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Feb 13 2008 12:00am EDT

Fashion Breakfast: Levi's, Zara, Speedo, Nautica & Disney

Sales down at Levi's but optimism still up. (WWD)

Zara to go into new markets; South Korea, Ukraine, Egypt and Montenegro. A refreshing change from China, China, China. (WWD)

Disney attempting again to predict the way we will live in the future. The House of The Future was a popular attraction at Disneyland 50 years ago and the new $15m version is being built in conjunction with big sponsors -- Microsoft Corp and Hewlett-Packard. So no solar panels, then? The new 5,000sq ft advertisement..., I mean attraction, will open in May.(WGSN, no link)

Speedo has a swimsuit it is calling the fastest it has made, featuring material ultrasonically welded to give the effect of having no seams. It goes on sale in May and three versions will be available for men and women, costing between $290-$550. (WGSN, no link)

Nautica opens an online store at Nautica.com. Rad! (WGSN, no link)

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