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June 20, 2006
I am xs petite, hear me roar!
I don't shop at Saks (even their end-of-summer triple-mark-down sale is too rich for my budget), but I'm glad our petite voices are being heard, because
. . . . For designers who specialize in petite sizes, the decision by Saks will create a much-needed outlet for their garments. The abandonment of petite sizes at Saks, Bloomingdale's and Neiman Marcus — three of the most influential fashion emporiums in the country — had forced labels like Dana Buchman and Eileen Fisher to re-evaluate how much to invest in the business.I buy my Ellen Tracy and Dana Buchman at Housing Works, but it's nice to know that, a few years from now when today's Saks petite ladies clean out their closets, the petite assortment will still be there.In a telephone interview, Ms. Buchman called Saks's return to the business "fabulous." . . . Ms. Buchman said she had spent the last few months consoling women who wanted to know why they could not find petite versions of her clothing at Saks, Neiman Marcus and Bloomingdale's. "My mission as a designer is to dress the women of America," she said. "If I am not making clothes for women 5-foot-4 or smaller I am not succeeding."
Howard Rosenberger, the president of Ellen Tracy, said the re-establishment of the department at Saks "allows us an opportunity to go back into the business. "Saks was a major factor in the petite business," he said, and "when it decided not to do petites, that pushed us over the edge."
Judith | 06/20/06 at 09:51 PM | Categories: Life and how to live it
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