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Posted on February 17th, 2010

Iconix Brand Group, Inc. and Kohl’s Department Stores Unveil, “Britney Spears Through The Lens” Spring 2010 Advertising Campaign for the Candie’s Brand

Superstar Britney Spears Photographed by Three Iconic Photographer; Annie Leibovitz, Mark Seliger and Terry Richardson

New York, New York–(February 17, 2010)–Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ICON) unveiled today its spring 2010 marketing campaign for its junior brand, Candie’s®, which is exclusively available at Kohl’s Department Stores (NYSE: KSS) and Kohls.com. The campaign entitled, “Britney Spears Through The Lens,” showcases international superstar, Britney Spears, as seen through the lens of three famed photographers, Annie Leibovitz, Mark Seliger and Terry Richardson. Each iconic photographer shot Spears at Paramount Studios in Hollywood late last year.

Britney Spears, commented, “Annie, Mark and Terry are three of the biggest photographers in the world, I am honored to be working with them for my Candie’s and Kohl’s ads. It was an amazing shoot and I know my fans are going to love the cool images.”

The campaign, a series of photographs of Spears as seen through the lens of each master photographer will debut with a four page insert in the April issue of Seventeen Magazine as well as online at candies.com and Kohls.com. Each photographer has their own unique and trademark style. Annie Leibovitz’s photograph features Spears against an industrial backdrop, Terry Richardson photographed Spears on a plain white set with colorful props, while Mark Seliger created elaborate sets. Seliger’s first set was a French burlesque inspired pink dressing room and the second was custom designed pink Harley-Davidson motorcycle against a perfect blue sky and green grass background.

“This is the most exciting shoot we have ever produced for Candie’s. We have three master photographers; Annie Leibovitz, Mark Seliger and Terry Richardson shooting the biggest pop star in the world, each in their own iconic style,” stated, Dari Marder, chief marketing officer, Iconix Brand Group.

Julie Gardner, Kohl’s executive vice president and chief marketing officer, stated, “The new Candie’s spring advertising campaign is innovative, authentic and provides a unique brand expression in the marketplace. We are confident this will resonate with our junior shoppers who trust Candie’s to provide style and value.”

The “Britney Spears Through The Lens,” campaign will be seen in fashion magazines, outdoor billboards, in-store, circulars, online and direct mail.

The Candie’s Only at Kohl’s marketing campaign was created by the Iconix in-house marketing team in partnership with Annie Lebovitz who is famous for her celebrity portraits, Mark Seliger who is recognized for infusing music and fashion in his photography and Terry Richardson who is known for his ability to capture the true essence of his subjects.
During her 10 year career, Britney Spears has had 5 albums debut at the #1 spot on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart, as well as 23 Top 40 hits on the Billboard Pop Singles chart. Worldwide, Britney Spears is one of the top-selling artists of the last decade, constantly topping charts with her albums…Baby One More Time (1999); Oops!… I Did It Again (2000); Britney (2001); In The Zone (2003); Blackout (2007) and Circus (2008). Worldwide she has sold over 63 million albums. Spears recently became the first artist in over three years to debut No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart with her latest song, “3.”

Past Candie’s spokespeople include: Fergie, Hilary Duff, Jenny McCarthy and the Dixie Chicks.

Iconix Brand Group, Inc. and Kohl’s Department Stores Unveil, “Britney Spears Through The Lens” Spring 2010 Advertising Campaign for the Candie’s Brand

Superstar Britney Spears Photographed by Three Iconic Photographer; Annie Leibovitz, Mark Seliger and Terry Richardson

New York, New York–(February 17, 2010)–Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ICON) unveiled today its spring 2010 marketing campaign for its junior brand, Candie’s®, which is exclusively available at Kohl’s Department Stores (NYSE: KSS) and Kohls.com. The campaign entitled, “Britney Spears Through The Lens,” showcases international superstar, Britney Spears, as seen through the lens of three famed photographers, Annie Leibovitz, Mark Seliger and Terry Richardson. Each iconic photographer shot Spears at Paramount Studios in Hollywood late last year.

Britney Spears, commented, “Annie, Mark and Terry are three of the biggest photographers in the world, I am honored to be working with them for my Candie’s and Kohl’s ads. It was an amazing shoot and I know my fans are going to love the cool images.”

The campaign, a series of photographs of Spears as seen through the lens of each master photographer will debut with a four page insert in the April issue of Seventeen Magazine as well as online at candies.com and Kohls.com. Each photographer has their own unique and trademark style. Annie Leibovitz’s photograph features Spears against an industrial backdrop, Terry Richardson photographed Spears on a plain white set with colorful props, while Mark Seliger created elaborate sets. Seliger’s first set was a French burlesque inspired pink dressing room and the second was custom designed pink Harley-Davidson motorcycle against a perfect blue sky and green grass background.

“This is the most exciting shoot we have ever produced for Candie’s. We have three master photographers; Annie Leibovitz, Mark Seliger and Terry Richardson shooting the biggest pop star in the world, each in their own iconic style,” stated, Dari Marder, chief marketing officer, Iconix Brand Group.

Julie Gardner, Kohl’s executive vice president and chief marketing officer, stated, “The new Candie’s spring advertising campaign is innovative, authentic and provides a unique brand expression in the marketplace. We are confident this will resonate with our junior shoppers who trust Candie’s to provide style and value.”

The “Britney Spears Through The Lens,” campaign will be seen in fashion magazines, outdoor billboards, in-store, circulars, online and direct mail.

The Candie’s Only at Kohl’s marketing campaign was created by the Iconix in-house marketing team in partnership with Annie Lebovitz who is famous for her celebrity portraits, Mark Seliger who is recognized for infusing music and fashion in his photography and Terry Richardson who is known for his ability to capture the true essence of his subjects.
During her 10 year career, Britney Spears has had 5 albums debut at the #1 spot on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart, as well as 23 Top 40 hits on the Billboard Pop Singles chart. Worldwide, Britney Spears is one of the top-selling artists of the last decade, constantly topping charts with her albums…Baby One More Time (1999); Oops!… I Did It Again (2000); Britney (2001); In The Zone (2003); Blackout (2007) and Circus (2008). Worldwide she has sold over 63 million albums. Spears recently became the first artist in over three years to debut No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart with her latest song, “3.”

Past Candie’s spokespeople include: Fergie, Hilary Duff, Jenny McCarthy and the Dixie Chicks.

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Posted on February 16th, 2010

Britney Spears Candies NewBritney Spears, as seen through the eyes of Annie Leibovitz, Terry Richardson and Mark Seliger, is back this season for Candie’s Only at Kohl’s.

Late last year, the pop star was shot separately by all three photographers on the same day, at the Paramount Studios lot in Hollywood. Each photographer was assigned a separate soundstage and Spears’ first shots of the day came on Richardson’s plain white set. Surprisingly, the two had never met, so they spent the first 10 minutes snapping photos together. Richardson brought a menagerie of animals for Spears to pose with, including a donkey and chickens, but the final shot is of the pop star holding a huge stuffed teddy bear above her head.

Next, Spears visited Leibovitz for what looked at first to be one of her signature portrait sittings. But Spears said she wanted to play around and Leibovitz was game. “It’s a different feeling for an Annie portrait,” said Dari Marder, chief marketing officer of Iconix Brand Group Inc., which owns Candie’s.

Spears ended the day with Seliger, on the most elaborate set of the three, which Marder described as being inspired by “Moulin Rouge.”

Marder said Spears continues to resonate with the “Candie’s girl,” and so the brand is changing its usual strategy of introducing a new spokesmodel each year. Past campaigns have featured Fergie, Hilary Duff and Jenny McCarthy. “It’s hard to pinpoint whether the sales are from marketing or pricing but it was one of our best years,” Marder noted of 2009.

The ads with Spears will launch with a four-page insert in the April issue of Seventeen and a one-page ad in Teen Vogue. On the Web, the images will run on candies.com and on the social networking sites that Spears uses, such as her Facebook and Twitter pages.

Marder declined to reveal the cost of the campaign, but hiring Leibovitz, Seliger and Richardson comes at a high price. “We really had to give up control and let them all do their thing,” Marder added.

She also hinted that more is to come in the second half with Spears but, unlike last year, it won’t be related to a concert tour.

Source: Women’s Wear Daily

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Posted on January 19th, 2010

Since signing up to be the face of Candie’s last March, Britney Spears has starred in multiple sweet-and-sexy campaigns for the brand, which is available exclusively at Kohl’s. And now Candie’s and Kohl’s are announcing that they are renewing their exclusive partnership with the pop star, who will continue to appear in their advertisements and marketing campaigns through 2010. Stay tuned here for her next ads…

Since signing up to be the face of Candie’s last March, Britney Spears has starred in multiple sweet-and-sexy campaigns for the brand, which is available exclusively at Kohl’s. And now Candie’s and Kohl’s are announcing that they are renewing their exclusive partnership with the pop star, who will continue to appear in their advertisements and marketing campaigns through 2010. Stay tuned here for her next ads…

Source: People Magazine

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Posted on January 17th, 2010

We found The Perfume Shop’s just-published list of the top ten selling fragrances of 2009 highly diverting, and thought you might like to see.

Christina Aguilera is doing very well with two entries in the top 5, and Avril Lavigne is a surprise hit at no. 8. And how will Victoria Beckham feel about David making the list while her own perfume doesn’t feature? Here is the list;

1. Unconditional – Peter Andre
2. Fantasy – Britney Spears
3. By Night – Christina Aguilera
4. Christina Aguilera – Christina Aguilera
5. Lovely – Sarah Jessica Parker
6. Stunning – Katie Price
7. Midnight Fantasy – Britney Spears
8. Black Star – Avril Lavigne
9. Unforgivable – Sean John
10. Instinct – David Beckham

Source: Vogue

Peter Andre #1 ?! And Katie Price ?! Who would want to smell like them?

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Posted on November 16th, 2009

Britney Spears Advances Her Digital Presence by Creating New App Brand “It’s Britney!”

Los Angeles, CA – International Icon, Britney Spears, launches her own iPhone and iPod Touch app. The app, exclusive to the artist, is named “It’s Britney!” and is currently available worldwide at the iTunes App Store for $1.99 (http://bit.ly/britneyiphoneapp). With the “It’s Britney!!” app, fans get to the front of the line with all things officially Britney. After purchasing the app, fans will receive official news first hand, get exclusive messages from Britney herself, be able to create and share images of themselves and friends on stage with Britney, have access to updated photo galleries which include real time photos, exclusive tour images as well as a photo gallery of over 100+ iconic images of Britney over the years. Additionally, the app features a “Shake Shake Shake” feature in which Britney says “It’s Britney Bitch!” every time the user shakes their iPhone or iPod Touch.

A detailed explanation of each feature the app has to offer is below:

Be Britney’s Dancer: All you need is a photo of yourself and within seconds you’ll have a photo of you onstage with Britney. Users are able to upload their newly created photo to be featured on Britney’s website, www.Britneyspears.com, and share with their friends or upload on Facebook, Twitter and more.

Messages From Britney: Britney will be communicating directly with users by dropping exclusive messages.

News: Users will be the first to receive official news.

Fresh Updated Photo Galleries: Users will have access to 100+ photos from Britney’s archives as well as her recent “Circus” tour which include fans, dancers, behind the scenes and more. The photo galleries will be updates as new Britney images arrive. The photos can be saved to users’ iPhoto library and can be used as wallpaper.

Home Screen: The home screen will frequently be updated and will feature the latest photos of Britney plus photos throughout her career and # 1 selling Circus tour.

Twitter: Users will be able to follow Britney directly and receive her latest tweets.

Sparkler: The Sparkler is the ultimate concert companion. Users will be able to hold up the Sparkler at her concert or keep as a souvenir of the closing finale on her Circus Tour.

Spears has proven herself a pioneer in the online marketing forum. She was the first artist to hit the one million follower mark on twitter and remains # 2 overall with 3.6 million followers. In addition, Britney was the first artist to launch a line of virtual gifts with Facebook and currently has 2.4 million fans on her Facebook Page.

Spears, currently on tour in Australia, is the first artist in over three years to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart with her recent single, “3.” The record-breaking song is from Britney Spears‘ brand new album The Singles Collection which hit stores on November 10th.  The Singles Collection contains 17 of Spears’ most popular songs. An ultimate fan box set will be released on November 24th and in addition to “3,” the set has 29 chart-topping songs, special packaging, remixes and a booklet with iconic images and fun facts about each track.

To see a special message from Britney, fans can go to http://snappyapps.com/itsbritney or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3nPhKH_zrs

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Posted on August 18th, 2009

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“Extra” and “AM New York” are giving away four tickets to “The Circus Starring Britney Spears” in NYC!

Two winners will each receive two tickets to “The Circus Starring Britney Spears” in New York on Tuesday, August 25. Transportation is not included.

Twenty-five more “Extra” friends will also win the chance to smell like the pop princess, in the form of CIRCUS fantasy Britney Spears perfume. “Circus,” her fifth #1 album, inspired the Circus fantasy Britney Spears perfume, available in September 2009 at Macy’s, Kohl’s and Dillard’s.

Sign up to become an “Extra” friend, enter the secret word from Tuesday’s show, and enter to win!

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Posted on August 16th, 2009

Curious BRITNEY SPEARS wins Glammy Award for Best Beauty Buy of 2009 – Glamour Reader’s favorite Drug Store fragrance

Glamour magazine readers are still curious about the debut fragrance from the Britney Spears Beauty franchise. For the 4th year in a row, CURIOUS Britney Spears has successfully taken home the Glammy for the “best drugstore fragrance.”

Source: BritneySpears.com

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Posted on April 21st, 2009

Britney’s For The Record DVD has just been added for pre-order on UK retailer HMV’s website.  The site says the disc will be released on June 1st.

Pre-order it here.

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Posted on April 6th, 2009

The DVD of Britney’s critically aclaimed documentary, For The Record, is to be released tomorrow in the USA.

The disc contains the original documentary, plus a few minutes of extra footage, the Womanizer and Circus music videos, and six remixes of the same songs.

I’m not sure whether the DVD is released internationally this week or if it will follow in due course.

Don’t forget to go out tomorrow and buy your copy!

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Posted on April 2nd, 2009

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NEW YORK, April 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ICON) announced today that its junior brand, Candie’s, which is exclusively sold at Kohl’s Department Stores (NYSE: KSS) , has unveiled the creative for its spring 2009 print, online, outdoor and in-store marketing campaigns featuring internationally recognized and multi-platinum recording artist, Britney Spears.

In a first for the brand, the Britney Spears creative will be featured exclusively in one publication to heighten the excitement of the much anticipated launch of the campaign. A full size, limited edition, pull-out poster will appear exclusively in the April 15th issue of Us Weekly Magazine. A total of almost 4 million posters will be distributed.

Britney Spears commented on the campaign, “I had so much fun shooting the Candie’s for Kohl’s campaign. My favorite set-up was against the gigantic wall of pink cotton candy. I got to wear the cutest clothes and they are perfect for summer!”

The ad features a “Britney Spears for Candie’s Only at Kohl’s” logo in diamonds with a collage of color and black and white snapshots of Spears from the photo shoot. Spear’s is featured in Candie’s apparel, footwear, swimwear, intimates and accessories available exclusively at Kohl’s. The campaign was shot by Mark Liddell in Los Angeles.

Dari Marder, chief marketing officer, Iconix Brand Group, Inc., stated, “Britney is not your average girl, so we didn’t want to do an average media buy. We wanted to create an event with the debut of the campaign. The Candie’s consumer devours the latest celebrity news and gossip so we thought it would be a unique way to unveil the campaign as an exclusive pull out poster in Us Weekly. We plan on developing programs over the course of the year that will continue to deliver exclusive opportunities to our Candie’s consumers.”

The campaign will be heavily integrated into Kohl’s marketing vehicles, including circulars, in-store graphics, online, direct mail, email blasts, radio integration and outdoor billboards. A television and print campaign will appear later this summer in fashion and lifestyle magazines for the back-to-school season.

“The new Candie’s advertising campaign featuring Britney Spears is authentic, relevant and designed to resonate with our junior shopper,” said Julie Gardner, Kohl’s executive vice president and chief marketing officer. “At a time when Britney Spears is on top of her career, we believe the campaign will drive excitement for the brand, sold exclusively at Kohl’s.”

As recently announced, Candie’s and Kohl’s are associate sponsors of Spears’ “Circus” tour, which includes opportunities for consumers and fans to be a part of the concert experience. There will be VIP experiences with Candie’s pink carpets and lounges in select markets and other promotions surrounding the sponsorship.

Spears’ current album Circus has been certified Platinum and was No.1 on the Billboard 200 charts, making this Spears’ fifth No.1 album in her career. Past Candie’s spokespeople have included Fergie, Hayden Panettiere, Hilary Duff and Jenny McCarthy.

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Posted on March 2nd, 2009

Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ICON) announced today that its junior brand, Candie’s, which is exclusive at Kohl’s Department Stores (NYSE: KSS), signed an exclusive partnership with world-renowned megastar, Britney Spears. Spears will appear in the Candie’s Only at Kohl’s 2009 print, television, in-store and online marketing and advertising campaigns. Candie’s and Kohl’s also will be heavily integrated into all of Spears’ upcoming promotional activities.

“I’m so excited to be the face for Candie’s Only at Kohl’s. Candie’s and Kohl’s are doing such great things with my tour. It’s great to work with a line that has such cool clothes and accessories,” states Britney Spears about the partnership.

Candie’s and Kohl’s will be associate sponsors of Spears’ upcoming tour beginning March 3rd. The tour sponsorship includes exciting opportunities for consumers and fans to be a part of the concert experience. There will be VIP experiences with Candie’s pink carpets and lounges in select markets, and other great promotions surrounding the sponsorship. In addition to the tour integration, Candie’s will be the exclusive host of Spears’ “First Look” tour video that will debut tonight, March 2nd exclusively at www.candies.com. The video will grant fans an exciting sneak peek into Britney’s tour. Britney also will wear Candie’s apparel, footwear and accessories in an upcoming music video off of her current album.

“Britney’s back and Candie’s has her,” commented Dari Marder, chief marketing officer, Iconix Brand Group, Inc. Marder added, “We are thrilled to announce our partnership with Britney, which marks her first ever apparel endorsement. We’ve worked very closely with Britney’s team to develop creative programs that will deliver exclusive opportunities to our Candie’s consumers. There is a perfect synergy between our Candie’s girls and Britney’s fan base and to be able to partner with her during such a monumental time in her career is very exciting for the brand.”

“We are very excited to feature pop culture icon Britney Spears’ in the 2009 Candie’s Only at Kohl’s marketing campaign,” said Julie Gardner, executive vice president and chief marketing officer for Kohl’s Department Stores. “Britney is authentic and relevant, personifying the Candie’s brand. We are confident that she will resonate with our young shoppers who want great style at exceptional value.”

Spears’ current album Circus has been certified Platinum and was No.1 on the Billboard 200 charts, making this Spears’ fifth No.1 album in her career. Past Candie’s spokespeople have included Fergie, Hayden Panettiere, Hilary Duff and Jenny McCarthy.

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Posted on February 24th, 2009

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The ground-breaking documentary that showed fans and critics alike what it’s really like to be Britney Spears will be released to DVD on Tuesday, April 7 in the U.S. Britney: For The Record first aired back in November on MTV and chronicles B’s “comeback” (even though she never left!) from the 2008 VMAs to the release of her much-anticipated Circus album. The DVD includes rare scenes that didn’t air on MTV, as well as six bonus remixes of Britney’s “Womanizer” and “Circus” singles. See above for official DVD cover art.

Source: Britney.com

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Posted on December 24th, 2008

Good new for those wanting a DVD release of Britney’s new documentary, For The Record – it will be released on April 3rd 2009.

No other information is known yet, only the Japanese release date.  It is unknown whether this date also applies to other countries.

Pre-order it here.

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Posted on October 9th, 2008

I say “new” but they used an old picture from 2004.  It was taken during the Onyx Hotel tour guide photoshoot, but we hadn’t seen this pic until now.

The perfume is set to be released in December around the same time as the “Circus” release.

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Posted on December 24th, 2007

There’s a new edition to the Curious family: Curious Heart!  It’s unknown whether this has a different scent to the regular Curious fragrance, or if it’s just the bottle that’s the limited edition.

Check it out here.

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