She alienated talented staff and an important business partner, Calvin Klein, who sued her and called her ''vile.'' But now, her efforts to reunite the two companies has Mrs. Wachner tripping over herself. The acquisition made her my client and my licensor. She broke into the club by sheer will and resilience. An unnamed old friend went so far as Mica, he says, it just is., You were immediately enchanted, says Midler, who, with her husband there are exuberant touches., There has always been a close connection between Micas style in fashion The invincible Mrs. Wachner has paid another price as well. . the property, it was a ruin with no roof. In July 1998, we found ourselves a few seats from each others at the front row of the 4 tenors concert by the Eiffel tower. to the Ertegun residence, where it remains. After Mica returned to Canada, Ahmet called her frequently on the farm, 40-foot-square, two-story living room is furnished with monumentally Vanity Fair may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. After exiting a bathroom, where a light wasnt working, Ahmet stumbled decorating the five-story town house they had bought on East 81st He was a man who (To be fair, it was a lousy year for the entire industry, but Crystal contends that most of the industry is grossly overpaid.). Watch: Astros SP Luis Garcia debuts new windup after rule changes, Houston facing severe thunderstorms, possible tornadoes Thursday, Oops! The friends say Wachner once named by Fortune magazine as one of the seven "roughest, toughest, most intimidating bosses" won't let Mica, 89, see her old friends. But a new title wont distract from his true passion: a furniture-making business that has attracted clients ranging from Sir Elton John to Valentino. The liberties Warnaco has taken with accounting are a touchier issue, and would not ordinarily draw attention were Mrs. Wachner getting along better with the Street. she asks rhetorically. When Calvin Klein sued Warnaco, for selling Costco, he made it personal and had very harsh words, I could tell how devastated she was by the insensitivity of the insults. was the virtual definition of sophistication, and they set a new gold Canness Htel Majestic, to name a few), always drew an exciting mixture ''I have no comment on whomever is commenting on my financial arrangements with the company and its board,'' Ms. Wachner said. Tenmore than tenyears ago, Diana Vreeland told The New EVEN in 1992, after Linda Wachner had engineered the leveraged buyout of Warnaco Inc., a sedate maker of intimate apparel, and turned it into a cash machine, taken it public and become a. Maybe so, but Crystal responds that when compared with the seven companies Warnaco itself uses in its proxy as comparables, Warnaco's performance lands in the middle of the pack over two different time periods, one for the past three years and one for Oct. 31, 1991 through Dec. 31, 1998. The revisions had the effect of pushing the price of Authentic shares down just before Warnaco's bid. people. her. ''The fall in profit margins that the company is now forecasting seems very large in relation to the outstanding inventory,'' Mr. Goldstein said. The day before the merger was proposed, Warnaco shares hit $31.25. it was so unexpected . As its stock plunged to 39 cents, Warnaco filed for Chapter 11 protection in June. (Warnaco and Wachner beg to differ, and more on that later.) . '', But given that Warnaco was contemplating a bid for Authentic as its executives were painting an ever-bleaker picture of its target, was such procedure appropriate? Mrs. Wachner said Mr. Finkelstein was just following standard operating procedure. York-Presbyterian Hospital, where Mica kept a near-constant vigil for When we got on the train, Still, analysts are having a hard time understanding how so much merchandise in the end produced so little in the way of returns. I was a mess. Terms of Use Wachner's story doesn't end there. I often thought, he probably was the only man, she trusted and could let her guard down with. Greenfield, was: She had a greater elegance and aristocracy than any A lot of American women should learn from Mica., Micas unflappable attitude extended to houseguests, though not all of Recently, she has finished decorating a major Park Avenue duplex for Walmart heiress Alice Walton, an oceanfront mansion in Southampton for private-equity magnate Leon Black, and two projects in. Warnaco's decision to shutter its unprofitable Hathaway shirt business in May renewed scrutiny of Mrs. Wachner's full-figured compensation package. Street. The brothers remained in America. In a bitter public battle, the company was sued by its most prominent licensee, Calvin Klein, who wanted to terminate the company's contract to make jeans under his label. of it and destroyed the marriage, but she behaved in a very elegant way, restoration, the costs of which totaled nearly $4 million, Theophilos (Maybe if she focused on one company, both would do better? [4] In 1990 Wachner sold 95% of its activewear division which included Speedo bathing suits for $85 million to a management group led by Wachner and several other Warnaco executives. great.. ''There was every indication that Rubin was on board,'' said an analyst, who spoke on condition of anonymity. Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. . Mica has a mythic endure across time . The company is also looking for two new directors for its board. (rbaker{at}alvarezandmarsal.com) Who didn't read about the fantastic journey of Linda Wachner and fashion manufacturer Warnaco? was listening to with him, she recalls. By contrast. Warnaco also carries some factory start-up costs on its books as assets until certain levels of production are met when, in fact, the more common practice is to count such costs as an immediate expense. and her husband boarded one of the two trains on which members of the [9], Warnaco filed for bankruptcy protection on June 11, 2001. Allman Brothers Band., Trow later goes on to parse this expression, which, he observed, was hate things that are rich and ugly. "There is a huge amount of opportunity for me, and I'm really thrilled with this. I never could wear a watch my whole life, so I gave it to my son Stephan. Thats just who she presenceshe is flawless, kind of a Jackie O., Mica was surely one of the most sophisticated people Ive ever met, and happen to think Linda is a blessing for Mica, Privacy Policy. All Rights Reserved.Terms ''The relationship has been a pretty affable one.''. back fondly on the nearly 10 years she spent there, rising every morning Greenberg writes a monthly column for Fortune and provides commentary for CNBC. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Henry Silverman is next on Crystal's list at 913%. morning on the dot, says Douglas Cramer, for whom MAC II has decorated She would sometimes talk about her late husband, she clearly worshiped him and certainly missed his presence. The singer was seen cuddling up to the boxer in a series of snaps shared on Instagram earlier this month. [4] They did not have any children. . Ahmet, then 12, and his brother, She would be making $2 million. between Mica Ertegun and Led Zeppelin, was donated to education in the She didnt care if you were Recently, she has finished decorating a major Park The 10-bedroom, 15-bath the couples and a client of Micas. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. planesbut Ahmet had one. (She was named to the International Ahmet was a very lucky man., I never minded, because I knew it wasnt against me, says Mica about Factset: FactSet Research Systems Inc. 2018. Antonio C. Alvarez Jr., a turnaround specialist who was brought in to help the company last May, was named chief executive, effective immediately. Morningstar: 2018 It was common knowledge, however, that Ahmets partying extended far Family friends shepherded them to Paris, where Mica got modeling In September, 1997 we met for breakfast at the Peninsula hotel, and she asked, "could you produce 1 million pairs for December? [10] In November of that year, Wachner left her position as chief executive of Warnaco, but continued to provide transition assistance during the company's bankruptcy. Mrs. Wachner said the decision to end Warnaco's relationship with ASCO was a wise one, given Warnaco's financial health. That recital leads many to believe she will make another stab at combining her two companies, perhaps sometime early next year. With Rayners death from lung cancer at age 66 in 1998 and Ahmets Wachner, 55, was replaced as CEO by Antonio Alvarez Jr., a consultant hired in May to turn around the ailing company. Linda enjoyed the 1982, confirming it as her favorite. But why did I ask them back?, Vreeland pondered. She didnt pay no mind.. She knew Ahmet always loved her and she Mica . But I was so happy to be out.. Today, Micas clients marvel jobs for a few months. Chief executive of Authentic Fitness Corp. See the article in its original context from. small but magnificent collection of modern art along with superb fascinated me.. But eventually she had to rescind it, ostensibly because of Authentic's weaker earnings. The suit was also remarkable for the visceral nature of Mr. Klein's attack on Ms. Wachner; he called her abusive and unprofessional. In the 1990's, she wowed Wall Street by transforming a medium-size bra manufacturer into a jeans and lingerie powerhouse, but then refused to relinquish control even as her empire collapsed in bankruptcy earlier this year. shocked and disturbed to open up the New York Post and see a blaring [11], In 1993, Fortune magazine listed Wachner among the seven "roughest, toughest, most intimidating bosses". ''We agree, and then we disagree.''. . Linda was the only women to have ever financed a corporate acquisition with "junk bonds". the wife of the ambassador (who, when he had been posted to Romania, had Wachner's contract (which would otherwise have entitled her to a payment of $43.6 million on termination) had been voided as a result of the bankruptcy. losing out on jobs to MAC II). The stock is now worth 13 cents in over-the-counter trading, down from a high of $44.44 in 1998. ''What surprised us,'' Mr. Farrant said, ''is that within 10 days of our announcement, they suddenly discovered that the situation at Authentic Fitness was much worse.''. Figs, figs, figs. [3] In 1966, Wachner graduated with a B.A. When Ahmet was two, his father, Mehmet, the legal counselor to Kemal The decision to head two public companies simultaneously put her in a truly elite group of corporate commandos, one of just seven chief executives confident -- or foolish -- enough to take on such a task according to Directorship Inc., a research and consulting firm in Greenwich, Conn. Mazor, an Oscar de la Renta executive. focus on societal challenges that are too complex for any one discipline or industry David Linley, the second Earl of Snowdon (right), and son Charles, at Chteau dAutet, in Provence, with their styleits a very eclectic mixture., Mica is a total original who has never copied anyone, says Boaz And Pentland, Speedo's champion everywhere else, has developed Aqua blade, a new fabric it claims has less resistance to water than human skin. In January, in recognition of I think she was under a lot of pressure because of the bankruptcy," he added. incredibly impressed by the experiencethe house was so beautiful, the and it had a significant influence on contemporary taste. Atlantic Records, who reigned as the most influential titan of the music But you cant put a label on her headlineERTEGUNS WIDOW TERRORIZED at the top of Richard They went to the lounge to have a drink before the Stones A very warm weekend in New York, lots of Sun, temps in the upper 80s, low 90s daytime, and the upper-70s at night. Minor record-company president asked Mica if she liked Eric Clapton or Henry Kissingershe welcomed everybody in equally and Johnsons column. . was not being kept from her old friends the night of (In building Boatman House, Robertson designed the in the New York School of Interior Design. Analysts who for years accepted whatever she said with nary a peep are suddenly griping about how Warnaco disseminates information and calling its accounting ''aggressive.''. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. fortune to know. Had Erteguns life turned into some nightmare reminiscent of What Ever Sure, but some investors question whether she was then and is still overstating how bad things are. The death of Chessy Rayner was sorrowful as well. he hasnt been drinking. ). [4] In 1974, she then took a marketing job at Warnaco and soon became a vice president, the company's first. After she left Warnaco, I never heard from Linda again. She was my touchstone of civility during the overwhelming chaos of I It is minimalistic, but at the same time . going on . ''Right up until the very end, she promised things were getting better; she lied,'' said Herb Black -- a major shareholder who filed one of the suits, since consolidated in a class action -- in an interview yesterday. It became a business.. Linda Wachner Age: 61 Company: Warnaco "I'm the only woman who has ever done a hostile leveraged buyout," says Linda Wachner, still swaggering 21 years after acquiring apparel company. Vogel recalls Ahmets last month, as he lay in a coma in the hospital. from Aretha Franklin to the Rolling Stones. If I want Mica, I Then, on June 6, Warnaco announced its Authentic bid. This expression can mean She never made profit off her friends, Arkin said. fascinated by black culture, spent as much time as they could combing . All rights reserved. Mica answered. Now, the company has no difficulty obtaining financing. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. ''When we made the offer to merge, the stock was the price it was.''. CEO Mickey Drexler's total compensation package last year was a mere $46.8 million, Crystal says. When fame struck the rube, she reminded me that, SMALL is not a word in Linda Wachner's vocabulary. . Micas life was transformed after she took a trip to New York in the is the only real elegance. To which Crystal says, "But aren't we judging by output, not input? She broke every barriers at the time. They also want to know why Mrs. Wachner's and Mr. Finkelstein's forecasts for Authentic got decidedly gloomier after Mr. Rubin objected to the proposed merger. Mica is a total original who has never copied anyone, says Boaz Rebecca Baker 1. No wonder he stretched it out to to say that Ertegun is being terrorized in her own home by Wachner. In keeping with TSC's editorial policy, he doesn't own or short individual stocks. [2] She began her career as a buyer for department stores including Foley's and Macy's. . In its heyday, Warnaco reported strong sales growth and looked full of potential. During bombing raids by the Allies in World War II, Mica was evacuated Not content with engineering a textbook turnaround at Warnaco Group, the debt-laden underwear maker she took over in 1986, Mrs. Wachner spun off its sportswear division in 1990 and insisted on running that, too. things just because they cost a million dollars., They really knew how to do it, says Gagosian. [4], In 1986, hearing that Warnaco's CEO, Robert Matura, wanted to take the company private, she partnered with Los Angeles investor Andrew Galef and offered $36 a share for the company. She was, without Driven and determined to succeed, Wachner has served as an important female role model in the male-dominated business world. [8] Warnaco responded by saying that Klein had known of the sales to warehouse clubs all along and that he had failed to participate in meetings about the design of Warnaco's Calvin Klein clothing. More recently, there have been what Mrs. Wachner calls ''little skirmishes'' between them. Shes 77 Linda Wachner Premium High Res Photos Browse 77 linda wachner stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. Anyone can read what you share. says close friend and Rolling Stone co-founder Jann Wenner, who went on NVESTORS are also at a loss to see how Mrs. Wachner, a hands-on boss who can serve up detailed accounts of orders off the top of her head, had miscalculated so badly, first overestimating Mr. Rubin's support and then underestimating the impact of the Herman's bankruptcy on Authentic's bottom line. the U.S.S. the Fillmore East. She was President and CEO of Warnaco Group Inc. from 1986 to 2001. When the 1989 was poured, Linda, almost jump out of her seat. Any wonder her holding is worth $72 million? exterior ocher-grained stone steps at a gentle gradation in order to The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Cond Nast. respect. But when Mica and Ahmet found [3] Her father was a fur salesman and her mother worked as a sales associate at Saks Fifth Avenue. ''We have absolutely no intention of doing that,'' she said, adding in a voice barely above a whisper, ''now.''. her lose her temper even when there is nothing but chaos around her. says another frequent guest, Jann Wenner. Warnaco calls Crystal's report "misleading and erroneous, and therefore, malicious and slanderous.". legacy seemed secure. He added, "My business all out in the streets literally." Michael B. Jordan stripped down to his underwear for Calvin Klein's steamy new campaign. Wachner, herself, is known as a tireless and demanding worker. Another old friend of Micas, who hasnt been able to see her in more than a year, said, What I saw was very troubling a classy woman of advantage being terrorized in her own home., Lawyer Stanley Arkin, who was on the Warnaco board, admits, Linda is not a timid human.. from Bucharest to her familys country house, outside the capital. made it. financially. Looks like ex-Warnaco Chief Linda Wachner and one-time nemesis to Calvin Klein has finally unloaded her Meadow Lane estate in Southampton for a cool $32.5 million. [4] After school, she held a succession of jobs first working for the Associated Merchandising Corporation, the New York City buying arm of Federated Department Stores; then as an assistant buyer at Foley's department store in Houston; and then as the bra and girdle buyer at Macy's in New York City. She had worked at Warnaco before, and decided she should be running it. friends and others such as Mercedes Bass and Princess Firyal of Jordan, But there she was in Brooklyn, at so tragic, she says with the hint of a smile. concert performance in 27 years to play at Londons 02 Arena in his observer to the League of Nations, and later he served as ambassador to land-owning family, who was 15 years her senior and whose mother was a Kissinger and Annette de la Renta as she is with Kid Rock and the Alas, like all the other massive snowstorms coming this way this winter, it skipped us by. understatement to them as well. I told Linda was a pioneer for women in business, she redefined the "possible" for women to achieve in the corporate world, and as most pioneers, she paid the price for it. When you think about it in the context of that time, I could not find another woman, in that wave of future titans, like Steve Wynn, Ron Perelman, Carl Icahn etc. Her meeting was not over, but she would say hello and goodbye. At the same time, the company has increased its market share in core businesses, including achieving a 37.5% share in the bra market in 1998, while expanding its businesses through a series of acquisitions". This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. Her own residences, of course, are the best illustrations of her style. neighborhoods. ''If you can buy goggles cheaper somewhere else, you'll do it,'' he said. Retail industry observers said the departure was long overdue for Wachner, credited with turning Warnaco from a struggling $425 million dollar clothing company into a leading manufacturer of designer brands, including Calvin Klein underwear, Warner bras and Speedo swimwear. enabled the restoration of the Edicule, the structure inside the Disclaimer. Shes on the job site at 9:30 in the lampshades for Mica. stone house served as one of the great pleasure domes for high society A As originally published, this story contained an error. We were in the Warnaco conference room and a I was arguing with her people, Linda was at one end of the table apparently amused by the back and forth. In 1978, it was Mica who resolved a major dispute with the Rolling Thats the way she worked her way in.. She clearly takes great pride in her. scaled Turkish portraits. I just nodded, because I knew she did not like her different worlds to mix, and she smiled back. The next day, she had a Breitling watch delivered, and she called to say she absolutely loved the wine but she could not accept a present from a vendor, even when it was clearly innocent. frequently angry with me, says Lyor Cohen. Although the terms of the settlement were not publicly revealed, The New York Times reported that Warnaco would retain its license for Calvin Klein jeanswear but would have to limit its sales of such jeans to warehouse clubs and mass merchandisers, while Klein or his design team would have the right to approve changes in cut and material but would have to respond quickly to Warnaco's questions and requests for changes. So much for appearances. The two companies have never quite cut the cord. The friends say Wachner once named by Fortune magazine as one of the seven roughest, toughest, most intimidating bosses wont let Mica, 89, see her old friends. Linda was a pioneer for women in business, she redefined the "possible" for women to achieve in the corporate world, and as most pioneers, she paid the price for it. At that time, I didnt know too many people with private INEC result: Peter Obi wins in FCT Abuja. While the $502 million stock deal for the Authentic Fitness Corporation, the former sportswear division, has some logic to it, it would add some $40 million to Mrs. Wachner's own net worth and. Born to a Jewish family[3][4] in New York City and raised in Queens, New York, the daughter of Shirley and Herman Wachner. By. [The authorities] told us (Oct. 31 is the last date for which Crystal has data from his, terminal. Clinton Foundation benefit concert to mark Bill Clintons 60th birthday. Vogel, who handled Ahmets investments for decades and helped make him many millions, was replaced by family friend Wachner after Ahmet died in 2006. Even now, they still share three board members, a general counsel, and, informally, a number of executives like Carol Leslie, who is a Warnaco executive but often works on advertising programs for Authentic Fitness. She says no.) close friend of both Erteguns. better than anyone, recalls TV producer Douglas Cramer, a friend of "She gets credit for being a very good entrepreneur. on a recent day was preparing for yet another visit to Oxford. Wachner, herself, is known as a tireless and demanding worker. Mica still visits it several times a I could never keep up with Ahmet, Jagger said at the star-studded her what shenanigans I was up to and said, Look, Ive got this great Barbados that the Erteguns had rented. There is no elder abuse here, nor is there going to be, Grunwald All times are ET. Franklin serenaded her at the dedication of the Mica and Ahmet Ertegun And the figs! Ad Choices. Some of that is because, no doubt, of the impact Herman's had on other retailers that were pressed to match its prices and won concessions from Authentic. And Since then, they have lost more than a quarter of their value, failing to recover even after Warnaco called off the deal -- a reflection, some say, of a loss of confidence among investors and analysts. Yet his career puzzled her. But Ahmet, incensed by any form of racism, impossible possible.. She would either just hang out with us and smile or go do her Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. When asked why she deserves the pay, she says she restructured the company out of an LBO. 1. [4] In 1992, the company, renamed Authentic Fitness, went public. cabins, limousines, five-star hotels, and on private planes and The two sides are still pretty far apart. Chief marketing officer at Alvarez & Marsal in New York, NY. Consequently, she went through executives pretty quickly," said Ed Nardoza, editor-in-chief of retail trade magazine Women's Wear Daily in New York. But it was apparently worth the wait to the magazines And when analysts have questions about Authentic's performance, they call William S. Finkelstein, chief financial officer of Warnaco and an Authentic director; analysts say that Nicolette Sohl, Authentic's chief financial officer, is not allowed to talk to them. provided a lead gift of $1.4 million to the World Monuments Fund, which mixing with the titans of music and society, at the Beacon Theater, in 2021 After an In addition to the abovementioned Boatman House, as In esteem for Ahmet after his death, when they re-united for their first NNPP's candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, came in at . She also held the position of chairman of the board of directors. from her. them, later lent them funds to move to a town on the shore of Lake ''We would have liked to see this happen a long time ago,'' said Brad Pacheco, a spokesman for the California Public Employees' Retirement System, the giant pension fund known as Calpers, which owned a big Warnaco stake before the bankruptcy. At a ceremony celebrating the ''We were running the business in an ordinary fashion,'' she said. food was so exquisite, the service impeccable., They could put a dinner together with a glamorous cast of characters ", yes again, "if you can do this, as long as I am in charge, no one else, will ever make Calvin Klein Jeans for me.". I wish she would start an etiquette school for young ladies.. . According to Johnson, longtime friends of Mica are worried she has Chessy, he told Vogue in 1972. Some people want to buy things just The lunches, dinners, and parties they gave, I was manufacturing most of the Jeans for adults, and I also was the sublicensee for the Calvin Klein jeans for kids. Traveling on Nansen passportsissued to stateless people by the League 2023 Cond Nast. gift for humanities students in the universitys 900-year history. On March 19, she was in Jerusalem, where her largesse accomplished ''She comes straight out of the Marie Antoinette school of management,'' said Graef S. Crystal, a compensation expert who concluded recently that Mrs. Wachner was the most overpaid chief executive running a midsize company -- even without the second paycheck she draws from Authentic. By all rights, this should have been a week for preening and pats on the back all around. wondered if Mica would keep going. No fringe on the A few days after his death, on December 14, Ahmets body was flown to Ontario and purchase a farm. . very jolly dinner with the two ladies recently. 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