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Sanofi Still Mulling Fate of de la Renta Scent
NEW YORK -- Sanofi is apparently in no hurry to decide the fate of its Oscar de la Renta fragrance business.
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Oscar’s Willing to Buy His Fragrance Lines; Sanofi Weighing Sale
NEW YORK -- Sanofi Beaute SA is expected to decide today whether to put the $100 million Oscar de la Renta…
Mugler on Move with Angel Additions
NEW YORK -- Thierry Mugler's Angel is very gradually spreading its wings.
The women's fragrance line, which…
Men’s Flexes Muscles in Fragrance Fray
NEW YORK -- The launch of CK One this fall is one more example of the growing masculinity of the fragrance…
Stores Eye Another Big Holiday
NEW YORK -- Department stores are banking on a handful of high-profile fall launches and a fourth-quarter…
Beauty Scoop: Stirring Merger Talk
NEW YORK -- As reports mount that Procter & Gamble is negotiating to buy Giorgio Beverly Hills from Avon…
Givenchy Widens its Sights
NEW YORK -- Parfums Givenchy is reaching for a larger audience.
The French fragrance company is in the midst…
Kawakubo Scent Stays off the Beaten Path
NEW YORK -- Rei Kawakubo, whose approach to fashion for Comme des Garcons has often been unconventional, is…
Gucci Fragrances Get Stern Directive
NEW YORK -- Michael Stern still has the instinct.
The man who helped build the Oscar de la Renta business into…
Lagerfeld Takes Aim at a Cosmic Target
MONTE CARLO, Monaco -- When executives from Karl Lagerfeld and Elizabeth Arden gathered here last week to…
Ellis, Beene Scents Up For Sale
NEW YORK -- Sanofi Beaute Inc. has put its Perry Ellis and Geoffrey Beene fragrance brands and licenses up…
Beauty Scoop: Origins Tests Infomercial
NEW YORK -- After a year of anticipation and an estimated $500,000 in production costs, the Origins Natural…
Revlon Works Both Sides of the Street
NEW YORK -- Revlon Inc. sees licensing as a two-way street.
For decades, the beauty giant has been on the payin
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Beauty Scoop: the Baker Agenda
NEW YORK -- For Sherry Baker, success depends on doing a few vital things very well.
After a month on the job…
Calvin Klein Hatches a ‘Spiritual’ Escape
NEW YORK -- Calvin Klein has a new advertising campaign for his Escape men's and women's fragrances. It will…