Business Notes: Haberdashery

In a world of uniformly styled business suits, neckties offer men a chance to make a personal statement. Now they can make headlines. A few weeks ago, Nicole Miller, the New York City clothing designer notable for trendy one- theme designs, introduced a limited-edition collection of men's silk ties, squares, shirts and boxer shorts, as well as women's shirts and scarves, featuring some of the more infamous headlines from the tabloid New York Post.

Wouldn't be caught dead, you say, wearing an unabashedly garish $60 tie or a $255 men's long-sleeve shirt blaring BEST SEX I EVER HAD, HEADLESS BODY FOUND IN TOPLESS BAR or RUN DOWN LIKE A DOG? At stores like Bloomingdale's, Saks and Bullock's, as well as the Nicole Miller shop in Manhattan, such clothing is selling faster than an extra-edition sex scandal. And you can forget about wearing the news discreetly under your suit. The $55 silk boxer shorts, like most of the other items, are already sold out. In just one week, sales topped $100,000. Says Nicole Miller CEO Bud Konheim: "These designs are much hotter than we expected. Since everything we do is limited edition, when we say sold out, we mean forever." Fear not, trendies: Nicole Miller is considering reprinting headlines from other newspapers, including USA Today.