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Wednesday, September 02

Jewelry

What to Watch: Jewelry Is Booming Despite Hard Times for Luxury — and Dizzying Gold Prices

Luxury consumers of every stripe are pouring their disposable income into fine jewelry as an everyday style statement and an investment in difficult times.

Financial

How G-III’s Experience With Donna Karan Will Shape Marc Jacobs as It Enters a New Era

G-III CEO Morris Goldfarb talked about his plans for the newly acquired Marc Jacobs as second-quarter results prompted a stronger earnings outlook for the year.

Retail

What to Watch: Confronting Climate Change, What Retailers Should Do

Industry experts question whether retailers are agile enough or are adopting new technologies to better plan and quickly adjust to severe and sudden weather conditions.

Designer and Luxury

Celine Goes Big on Rodeo Drive

The 5,500-square-foot flagship comes amid “strong traction” in the U.S. market for the French house.

Business

What to Watch: Is Made in Italy Still a Byword for Made Responsibly?

As Italy’s fashion industry faces supply-chain scandals and tighter scrutiny, brands, lawmakers and consumers are demanding measurable proof of responsible production.

Designer and Luxury

Public School to Launch First Ad Campaign in Nine Years

The images shot at various venues around New York are intended to speak to the brand’s journey and its return from a seven-year hiatus.

Fashion Features

EBay to Unveil Endless Runway: The Archive, a Retrospective and Auction

The auction features designs contributed directly from the archives of Calvin Klein Collection, Diane von Furstenberg, Michael Kors Collection, Proenza Schouler, Tommy Hilfiger, Vera Wang and Willy Ch…