BYLINE: Bannon, Lisa
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`BODY:
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`The Other Girombellis
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`ANCONA, Italy -- Their cousins who own the prestigious Byblos label may have a higher international profile, but
`over the last several years the Orlando Girombelli family has been quietly developing an apparel empire of its own.
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`Owners of Gruppo Reporter, the Girombellis have penetrated the European and Japanese markets with their men's
`wear line, signed key licenses with Valentino and Moschino and opened a series of boutiques. Their next target is the
`United States.
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`"We're very strong in Italy, and we're doing well in the rest of Europe," says Tino Girombelli, chief executive
`officer of the company and the 37-year-old son of president Orlando Girombelli. "Our next big investment is the U.S."
`The family's first American retail shop opened this past September.
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`With sales of 86 billion lire ($66 million) this year, Reporter isprimarily a men's wear producer, with the Reporter
`men's and boys‘ lines, the Tomary moderately priced label and Reporter accessories including fragrances, shoes, leathers
`and beachwear. The company also has been manufacturing Oliver, Valentino's second line, since it was launched in
`1987, and has just signed the license to produce Moschino couture men's wear with first deliveries for spring 1990.
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`The men's wear focus has complemented rather than conflicted with the business of the other half of the Girombelli
`family down the street in Ancona, Tino says. Orlando Girombelli's sister-in—law, Donatella, is president of the Genny
`Group, founded by her late husband, Arnaldo, brother of Orlando. Genny, which has sales of $350 million, has five
`apparel divisions: Genny, Byblos, Complice, Malisy and production of the Christian Lacroix ready-to—wear and deluxe
`collections.
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`"It's not like Dallas or Dynasty," Tino says. "The family is really pretty unified, and it works out well, because they
`do women's wearand we do men's wear. The only overlap is Byblos men's wear, which is really not a direct competitor
`with us."
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`Founded in the mid-'70s, Reporter built its reputation on high-quality, coordinated sportswear, clothing and
`outerwear that are classicyet updated through innovative use of color and fabrications.
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`"We don't want to be an avant-garde fashion company. People don't run here to see what's new this season," says
`Oriana Girombelli, product manager and sister of Tino. "We never want to be one minute behind or six months ahead.
`Some seasons, long jackets may be in, but we'll do both long and short jackets to provide our customer with what
`heprefers."
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`The collection is large and wide-ranging, with 150 models chosen from 400 prototypes each season. Reporter's
`inhouse design team of twoBritish and two Italian designers will create different textile designs for one suit or jacket
`model to provide customers with a broad choice.
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`Reporter was named after the film in the mid-'70s entitled "Profession: Reporter," starring Jack Nicholson as a
`journalist. "The idea,"Tino says, "was to dress a man for all occasions he may encounter, like a reporter on assignment
`~- one minute in the jungle and the nextminute at a glamorous gala in a tuxedo. I think Reporter today has succeeded in
`doing that."
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`The company's distribution strategy has been built on selling a coordinated total look, and Reporter now has 16
`franchised stores in Europe and the Far East and 1] instore boutiques. In 1987, the company signed an agreement with
`Mitsubishi of Japan. The agreement calls foropening in Japan -- within five years -- 71 retail sites, including 1 1 stores
`and 60 in-store boutiques. Total sales from the venture areexpected to reach 40 billion lire ($30.7 million). "Our
`emphasis until now has been Europe and Japan, but now we feel prepared to take onthe U.S.," Tino Girombelli says.
`"Even if the retail situation is bad right now, I believe it can't stay that way. I feel that in two or three years when there's
`an upturn, we'll already be there." The 700-square—foot Reporter shop at 827 Madison Avenue is aimed at providingthe
`company with a flagship to develop the U.S. market as it has theEuropean. "The store is our sign that we plan concrete
`investment inthe American market," Tino says. "That we plan to be present, study the market and commit ourselves."
`Reporter has formed a U.S. subsidiary, FG Group USA, and will open its own 3,300 square feet of offices and
`showrooms on Fifth Avenue next spring. The company has been wholesaling Reporter to the U.S. market for four years
`through Coriander, Inc., in New York. Sales are currently about $1 million through 80 specialty and department stores
`in major metro areas.
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`"The new store and showroom will really give us a marketing tool to show retailers here ways of displaying and
`merchandising the line,"says Alan Lazowick, director of operations for the U.S. subsidiary. "We have four or five
`clients now who are considering in-store boutiques. The idea is great, because men's wear has always meant item
`buying, and the in-store boutiques force consumers to look at the whole collection; the message comes across more
`clearly."
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`Tino Girombelli is projecting sales in the U.S. of8 to 9 billion lire ($6 million to $7 million) over the next two
`years. One of the company's biggest problem in the US. until now has been deliveries. "They've been our weak point
`and one of the reasons we've not grown asquickly as we could have," Lazowick says. The company notes that
`organizational changes have been instituted in Italy to deal with the problem: investing in online computers to book
`orders immediately, selecting and buying fabric in advance of the selling season and investing in new picking
`technology in the Italian factory. While the companyhas sold only Reporter in the US. thus far, it plans to begin
`exporting the Tomary moderately priced classic line (which is also used for private label programs) and the Storie line,
`a new medium—priced tailored women's line the company is developing to launch women's wear.
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`PHOTO : Reporter's sports outerwear for fall '90.
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`PHOTO : Oriana and brother Tino Girombelli.
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`PHOTO : Generations of Reporters: Center top, patriarch Orlando flanked by sons Alfredo and Tino;
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`January 16, 1990
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`SECTION: Pg. p](3) V01. V20 N0. N1] ISSN: 1041-1119
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`ACC-NO: 8286855
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`LENGTH: 707 words
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`HEADLINE: Once again it's Arrnani.;
`innovations in men's clothing from designerGiorgio Armani
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`BYLINE: Nardoza, Edward
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`BODY:
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`ONCE AGAIN IT'S ARMANI
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`MILAN -- When all was said and done, it was left on Giorgio Armani'sshoulders to make the case for Italian men's
`fashion.
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`And, once again, he came through.
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`After a long, three-day haul of Italian men's wear that was often safe and very often derivative, Armani showed a
`tour-de—force collection that crystallized a truly Italian, modern point of view. It owed nothing to the English
`countryside, the Andes or the Austrian Tyroi.
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`Amrani did what the Italians know how to do better than anybody: take tailored clothing and make it work for any
`occasion and any age group.
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`He did serious, fitted suits for Wall Street bankers, complete with creases in the pants, then managed to also liberate
`the trendy professional man with relaxed, softly tailored clothes done in drapey, richly textured fabrics.
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`I-Ie reinforced the validity of THE NATURAL with his body-conscious but completely unpadded and
`unconstructed silhouette for the non-conforrnist who could care less what some boss thinks. And then there wereclothes
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`for the young man with more ambition than cash who gets out of his jeans and into his suit for a hot date.
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`In fact, the best collections in Milan maintained a distinctively Italian sensibility;
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