"We don't want to go away from [our traditional customers] - we believe Tilda is more inclusive, as both young and more mature people identify with her acting," Pringle's director of global communications, Benoit Duverger, tells WWD.

To be shot by photographer Ryan McGinley against the backdrop of Scotland's scenic landscape, the campaign will be accompanied by a short film of Swinton, and print images from the shoot will be on show during London Fashion Week in September.

Samsonite had been hit hard by a decline in travel due to the credit crunch, and, as a result, had risked breaching its banking covenants with RBS this summer. Negotiations to save the ailing brand had been taking place since January, and reports were circulating that Samsonite was ready to go into administration, the U.K. equivalent of Chapter 11. Last month, Samsonite sold Lambertson Truex to Tiffany & Co. after putting it up for sale in December, and, earlier this year, Tim Parker was named as executive chairman of the brand.

Parker, well-known for his cost-cutting strategies and his restructuring experience, was formerly chief executive of CVC companies AA and Kwik-Fit. An industry source familiar with the situation said Samsonite was now on "firm footing" and "nowhere near" Chapter 11. "The problem has been resolved," the source said. CVC and RBS spokesmen both declined to comment on Monday.

She dreamed a dream, and it very nearly came true. But Susan Boyle's reality show journey finished Saturday with a second-place finish in the finals of Britain's Got Talent, an ending that didn't fit the fairy tale. Instead of the 48-year-old internet sensation, an exuberant dance troupe called Diversity took the 100,000-pound ($159,000) prize and will perform for Queen Elizabeth II at the Royal Variety Show.

Boyle paced around the stage as the hosts named the top three of the ten final acts, and looked almost relieved when her name was called as the runner-up. She recovered in time to graciously praise the dancers. "The best people won," Boyle said. "They're very entertaining. Lads, I wish you all the best." Boyle then curtsied several times to the audience, gave them her signature shimmy, and strolled offstage.

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But when she stepped into the spotlight Saturday, Boyle seemed more polished -- and animated -- than in previous appearances. She wore a modest, but glamorous, floor-length gown, and chose to go back to the song that rocketed her into the international spotlight: "I Dreamed a Dream," from the musical "Les Miserables."

Her hometown of Blackburn, Scotland -- a small, working class village about 10 miles (16 kilometers) west of Edinburgh -- rallied round her, stringing up posters and signs in her support. Friends and neighbors gathered at a local pub to watch the performance.