Buyers Hope Paris Fashions Spark RTW Sales

PARIS — Something for everyone. That seemed to be Paris designers’ strategy for fall, and it left retailers almost breathless in their praise of the season as they lauded the city’s creativity and showmanship that trumped other fashion capitals. A wide range of trends and styles stirred buyers’ hopes that the several-years-long drought in women’s designer ready-to- wear sales at retail might finally be coming to an end. Karen Katz, president and chief executive officer of Neiman Marcus Group, in reporting higher 2014 profits, said Tuesday, “We believe there is going to be a reason to buy ready-to-wear. We feel pretty positive about the kinds of trends we are seeing.” In trends for fall, retailers pointed to a wealth of outerwear — particularly maxi coats, capes, fur and bathrobe styles — along with cropped pants, tall boots or short booties, lace dresses, turtlenecks, high-neck blouses, tunics, Mod footwear and bold earrings. “Once again, Paris was the highlight of the season,” said Harrods fashion director Helen David. “Paris has slowly been taking more and more of our open-to-buy allocation, and now accounts for approximately two-thirds of our budget.” “Paris has given us the strongest season out of all cities. In fact, it is one of

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