Delta Galil USA Inc., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Tel Aviv-based Delta Galil Industries, has signed a licensing partnership with Calvin Klein.
Delta Galil will develop, produce and distribute boys’ and girls’ underwear, sleepwear and socks for the brand, which is owned by PVH Corp. In 2013 PVH Corp. reacquired Calvin Klein’s jeans and underwear business. It produces the men’s and women’s underwear.
“Calvin Klein has represented one of the most iconic brands for nearly 50 years, and it is a true honor to partner with them particularly in their renowned underwear and intimate apparel categories,” said Isaac Dabah, chief executive officer of Delta Galil. “This represents an important step for Delta Galil in our ongoing strategy of enhancing our branded portfolio and broadening our presence in the premium sector.”
The agreement begins on Jan. 1 and Delta Galil will hold the exclusive wholesale rights for five years. The company also produces loungewear, sleep and underwear for brands including Columbia Sportswear, Juicy and Tommy Hilfiger, which is also owned by PVH. With the current Nineties trend, Calvin Klein logo underwear has been popular at retail with stores including Urban Outfitters and Opening Ceremony carrying logo capsule collections from the line.
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IN THE OFF-SEASON: Pierre Cardin’s summer plans will include a trip to Newport, R.I. to host a fashion show at The Breakers mansions.
One hundred fifty tickets are up for grabs for the June 17 event, which will features 90 looks from the designer’s epic career and will double as a fund-raiser for the Preservation Society of Newport County, which works to protect the architectural, decorative arts, landscape and social history of the area’s 11 historic properties and landscapes. After the show, guests will wish Cardin an early happy 95th birthday with a cake during the Champagne reception on the loggia.
Known as the grandest of Newport’s summer “cottages,” The Breakers was originally built for Cornelius Vanderbilt as a 70-room Italian Renaissance-style palazzo inspired by the 16th century palaces of Genoa and Turin. Architect Richard Morris Hunt recruited a legion of international craftsmen and artisans to design the manse which includes relief sculpture by Karl Bitter.
Those who aren’t able to secure one of the $250, $500 or $1,000 tickets to “Pierre Cardin: A Gala Celebration,” will be able to check out “Pierre Cardin: 70 Years of Innovation” at Rosecliff, another Bellevue Avenue mansion.
Spanning from the Fifties through last year’s spring collection, the

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French Riviera-based Façonnable is once again among the main sponsors of the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, running April 15 to 23.
Façonnable, which first signed up to support the event in 2006, has designed the official outfits of all the linesmen as well as the members of the steering committee, the control managers, the ball boy managers and the hostesses of both the VIP Loges Prestige and the Main Entrance.
Created in 1897, the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters is one of the top tournaments within the ATP tennis circuit, which this year sees players including Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, to name a few.
In addition, as part of its ongoing commitment to the Monte-Carlo Country Club, Façonnable has designed an exclusive men’s and women’s collection with the club’s insignia. The collection will also be offered at the Façonnable shop within the Monte-Carlo Rolex Series village, as well as in all flagship stores and selected retail stores worldwide.

A look from the Façonnable Monte-Carlo Country Club collection. 
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M1 Group acquired Façonnable in 2007 from Nordstrom. The Lebanon-based company has been expanding in the world of fashion and luxury, actively bidding for and underwriting different investments in the fashion sector, including taking a stake in Pepe Jeans

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Italian retailer OVS launched the second edition of its “OVS Arts of Italy” project, which aims to promote and enhance the national artistic heritage. As part of the initiative, a limited-edition capsule collection inspired by Italian decorative arts will be available starting from May 20 in select OVS stores and on the retailer’s e-commerce.
The OVS creative team reprised and reinterpreted in the men’s and women’s garments a range of Renaissance and Baroque pieces of art, which are showcased at the Galleria Palatina and Museo degli Argenti of Palazzo Pitti in Florence and at Milan’s Museo Poldi Pezzoli.
The men’s line is inspired by the armors of 16th-century knights. Cotton and jersey shirts, T-shirts, bomber jackets and pants feature the same decorative patterns and details, in addition to prints of the helmets, available in shades of gray, black and steel white.

The OVS Arts of Italy capsule collection. 
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The romantic women’s range features three-dimensional butterflies applied on T-shirts; shells and corals printed on skirts and gold bomber jackets; 18th-century mosaic-inspired prints featured on dresses embellished with embroideries and macramé details.

Items from the OVS Arts of Italy capsule collection. 
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The capsule collection will be promoted through a dedicated advertising campaign, starring an array of Italian prominent

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MILAN — The Salvatore Ferragamo group is retracing the late namesake founder’s steps in developing collections with innovative materials.
The Florence-based company is launching a capsule collection made with Orange Fiber and timed to coincide with the 47th edition of Earth Day on April 22. The patented Orange Fiber is the first fabric in the world made with citrus fruits.
Salvatore Ferragamo famously patented procedures to create leather substitutes, uppers in raffia, soles in galalith or glass to cope with wartime restrictions and the shortage of materials.
For this project, the company is using solely sustainable fabrics of natural origin and is the first brand to use the Orange Fiber — a twill that looks and feels like silk.
Ferragamo asked free-hand architect and designer Mario Trimarchi, who won the international design award Compasso d’Oro last year, to create exclusive prints that would have a strong Mediterranean feel in sync with the origins of the fiber. This resulted in designs that echo a metaphysical Sicily, the island’s nature and fruits and drawings of floating clouds and flowers, at times in an abstract version. Ferragamo’s team created a collection of shirts, dresses, trousers and foulards.

A look from the Orange Fiber capsule collection by Salvatore Ferragamo. 
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Featuring a cast of Rashida Jones, Kirsten Dunst and more, the new ads celebrate women of all ages.

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The spring 2018 calendar has a few changes in store.