USA:MVBY to sponsor MTV Movie Awards Red Carpet Style Lounge

 

My Vintage Baby, Inc., a public children's apparel company, announced that it has been invited to attend the 2010 MTV Movie Awards Red Carpet Style Lounge to take place on June 3rd in Beverly Hills. The event is sponsored by Secret Room Events, a premier producer of exclusive events for major award shows. Secret Room Events offered select companies the chance to participate as a sponsor in their upcoming exclusive Style Lounge, in honor of the 2010 MTV Movie Awards.

This event will take place at the famous SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills on June 3rd, 2010 and will be a place where MTV nominees and presenters, celebrities, stylists and press can relax in style and get “red carpet ready." My Vintage Baby will have the opportunity to market, promote and get pictures of celebrities with its products for marketing, web site and promotional usage.

“MTV Movie Awards is the most exclusive and interactive way to promote and display a company and its products into the hands of top celebrities, media and press and we are most honored to attend,” stated Jessica Wiswall, President and CEO of My Vintage Baby.

My Vintage Baby is recognized as “a piece of yesterday for the hip child of today.” Visit My Vintage Baby’s website and click on the Shop MVBD tab for select children’s wear and accessories. 

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USA:ACI to introduce Above The Rim Performance Collection

 

Above The Rim (ATR), a performance basketball brand managed by Collective Licensing International (CLI), announced that it has entered into a five-year licensing agreement with ACI International (ACI) for the brand. ACI will work with ATR on a new collection of performance basketball footwear, with a limited fall collection available in Oct. 2010, and a wider collection targeting Spring 2011. The line will include both team product designed for everyday play and signature styles designed with Above The Rim's professional athletes.

Above The Rim, founded in 1989 as the original "player's brand," is being re-launched this year by CLI with a fresh, contemporary new brand position focused on the next generation of young, exciting basketball players that truly "rise above" challenges both on and off of the court. ATR recently announced the signing of rising NBA player Martell Webster, shooting guard for the Portland Trailblazers, who will work hand-in-hand with ATR and ACI to design and launch his own signature Above The Rim basketball style.

"The entire team here at ACI is excited to be working on Above The Rim with Collective Licensing International," said Steven Jackson, ACI's CEO. "The brand has always represented progressive design and performance and we very much look forward to reinforcing this heritage as we re-launch the brand with our partners at Collective."

The partnership between CLI and ACI represents the confluence of CLI's best in class brand building capabilities in the youth lifestyle market and ACI's expertise in the development of innovative, performance-based athletic footwear.

"ACI has a deep understanding of the consumers, market trends and latest technologies within the basketball segment," said Bruce Pettet, President and CEO at Collective Licensing International. "With their proven product development and strong manufacturing and distribution capabilities we're thrilled to partner with them as our primary licensee in the U.S. on the re-launch of footwear for the Above The Rim brand." 

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UAE:NMD launches Jadorekidz, multi brands outlet

 

NMD Fashions LLC, a leading fashion company based in Dubai announced the launch of the Jadorekidz, a multi brand outlet that will cater leading international brands providing a fashion line for the age group of new born-12 years boys and girls.

Manoj Daswani, CEO of NMD Fashion, said : “ We aim through launching Jadorekidz outlet to host international name specialized in kids wear including Gini & Jony, Palm Tree, Baby Dreamz, Be First for Girls, Little Kangaroos with its sub-brands such as Marsh Mellows and Soft Threads as well as Beppi Footwear and Siena Accessories.

“The line will provide a wide range for the Spring Summer 2010 with a vast collection of tops and bottoms for both boys and girls that suit the different tastes of parents and kids at the same time.”

Speaking about the kids wear fashion line, Manoj noted that NMD Fashions has opened its first store “Gini & Jony” in Arabian Centre in July 2009 with a variety that caters only for age of 2 years plus.

“Following the success of the opening of the first store, we have witnessed a great demand from parents to purchase western modern clothes for their kids, the UAE market in particular and the GCC market in general is one of the active and unique markets in the kids wear fashion,” Manoj added.

It is worth to mention that Jadorekidz website is currently under construction and will be ready in the coming few weeks. Parents will be able to get updates on the latest products available at the store.

NMD Fashions is planning also to open more outlets during the second half of this year 2010 including a new outlet scheduled to be open in July.  

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USA:American Idol winner rocks with RAYMOND WEIL style

 

As Lee DeWyze and Crystal Bowersox competed for the renowned title of this year's American Idol, the final two contestants along with third place contestant, Casey James, chose to rock in style with RAYMOND WEIL timepieces.

American Idol winner, DeWyze, wears the RAYMOND WEIL Freelancer series, which is also featured in the national advertising campaign. The stainless steel, 42 mm in diameter, automatic chronograph on a brown leather strap retails for $2,750.

Runner-up, Crystal Bowersox, chose Noemia (the collection named after Weil's grand daughter) as her watch of choice. The delicate and sleek time piece in polished stainless steel on a black leather strap has a black mother-of-pearl dial and 64 diamonds on the case.

Third place rocker, Casey James, felt the Don Giovanni Cosi Grande tank-style watch on a black leather strap was more attuned to his style.

RAYMOND WEIL, both nationally and internationally, has created a strong presence in the arts, with a direct tie to music. As a sponsor of the 2010 Brit Awards, RAYMOND WEIL takes pride in the support of new and emerging artists within the music industry with their mantra being "Independence is a state of mind." American Idol was the perfect opportunity for RAYMOND WEIL to further equate the brand with the music industry, particularly in the U.S. market.

Core lines from the brand are also named after acclaimed operas and have other musical tie-ins and references. Within the men's collections, the Nabucco series is named for Verdi's opera and the Don Giovanni after Mozart. More specifically, the Nabucco Va, Pensiero style is named after the fourth act of well-known opera.

The Swiss family-owned RAYMOND WEIL, founded in Geneva in 1976, enjoys a special position in the exclusive world of luxury watch making. Independence is the essential value of RAYMOND WEIL Geneve's state of mind. RAYMOND WEIL prides itself in aestheticism, watch making know-how and creativity, the core values that consolidate the basis of the brand's philosophy.  

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USA:Everlon Diamond Knot Collection honors Memphis stars

 

Tony Award Nominees Montego Glover and Chad Kimball, stars of the multiple Tony Award Nominated Broadway Musical 'Memphis' were honored by the Everlon Diamond Knot Collection during a private dinner in downtown New York.

Critically acclaimed with multiple ensemble and individual Tony Award nominations, the story of 'Memphis' epitomizes the strength of love symbolic of the Everlon Diamond Knot Collection. Original cast members, Montego Glover and Chad Kimball, beautifully portray the emotional bond their characters share with one another throughout their tumultuous journey through life.

"We were inspired to host this dinner to celebrate Montego, Chad and their performances in 'Memphis' because we felt that the story of the unbreakable bond of love shared between their characters related beautifully to the symbolism behind the Everlon Diamond Knot Collection," says Jamie Cadwell Director of the Diamond Information Center.

Along with Glover and Kimball, the private dinner was attended by fellow TonyВ® Award nominees director Christopher Ashley, writer Joe DiPietro, choreographer Sergio Trujillo, orchestrator Daryl Waters, as well as producers Randy Adams and Sue Frost.

Montego Glover Wearing Everlon Diamond Three Knot Tassel Earrings in Oxidized White Gold.

Additional Images from the 'Everlon Diamond Knot Strength of Love Dinner Honoring The Stars of Broadways Memphis' are available at GettyImages.com

The Everlon Diamond Knot Collection is a tribute to the unfailing strength of love. For centuries the knot has been a symbol of strength and for countless cultures it embodies the unbreakable bond of love. Held fast with all these traditions the Everlon Diamond Knot Collection, based on the Hercules Knot, showcases the strength of love forged in a knot, a symbol that even in the toughest of times, the strength of your love will never waver. 

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Europe:Garant Schuh + Mode sells Pasito-Fricker to Ludwig Görtz

 

Garant Schuh + Mode AG, a European specialty retailer for shoes, sports goods and leatherwear, sold subsidiary Pasito-Fricker to Ludwig Görtz GmbH.

Pasito-Fricker operates approximately 60 shoe shops in Switzerland in the luxury, fashion and family segments. With the takeover of 99,97% of the share portfolio held by GARANT (retroactive to January 1st, 2010) Görtz enters the Swiss market. GARANT continues to coordinate Central Regulation for Pasito-Fricker.

The DRSdigital virtual data room was chosen as the due diligence platform for the transaction. The DRSdigital platform provides an optimal foundation for the easy and efficient execution of online due diligence. Using this highly secure virtual data room, all transaction relevant data can be accessed via web at any time and from any location that has web access. The industry-leading speed of the unique document viewing technology enables due diligence analysts to work faster and more comfortably. In addition to the viewer, DRSdigital also supplied the Q&A Management system that is integrated into its virtual data room.

In November 2009 GARANT commissioned the investment bank Sal. Oppenheim (Corporate Finance Team in Zurich) for the search for a strategic partner for Pasito-Fricker.

The parties involved have agreed not to disclosure the details of the share purchase agreement.

DRSdigital is a transaction services provider specializing in highly secure, fast and reliable virtual data rooms. DRSdigital data rooms can be used for a variety of purposes as the solutions and services are customized to each customerВґs specific needs. DRSdigital facilitates complex transactions in the areas of M&A, Private Equity, Non-Performing Loans and Initial Public Offerings although the transaction specialist is likely best known as the market leader for large cap real estate transactions. 

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USA:Spring Market again to set new attendee records

 

When The Atlanta Shoe Market opens its 2010 Spring Market on August 13 it will be the fifth consecutive time the show will set a new attendance record for both exhibiting vendors and attending retailers. As the show continues its remarkable growth, Executive Director Laura Conwell-O’Brien and the Southeastern Shoe Travelers Board of Directors also continue to find new ways to make what has become known as the industry’s “buying show” an increasingly productive experience for both sides of the aisles. For the August 2010 “spring market,” the new wrinkle is the addition of a Fashion Collection featuring exclusively Salon and Better shoes.

The concept for the Fashion Collection comes on the heels of the successful introduction of the Kids Shoe Box, which debuted at the recent February 2010 Fall Market. More than 210 brands will be on display in the new Fashion Collection area, which will be located in The John A. Williams Ballroom in the Cobb Galleria Centre.

The Kids Shoe Box will return with more than 110 brands of children’s shoes, and again be located in the Grand Ballroom of the host Renaissance Waverly Hotel.

“We remain true to one of the principles that has made the show such a great place to conduct business, which is having everything under one roof,” pointed out Conwell-O’Brien. “But as we grow, setting asides areas for specific categories make it easier for retailers to compare styles and do business with vendors in those particular categories.”

Once considered a regional event, The Atlanta Shoe Market has gained national status in recent years. The February 2010 Fall Market counted retailers and exhibitors from 33 states, representing all sections of the country, as well as continued increases in Caribbean attendees. That edition of the show recorded increases of 15.3 percent in retailer pre-registration, 13.1 percent in exhibition space and 8 percent in attending exhibitor personnel.

The August 13 – 15 Spring Market again will set new exhibitor and attendee records. Both the new Fashion Collection and returning Kids Shoe Box sections were sold out by May, three months prior to the show, and as of the end of May, only seven Main Hall booth spaces were still available.

“The show has simply become too important to miss,” noted George Mustafa, sales manager for the Children’s Division of Trimfoot Company, who has exhibited at the show for 24 consecutive years. “It is evident in the participation of the majors from all across the country.”

The Atlanta Shoe Market is held twice a year in Atlanta, Ga., to feature fall and spring styles respectively. The show is sponsored by the Southeastern Shoe Travelers Association (SESTA), which was founded in 1942 and today counts more than 1100 industry representatives as members. The Atlanta Shoe Market ranks among the 10 largest shoe trade fairs in the world. 

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