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Federated Announces
Spending Plans
Federated Department Stores will spend approximately US$130m in capital over the next two years on internet and mail-order
projects.
The money will be invested in macys.com, bloomingdales.com, Bloomingdale's By Mail, macysweddingchannel.com and
bloomingdalesweddingchannel.com.
The company also announced it plans to build a 595,000-square-foot distribution
center in Robertson County by 2007 to handle its internet retail sales, employing 500 people in the Kentucky area.
Federated announced on January 19, it is shutting five distribution centers
in June and August 2006 at the cost of 750 jobs.
The intention is to consolidate its distribution network, maintain efficiency and reduce duplication as Macy's operating divisions are
realigned.
7/12
European Preview New York
Created a Stir
The Spring/Summer 2007 pre-collections attracted creative directors,
merchandisers, fabric directors in droves representing the entire gamut of
fashion labels sold in the major US and Canadian chain stores, department stores, designer boutiques and exclusive couture houses.
A total of 3,200 fashion professionals came to get a sneak preview at the season’s colors and fabrics in anticipation of Premiere Vision Paris that will show the full-blown collections at the end of February.
European Preview’s success in New York resides in its timing, very early in the season, which perfectly fits the production calendar of a majority of global brands. Remember that European Preview was originally created to address the North American market’s specifics needs. Over the years it has become a must to shop European Preview and the ever-growing number of attendees and their caliber attests to its relevance and timeliness.
New York Fashion week is only a few weeks away but designers made time to discover the seductive and fresh Spring/Summer 2007 pre-collections. Young upcoming designers like Tory Burch, Douglas Hannant of Anderson Hannant Productions, Lela Rose and Peter Som were spotted on the floor as well as top retailers such as Ann Taylor, Banana Republic, Victoria Secret, J. Crew, Express. Designers like Marc Jacob, Tommy Hilfiger and Ralph Lauren rubbed elbows at the fabric forum to absorb the trends organized in 3 basic segments, each with 6 interpretations. The weavers and their unfettered creativity gave new life to the themes of Purity, Nature and Nuance.
The trends seminar attracted its share of attendees eager to gain valuable insight and shape their future collection. The video presentation demonstrated a variety of uses for the season’s fabrics in conjunction with the color palette that includes lots of earth tones and pastels.
Overall expectations were met, designers got their shot of energy at European Preview and prepared them to finalize their choices at Premiere Vision Paris, which will take place in four weeks, February 21 thru 24.
For more information, visit www.premierevision.fr
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Penthouse Audio by
SoundsErotic
“Dear Penthouse. I never thought this would happen to me. It was a Friday night, around 11:30. I was on my last delivery of the night - a double pepperoni with extra cheese. It smelled really good, but I had to get it to the customer, not eat it. You can imagine my surprise when the customer turned out to be a blonde haired blue eyed buxom babe wearing a nearly sheer robe... I could almost see everything...”
We’re all familiar with your typical Penthouse Forum letter. The out-of-this-world, and totally out of his league gorgeous buxom blonde; the wildly outrageous scenario that “would never happen to me”. But now there’s a new kind of Penthouse letter on the block – Penthouse Audio by Sounds Publishing Inc.
Penthouse Audio, based on the very best of Penthouse Letters, Forum, and Variations is part of the SoundsErotic line of sexy, short audio stories from Sounds Publishing. Penthouse Audio invites the listener to slip into a much more comfortable mood with mind blowing audio erotica.
It’s said that women are turned on more by mental stimulation than visual. Men are the more visual of the species. A good, hot story does wonders for a woman – a hot story with good imagery and a sexy, seductive voice melts willpower and ignites passion.
Penthouse Audio is the hottest of the SoundsErotic CDs, designed for people who want more sex, more often. The Penthouse Audio CD series - Sugar, Spice, & Spank! – bring erotica to the mainstream.
The full line of SoundsErotic audio sensual stories is available at www.penthouseaudio.com
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Sunds Publishing Inc., founded in 2004, is the premier provider of passionate audio and is committed to creating intimacy through high-quality, imaginative and engaging erotic & romantic stories. One of the cornerstone principles of the company is to help couples increase romance, intimacy, and passion. All the SoundsErotic products feature Emmy-award winning writers, screenplay writers, and published fiction and erotica authors. The voice talent includes people who have read for Columbia Tristar, Lexus, and Neutrogena.
Penthouse Media Group Inc. is an international, multimedia entertainment company that is globally recognized as one of the premier brands in adult entertainment and publishes one of the most widely circulated groups of men’s lifestyles publications. Originally founded in 1965 by Bob Guccione, the company also operates www.penthouse.com, a leading men’s entertainment website; provides adult video entertainment and a broad array of products and services via its numerous licensees.
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Lingerie Fashion Show..  On Ice
Models are shivering for their fee at an underwear fashion show being staged on ice in Germany.
Organizers hope the fashion show will catch the public's attention during a cold snap which has seen temperatures drop as low as minus 30C.
Models will don skates to show off the latest lingerie and swimwear at the event in Leipzig which is part of a lingerie trade fair in Germany.
Ford Models' 25th Annual Supermodel of the World
Contest
Katsia Damankova is the hottest girl in the world.
So says Ford Models, which ended its 39-country model crawl in search of a gorgeous new face for their agency.
The judges unanimously voted on Damankova, a 5-foot-10 17-year-old high school senior from Belarus, as the winner of their 25th annual Super Model of the World contest.
"She has this very haunting presence, thoughtful eyes and a quiet, calm beauty," says Jade Robertson, a "new faces" agent at Ford models. "People in the street are in conversation with someone else, but they're staring at her. She's definitely a girl you're drawn to."
Robertson has been chaperoning the 39 girls, ages 14-21, during their weeklong stay at the Hudson Hotel. But, to her, it was clear from the beginning that Damankova was the girl to watch.
"She's different from most girls; she's laid-back and not at all carried away by money or celebrity. To be honest, it's kind of refreshing," Robertson says. "She's at least got to have an idea that she's going to place, if not win. And, I think she's prepared to win."
Damankova was discovered in a Belarus café while she was doing her homework over a cup of coffee. When an agent from Select in London approached, she politely took his card but made it clear that she didn't want to be a model.
After her mom convinced her to give it a try, Damankova signed with Select and did editorial work in Paris and Milan, and even scored a few well-paying gigs in her hometown.
To win this contest, she was picked out by a panel of 20 judges, including Katie Ford, the agency's CEO, and Eileen and Gerry Ford, the company's founders.
Damankova's prize includes a $250,000 contract with Ford models and a four-page Nexxus ad that will run in both Vogue and Allure magazines.
Last year's winner, Camila Finn, was booked exclusively for the fall 2005 Calvin Klein shows. And Ukrainian beauty Nataliya
Gotsiy, the winner in 2003, has appeared in Vogues around the world.
But don't expect to see Damankova's soulful brown eyes staring down at you off of a billboard anytime soon; she'll be doing the graduation walk before the catwalk. After she gets her high school diploma, Damankova will relocate to New York City, begin working on her portfolio and be shown to clients in time for the spring 2007 fashion shows.
"She's so beautiful that people turn around to see her. In the hotel, walking down the street, people can't stop staring at her," Ford says. "She has every quality it takes to be a model; she photographs incredibly, has a great body and she wants to be a model."
The agency was looking for a model who wasn't only easy on the eyes, Ford says, but also easy to work with.
"We never look for a contestant for a particular hair color, but we look for how they photograph, what makes them pop in pictures and the ability to project emotion through their eyes," she says. "A good model puts on clothes and makes them come alive, [and is] someone who can think about what they're wearing and portray it."
A model displays a creation by Colombian fashion designer Maria Luisa Ortiz at the Colombiatex show in Medellin, Colombia
Penance?
Bless me Father, for I have sinned. I have been with a loose woman.
The priest asks, "Is that you, little Johnny Parisi?
Yes, Father it is.
And who was the woman you were with?
I can't tell you, Father. I don't want to ruin her reputation.
Well, Johnny, I'm sure to find out her name sooner or later, so you may as well tell me now.
Was it Tina Minetti?
I cannot say.
Was it Teresa Volpe?
I'll never tell.
Was it Nina Capeli?
I'm sorry but I can not name her.
Was it Cathy Piriano?
My lips are sealed.
Was it Rosa Di Angelo, then?
Please, Father, I can not tell you.
The priest sighs in frustration. You're very tight lipped, Johnny Parisi and I admire that. But you've sinned and have to atone. You cannot attend church services for 4 months.
Now you go and behave yourself.
Johnny walks back to his pew, and his friend Nino slides over and whispers, What'd you get?
Four months vacation, and five good leads..
Midnight Bra Marathon
Plans have been unveiled for the first Scottish midnight marathon, which aims to raise £1m for breast cancer projects.
About 8,000 men and women are expected to take part in the MoonWalk, which will take place in Edinburgh in June.
The event, the first outside London, will see participants power-walk a half or full marathon around the city.
 Nina
Barough, founder of the Walk the Walk charity, wants all participants to wear decorated bras.
The London MoonWalk has been an annual event since 1998 and now attracts some 15,000 bra-clad walkers.
The health charity Walk the Walk Worldwide has organized the events, which have raised more than £20m for breast cancer.
Midnight marathons have been held in cities across the globe, including Paris and New York.
Ms Barough said: "I'm delighted that the MoonWalk is coming to Scotland.
"We are responding to a demand from Scottish women who have been coming all the way to our London event, and this will mean that the money raised will be targeted at Scottish
programs."
Breast cancer mortality rates in the UK remain the highest in Europe. Between 1998 and 2002 alone, more than18,000 women in Scotland were diagnosed with the disease.
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