Ralph Lauren has elected to drop the Polo in their name as they extend the brand to new global heights. The origins of the name stem from 1972 when they introduced their ever popular “Polo” shirt with the three button collar. Ralph Lauren is one of the few clothing companies that have seen a surge in sales, and are doing exceptionally well on Wall Street.
Queen Latifah will light up
television screens this holiday
season as the star of Macy’s new
“Believe” campaign. The spots begin
airing next month.
MJ’S OVERNIGHT SCREENINGS EARN $2.2M
Studio estimates out on Wednesday
had late-night screenings of
“Michael Jackson’s This Is It”
earning $2.2 million at the North
America box office, an amount
distributor Sony calls
“unprecedented” for a Tuesday in
October.
‘BRIAN MCKNIGHT’ WORKERS HAVEN’T
BEEN PAID
A contingent of disgruntled
employees has emerged at “The Brian
McKnight Show.” It’s being reported
that more than 20 workers have
filed non-payment complaints
against the McKnight show to the
California Labor Board totaling $86,
300. Reps for the show say the
workers will be paid, but there
“was mismanagement in the beginning
and since then we have gotten new
investors and the show is
continuing.”
Curtis Jackson known as 50 Cent will present his first perfume created in cooperation with Lighthouse Beauty this autumn. Name of the perfume is Power by 50 Cent, and Curtis himself participated in design. The fragrance will arrive in exclusive sale at Macy’s in autumn 2009.
The composition starts with accords of lemon leaves, black pepper and artemisia, a heart of dark wood, coriander and nutmeg and base notes full of patchouli, musk and oak moss. The flacon was created of dark, blurry glass, with a silver, metal stopper inspired by design of 50 Cent’s favourite watch – Piguet.
11/5/2009
New York
Macy’s Herald Square
5-7PM
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11/7/09
Atlanta
Macy’s Perimeter Mall
12-2PM
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11/9/09
Chicago
Macy’s State Street
12-2PM
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11/10/09
San Francisco
Macy’s Union Square
5-7PM
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Los Angeles
Macy’s Lakewood
5-7PM
50 Cent teams up with Danny Dyer to cause some trouble in crime thriller ‘Dead Man Running.’ In his British movie debut, 50 gives the lowdown on playing a violent gangland loan shark. The movie opens October 30th in the UK.