Keep these safety tips in mind when choosing your child’s costume this Halloween: Buy costumes that fit. Don’t purchase ones that are flimsy, billowing, too big, o drag on the ground. Your child will be doing a lot of walking and might be climbing a lotof steps as well. You want to be sure her costume isn’t a tripping hazard and can’t get caught in Halloween candles. Look for flame-resistant... 

As the man who made Brooks Brothers cool again several years ago, Simon Kneen knows a thing or two about freshening up classic American brands. In his role as creative director for Banana Republic, he’s aiming to bridge the company’s original incarnation as a travel-themed retailer (remember when its stores used to feature Jeeps and tropical foliage alongside screen-printed tees?) with its current...