Overheard

"This is a question for the potty mouth. . ."
New York designer Marisol Deluna suspects that Wayne Cooper missed out on some vital training when he was between 18 and 36 months of age. Deluna quizzed the womenswear designer during Fashion Group International's (FGI) annual conference.

"The days of the ladies at machines going at it like hyenas at a buffalo carcass are well and truly over."
No, Andrew Gibbs is not recounting dramatic scenes from net-a-porter.com's annual spring/summer sale. The TFIA representative paints a, er, graphic picture on the changing world of manufacturing at FGI's 'Cutting Edge' conference. 
 
"You wouldn't put a note outside a doctor's office saying 'we're looking for doctors'".
Depends which corner of the earth you're in, John. Ipoh marketing manager John Klein tsk tsks retailers who advertise job vacancies in store windows.

"We are offering people the chance to work 10 hours a day, seven days a week, for below-average wages - I can't understand why we have a problem attracting people to our industry".
Neither can we, Pat McKendry. The National Retail Association executive leaves us scratching our heads in disbelief during a recent FGI industry conference.