"I've worked in this industry long enough to know how to use my elbows." Fashion industry consultant Nila Oreb greases up her joints during a long queue at Rosemount Australian Fashion Week. "Oh god, I don't know. Something like 500 per cent?" No, she's not talking about department store mark ups. Urban Outfitters Europe buyer Aimee Brown comments on how orders for Australian brand Something Else have grown since 2006/07.
"What a pity... Singapore Fashion Week (SFW) was a successful shopping venue." Planettogs.com buyer Lyne Butterworth mourns the demise of SFW. We're guessing purchases from Orchard Road didn't count for much among tradies. "I used to conduct corporate social responsibility audits." Before opening her boutique Pleien in Singapore this year, Coral Kee was opening up cans of white collared whip arse.
