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Sep 03 2008 9:59am EDT

Morning Hemlines: Isaac, Bloomingdales, Saks, Campos, Mellon, Chanel, Benetton, Target, Hicks

A leaked peek of Isaac Mizrahi's new designs for Liz Claiborne. (!) (WWD)

Bloomingdale's and Saks are trying to stimulate sales with music-related campaigns and online videos. (NY Times)

Men's wear designer Carlos Campos will use only black models in his first women's wear runway show in New York. (NY Observer)

Matthew Mellon, the ex-husband of Jimmy Choo founder Tamara Mellon, is launching a new fashion line with his fiancée, designer Nicole Hanley. "It's a mix of Chloé, YSL and bohemian chic," he says of Hanley-Mellon. (Vogue UK)

Chanel is doing a U.S. push, expanding its presence in department stores such as Saks and Bergdorf's. (WWD)

Retailers have been taking a hit from the weather in the South. (DNR)

Benetton saw a 2.5 percent increase in profits for the first half of 2008. (DNR)

Target will open four pop-up stores in New York at the end of Fashion Week. (Vogue UK)

Allegra Hicks has pulled out of London Fashion Week, due to her sponsors calling it quits. (Vogue UK)


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