Executives from designer power brands Ginger & Smart, sass & bide and Camilla Franks have provided a compelling insight into the business of fashion.
The executives joined a prolific lineup of speakers for the inaugural edition of business conference Ragtrader Live.
The roundtable is among two presentations selected for special coverage in the September edition of Ragtrader magazine.
The edition is available for iPad download here.
Below is a teaser of insights shared on the day - who said what? Download the edition for your insider scoop.
"The first thing I did was close four international showrooms because they weren’t making money and every sample set was costing $100,000."
"It is hard when you see closures all the time but for us, [boutiques have] always been a big focus and a big presence of our business. I think it has kept us on our toes."
"Precisely one of the hardest things to manage for us is what we have in season now, and our time frame for shipping it overseas."