Overheard

"Deceptive conduct and resale price maintenance."
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) sure has a fancy way of describing dodgy retail practices. The commission has just initiated proceedings against garment specialist Skins for breaching the Trade Practices Act - or should that be for the categorical contravention of Federal bilateral trade legislation?

"Strong provocative images exude an intense mood of cool sensuality in a dark mysterious world that captures the provocative energy of temptation."
Armani Exchange marketing representative Lucy Owens gets all hot under the collar when describing the launch of the brand's first underwear collection. Perhaps the ACCC should take a cue?

"It's not like we sit there and go oooooh, maybe we'll just stage it then or maybe then."
Australian Fashion Week regional marketing and communications director Graeme Lewsey is clearly not a subscriber of the scissors, paper, rock choice theory. Lewsey said the timing of Trans-seasonal Fashion Week - which falls on the back of Paris Fashion Week - was logically decided.

"This is unprecedented in our industry"
Rock 'n' roll stars aren't the only ball breakers. Pacific Brands general manager of independent retail sales Ian Everett breaks new ground with a campaign to snare a larger independent retail share.