Lisa Ho has made a triumphant comeback to the sector, all the more unprecedented after the tumultuous times which followed the liquidation of her namesake label last year.
Here are five things liquidators uncovered throughout the process.
1. There were enough dress bags to last until 2015
Excess overheads were a key factor in the collapse of Lisa Ho Designs and Lisa Ho Retail.
Liquidators uncovered enough dress bags to last until 2015, enough shoe boxes to run a race around the ragtrade district of Surry Hills and 43 kilometres of unused fabric with a value between $400,000 to $500,000.
2. The online store was smashing out $4000 worth of orders a week
Despite strong online sales, there were only around three or four top-performing retail stores and others with their "backs against the wall" every week.
Half of the brand's concession stores and six branded stores were closed soon after the appointment of administrators.
3. 10,000 units or 5,000 units?
Stock mismanagement revealed the brand had recorded 10,000 units of stock on hand at the time of its administration. A stock count revealed the figure was closer to 5,000 units.
4. There was a race to produce spring/summer 2013
At the time of the appointment of administrators, Lisa Ho was rushing to raise funds to put SS13 into production, with $1 million needed to order and deliver a collection with a potential retail value of $5 million.
5. Lisa Ho is still in demand
In order to clear stock, administrators kicked off a three-point clearance program through VIP, warehouse and online sales.
A whopping 80 per cent of sell-through occurred through the brand's VIP loyalty customer database, while warehouse sales cleared $100,000 worth of stock a week and online sales accelerated to around $250,000 to $300,000 in sales over the last month.