THE FIRST-TIMERS; VISITS TO MAGIC ARE ALL ABOUT THE SEARCH FOR NEWNESS, AND THIS SEASON'S EXHIBITOR LINEUP IS A PANOPLY OF NEW RESOURCES, NEW DIVISIONS OF EXISTING COMPANIES AND NEW TAKES ON COMPANIES YOU'VE SEEN BEFORE.

Daily News Record, August, 2004 by Badia, Alex; Gavenas, Marilise

Byline: Alex Badia, Marilise Gavenas

Club Med

What's new: Apparel as the antidote to civilization

Here's one company that couldn't care less about the comeback of the suit. "We're all about the beach lifestyle," says Scott Todd, the vice-president of licensing at Sloane Vision, Club Med's exclusive licensing agent. "Think of us as a more active, authentic version of Tommy Bahama or less surf-styled Quiksilver." Currently sold only through an eight-page insert in the Sears Canada catalog and the on-site shops of 100 or so club locations, Club Med is ...