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Briefs HEAVENLY BODIES Coming to a Planet Near You The Force is with Malaika Raiss. The Berlin women's wear designer has acquired a license from Disney-owned Lucasfilm Ltd. to create [...]

Briefs HE SAID IT 'People are buying multiple bags per season because the offering has become not only so much more substantial, but the novelty factor is really being explored [...]

Briefs Caffeine Fix Aussie-based beauty brand Frank Body, a caffeine-infused bath and body line, is entering skin care. The assortment, which launched on May 30, consists of three stockkeeping units: [...]

Byline: BY SUSAN STONE Eastwood to Front Cool Water BERLIN - A new face is making waves for Coty's Davidoff Cool Water. Scott Eastwood, son of actor and director Clint [...]

In the Mix MILAN MARCOLIN COMPLETES VIVA INTEGRATION - Following the acquisition of Viva International about a year ago, Italian eyewear powerhouse Marcolin Group has finalized the integration of the [...]

In the Mix BREE 2.0 The name bree is synonymous with bags for accessories lovers in its homeland of Germany, as well as around the world, where it is sold [...]

Northern Lights Scandinavian accessories designers are making a splash outside their own countries. Here are a few. Brand: Maria Black Designer: Maria Black Home Base: Copenhagen-born, London-based. Category: Jewelry Style: [...]

Living Wages Key Issue in Berlin By SUSAN STONE BERLIN Living wages as both a human right and a corporate responsibility was the theme of a two-day conference gathering government, [...]

IN THE MIX ARTIST'S PERCH It was perhaps inevitable that Marin Hopper would wind up a designer, given her artistic provenance. The daughter of late actor, painter and photographer Dennis [...]

The Icing on the Küchen By Susan Stone From latex to leather to lace, Berlin's growing accessories market is up for the challenge of providing the finishing fashion touch whether [...]

MEMO PAD ON SHOW: The latest fashion tome from publisher Prestel, 'New Fashion Photography,' is having a living launch on the walls of Berlin's Contributed, the gallery owned by curator, [...]

Byline: SUSAN STONE Georg W. Claussen, 100 BERLIN Beiersdorf AG said its honorary chairman, Georg W. Claussen, died recently in Hamburg at the age of 100. Claussen had strong family [...]

Byline: SUSAN STONE Levi's Hot Rod Rally Revs Up in Berlin Fast cars, cool shirts and a Fender guitar. The spirit of 1953 made a pit stop in Berlin last [...]

Byline: SUSAN STONE Berlin the Beautiful Berlin's metropolitan mix of laid-back city style and innovative eco-chic hasn't always been well-served by beauty retailers. Shoppers hop from department stores and chain [...]

Byline: SUSAN STONE Nivea Sports a New Look BERLIN New year, new look for Nivea. Starting this month, the 101-year-old skin-care brand is receiving a top-to-toe makeover from sustainability-focused designer [...]

Byline: SUSAN STONE Schapiro's Snaps BERLIN An eyewitness to history, Steve Schapiro photographed some of the most iconic images of recent decades from Martin Luther King Jr. to migrant workers [...]

Byline: MELISSA DRIER AND SUSAN STONE Offer Made for Douglas BERLIN Advent International has made a voluntary public offer for Douglas Holding AG, ending months of speculation over a pending [...]

Byline: SUSAN STONE Retail Challenges Mount in Germany BERLIN In a summer when rain and clouds have dominated, German retailers are feeling the heat. On Wednesday, Frankfurt-based mail-order retailer Neckermann, [...]

Byline: SUSAN STONE Douglas Holding Mulling Going Private BERLIN Douglas Holding AG might go private and sell off some of its retail holdings, which count nearly 2,000 stores. The move [...]

Byline: SUSAN STONEON THE RISEA slew of labels to keep an eye on throughout the week.VONSCHWANENFLUGELPUPKEThe design duo behind Berlin's Vonschwanenflügelpupke met as interns for Wolfgang Joop's label Wunderkind. Eleonore [...]

Byline: SUSAN STONE More Corporate Changes In Store for Beiersdorf BERLIN Beiersdorf AG has announced further company realignment focused on its consumer business. The Hamburg-based maker of Nivea, Eucerin and [...]

Byline: SUSAN STONE At Freitag, the Mag Is in the Bag BERLIN There's a new chapter for Freitag the medium meets the messenger bag. The Swiss company, known for its [...]

Byline: SUSAN STONE A New Collection for Hugo Boss BERLIN Meet the new Boss, all suited up for success and smelling like a billion bucks. At least that's the hope [...]

Byline: SUSAN STONE Beiersdorf 2Q Profits Rise 4.7 Percent BERLIN Beiersdorf attributed its global Nivea anniversary campaign to boosting company performance in the second quarter. The Hamburg-based cosmetics and adhesive [...]

Byline: SUSAN STONE Jil Sander Eve Coty prestige is tasting forbidden fruit with its newest Jil Sander fragrance, Eve. The coral-tinged scent, described as a fruity chypre oriental, has notes [...]

Byline: SUSAN STONE WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM MELISSA DRIER Especially Escada BERLIN The bloom is on the rose for Procter & Gamble Prestige and Escada. The German fashion house's newest scent, [...]

Byline: SUSAN STONE Gain for the S&P Retail Index on Tuesday. BERLIN The chic's in the mail in Germany. No fewer than five beauty sampling services have sprung up this [...]

Byline: SUSAN STONE Beiersdorf First-Quarter Net Up 2.5% BERLIN Cosmetics and adhesives maker Beiersdorf AG reported first-quarter net earnings rose 2.5 percent to 125 million euros, or $170.8 million. The [...]

Byline: SUSAN STONE P&G Taps Leto for Hugo BERLIN Jared Leto will be the face of the new scent Hugo Just Different from P&G Prestige's Hugo Fragrances. The actor and [...]

Byline: SUSAN STONE Cosnova Relaunches Catrice BERLIN Germany's low-cost, high-energy, teen-friendly Essence cosmetics line took Europe by storm. Now, the upstart's big sister brand Catrice, aimed at 30- to 50-year-olds, [...]

Byline: SUSAN STONE Manhattan Cosmetics Getting 'Freaky' BERLIN Germany's Manhattan Cosmetics wants the girls to get freaky. The brand, from the recently Coty-purchased Dr. Scheller Cosmetics, is hosting a month [...]

Byline: SUSAN STONE Lagerfeld Lends His Talents to Schwarzkopf BERLIN Düsseldorf is hosting the Eurovision Song Contest and fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld this spring. Düsseldorf-based Henkel AG's Schwarzkopf hair care [...]

Byline: SUSAN STONE Babor Goes Premium BERLIN Babor is going to Berlin for fashion week. The Aachen-based cosmetics and skin care company is in its first collaboration with trade fair [...]

Byline: SUSAN STONE Beiersdorf's Newest Wrinkle: Pearlfinder Beiersdorf is diving for pearls into the Internet ocean. The Hamburg-based maker of Nivea, Eucerin and La Prairie has created an online platform [...]

Byline: Susan Stone Beiersdorf Sells Juvena, Marlies Möller BERLIN Beiersdorf AG will sell its Juvena skin care brand and Marlies Möller hair care line to Austria's Troll Cosmetics GmbH. Terms [...]

Byline: Susan Stone Beiersdorf Outlines Plans BERLIN Amid a reduced earnings outlook for 2010, Beiersdorf AG has announced a series of strategic and personnel changes, including scaling back its makeup [...]

Byline: Susan Stone Industry Meets at InnoCosmetics BERLIN Senior executives from a host of cosmetics and consumer products companies gathered in the German capital last week for the two-day InnoCosmetics [...]

Byline: Susan Stone Jeweler Sabo Enters Scent Arena BERLIN The first time's a charm for German jeweler Thomas Sabo's entry into the world of fragrance. The brand is launching a [...]

Byline: Susan Stone Strenesse Introduces Signature Scent Strenesse's chief designer, gabriele strehle, has imparted the refined ease of the contemporary German fashion house on a new signature women's scent. The [...]

Byline: Susan Stone Artdeco Marks 25 Years With Promotion BERLIN German cosmetics brand Artdeco turns 25 this year, and is offering a discount of 25 percent on a selection of [...]

Byline: Susan Stone Bruce Willis Scent Makes Debut BERLIN Bruce Willis' tough guy fragrance line makes its debut this week. The signature collection, which will be officially launched Thursday by [...]

Byline: Susan Stone Fashion and Football The conflict in recent years between New York Fashion Week and the Super Bowl has been well documented in these pages, and now the [...]

The Shop Around the Corner HERE ARE THREE OF THE NEWEST RETAILERS TO OPEN IN BERLIN. KAVIAR GAUCHE In opening its first flagship, Berlin-based fashion label Kaviar Gauche brings its [...]

Byline: Susan Stone Maybelline Rolling Out MNY in Europe BERLIN Maybelline New York is rolling out in Europe a new, colorful and trendy little sister, called MNY. Lower priced, fast [...]

Byline: SUSAN STONE FROM SHOWBIZ TO SHEARS As a teen, Max Höhn wanted to become an actor, but his mother said he first had to train for a more stable [...]

Byline: Susan Stone BBI Repositions Marbert Brand in Germany BERLIN It's not too often that the makeover of a beauty brand includes a price cut, but that's the strategy fueling [...]

Byline: Susan Stone P&G Chasing Sales With Animagical BERLIN Procter & Gamble Prestige is making a dash for the younger market with the help of the world's fastest man. The [...]

Byline: Susan Stone Douglas Earnings Rise BERLIN Douglas Group reported a 22.1 percent rise in net profits for the six months ended March 31 versus the same prior-year period to [...]

Byline: Susan Stone Braxton Headlines Duftstars Gala BERLIN Germany's fragrance industry honored new and classic scents at the Duftstars awards gala here Friday night. R&B diva Toni Braxton wowed the [...]

Byline: Susan Stone Global Art of Perfumes Makes Debut in Düsseldorf DUSSELDORF Renamed, redefined and refined, Global Art of Perfumes, held here March 26 to 28, tried to set a [...]