"Karen Walker, Sass & Bide, Something, Insight." Urban Outfitters UK buyer Aimee Brown lists the 'Australian' labels stocked by the retail chain. Karen Walker, eh? We hear Russell Crowe's a bloody brilliant Australian actor too.
"Hey, even we claim Karen as one of our own most of the time - she did start off in the New Gen show back in 1997." A representative of IMG Fashion Asia Pacific comments on Walker's Australian roots. "My budget will depend on demand and demand has definitely weakened." Indonesian buyer Lucy Kurniawan, who operates Lucy House boutique, plans to spend wisely at Rosemount Australian (with a smattering of New Zealand) Fashion Week.
