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May 9-15, 2008
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FASHION NEWS | SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - An L.A. Take on Australian Fashion Week
If Los Angeles has a sister fashion city, surely it’s Sydney, Australia. From the April 28–May 2 run of Rosemount Australian Fashion Week to the boutiques of Sydney, the parallels in the two markets are strikingly similar.
With nearly year-round sunny skies, a beach lifestyle, celebrities, health-conscious consumers and a culture that relies on cars for transport, it’s no wonder Sydney’s fashion industry resembles the Los Angeles market.
On the runway, designers showed a diverse mix: more»
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“The stores that are doing well are the Wal-Marts and Costcos that sell you things you have to have. The stores that aren’t doing well are the Targets, the Dillard’s, the Kohl’s that sell you things you don’t have to have.”
Retail analyst Howard Davidowitz in a Los Angeles Times story about the downturn in consumer spending, particularly for auto dealers, furniture sellers and apparel stores
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