Trump Hotels, Diane von Furstenberg, Ralph Lauren and Halston – News briefs

February 9, 2012

Trump International Hotel & Tower

Today in luxury marketing –

Trump to turn Old Post Office into luxury hotel
The federal government announced Tuesday that the New York real estate magnate’s hotel company has been selected to turn Washington’s Old Post Office Pavilion into a luxury getaway, according to The Washington Post.
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Diane von Furstenberg puts prints on Diet Coke
Diane von Furstenberg is racking up the collabs this spring. She’s got a collection coming out for Gap Kids in March, and for February, these Diet Coke bottles have been von-Furstenblasted with cheerful prints from the DVF archives, according to Racked.
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Ralph Lauren’s Q3 profits up .4pc
Ralph Lauren Corp. posted third quarter results that were essentially flat from a year ago, hurt by higher production costs, but the firm still managed to beat Wall Street’s expectations, according to Women’s Wear Daily.
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Halston plots its comeback, apparently has tons of money
After a mass exodus of Halston’s design team and investors last summer, former BCBG president Ben Malka swooped in to turn things around, according to New York Mag’s The Cut.
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