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Fred Perry is making a push on this side of the pond.
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Girls Gone Wild Pushes Clothes
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Two decades of social activism earned Kenneth Cole the first gold medal for HIV/AIDS awareness in the arts…
PVH Signs Licensing Deal With Timberland
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. has signed a licensing deal with The Timberland Co. to manufacture and market…