Michael Kors News

Just over a year after construction began, Toronto Premium Outlets opened this morning amid fanfare and unprecedented crowds.

Casting for American Ballet Theatre's 2013 Fall Season at the David H. Koch Theater was announced today by Artistic Director Kevin McKenzie.

The recently launched Fashion Trends Show (FTS) podcast announced that its latest episode featuring former Project Runway Season 9 participant Amanda Perna is now available through iTunes and the Show's website. Interviewed by host Natalia Pinheiro, the founder of the high-fashion label House of Perna shares her experiences as a fashion designer - on and off screen.

The Tommy Hilfiger Group, which is wholly owned by PVH Corp. (NYSE: PVH), announced its Fall 2013 global advertising campaign, cärpe-díem mañana, featuring The Hilfigers - the beloved all-American family at the heart of the brand's marketing strategy. The new campaign finds Chloe setting off for college, and when one of the The Hilfigers' youngest moves on campus to start her first year, the whole group of eclectic characters tags along to help her settle in. The campus is teeming with new faces as several new characters join the family shenanigans.

Calvin Klein, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of PVH Corp. (NYSE: PVH), released the highly-anticipated women's Fall 2013 Calvin Klein Underwear global advertising campaign, featuring the return of iconic model-activist Christy Turlington Burns to the house.

Under the agreement, Cutie Pie Baby will produce a broad range of IZOD products in layette, playwear, outerwear, swimwear and baby accessories. Size ranges available are newborn through size 20 for boys' outerwear and swimwear, newborn through size 16 for girls' outerwear, and newborn, infant and girls (through size 16) for the remaining product categories. The product will be distributed at department and specialty stores in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. has filed a lawsuit against Costco, claiming the wholesale club has falsely advertised that it sold Kors handbags.

Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., is pleased to introduce "Schiffer Fashion Press" (SFP), a new imprint of fashion-related books for reference, design, and technique. Building on Schiffer Publishing's long history of producing books used by fashion designers, educators, and fashion enthusiasts, the SFP imprint's mission is to provide inspiration, historical reference, and instruction to all areas of the fashion community. SFP features a diverse selection of topics, such as contemporary fashions, fashion accessories and jewelry, vintage fashions and textiles, military and aviation uniforms, and design and construction techniques.

Seattle-based Nordstrom, Inc. announced plans to open a third Houston-area Nordstrom Rack at Willowbrook Mall. The approximately 38,000-square-foot store is scheduled to open in fall 2014. Willowbrook Mall is owned and managed by General Growth Properties.

The World Premiere of The Tempest by Alexei Ratmansky will highlight American Ballet Theatre's inaugural Fall season at the David H. Koch Theater, October 30-November 10, 2013. The Fall 2013 season, announced today by Artistic Director Kevin McKenzie, will also feature revivals of Bach Partita by Twyla Tharp, Les Sylphides by Michel Fokine, Gong by Mark Morris and Clear by Stanton Welch.

Neiman Marcus, the Dallas-based luxury store, has filed for an initial public offering yesterday. The details on this long awaited registration are still vague, reported WWD, with no confirmation on how many shares will be sold and at what price yet.

Thia Breen, Group President, North America for The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., announced that Philippe Warnery has been appointed to the position of General Manager, Canada.

For the 12th season of Lifetime's Emmy(R)-nominated reality-competition series PROJECT RUNWAY, (#ProjectRunway), die-hard 'FAN-addicts' of the hit program will experience the show like never before when it premieres on Thursday, July 18, at 9pm ET/PT.

BEN RIMALOWER: 'PATTI ISSUES' - the hit solo play hailed as 'ecstatically vivid' by The New York Times and praised for its 'wit, feeling and conviction' by Time Out New York - has announced the seventh and final extension through August 15. The final show of the celebrated run at The Duplex in the West Village will celebrate the show's landmark one year anniversary.

This week's preview gala showcasing Los Angeles International Airport's new Tom Bradley InternationalTerminal featured a stellar lineup of exciting retail brands from a joint venture headed by premier travel retailer Hudson Group.

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) announced today the appointment of Michael O'Hare as Executive Vice President, Global Human Resources. Mr. O'Hare will report jointly to William P. Lauder, Executive Chairman, and Fabrizio Freda, President and Chief Executive Officer. He assumes his new position on September 30, 2013.

Saks Fifth Avenue introduces its new creative campaign, LOOK. The creative campaign focuses on the retailer's reputation as a place of discovery, and will come to life through advertising, catalogs, shopping bags, direct mail, press initiatives, in-store events, digital marketing, social media and visual displays.

Ben Rimalower: 'PATTI ISSUES' - the hit Off Broadway solo play hailed as 'ecstatically vivid' by The New York Times and praised for its 'wit, feeling and conviction' by Time Out New York - has added a second performance for its Chicago premiere due to high ticket demand. In addition to the show on Thursday, June 13, there will be an additional show tonight, June 14. Both will be at Mary's Attic at 8:00 PM. After rave reviews and a host of awards, the New York production of 'PATTI ISSUES' was recently extended for the sixth time and will run through June 29 at The Duplex in the West Village. Other summer tour spots include Fire Island Pines and Provincetown, hot off a recent string of sold-out performances in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego and Berkeley. Tickets for all shows can be purchased at PattiIssues.com.

Rumors have already begun to swirl as Coach casts a wide net to find a it's new creative director. Marc Jacobs has been named on a 'dream list of candidates' and has ignited a flury of chatter WWD reported. Will his contract at Louis Vuitton will be renewed when it expires at the end of the year? Will Jacobs and his partner LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton choose the same path as Michael Kors and go for an initial public offering of his Marc Jacobs brand?

Miranda Kerr is the latest to rock the yellow lace trend. If you recall there has been an influx of yellow all over the red carpet and also into daytime dresses. Kim Kardashian was spotted wearing the same yellow lace peplum dress by Stella McCarteny as Charlize Theron. And another yellow lace, this one by Michael Kors, popped up on Olivia Munn at Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World Gala. Other celebs bringing the sunny hue to events recently include Kerry Washington, Jessica Chastain and Lauren Conrad.