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'This also comes in black.'

'We can make the finishing clean if the raw edges are too much.'

'This is very easy to wear.'

'This is a staple.'

'We will be putting a lining underneath so that it isn't so sheer.'

'Oh don't look at that.  That's just a showpiece.'

All these tidbits are things that I've remembered from a week's worth of buying appointments.  It all drills into me, the fact that buyers have to be conscientious about what sells.  Duh!  i.e. Black, easy to wear, clean-edged pieces.  What we see on the catwalks is toned down for buyers and as I reach out for someting that is a bit on the daring side, I have to keep on checking myself.  I suppose my personal view is that if I was going to splurge on a special designer piece by a British designer with distinctive trademarks/style, why buy the black, cleaned-up and sanitised items?  I'm not sure whether to put my views to the side or take the risks that are instinctive to me... (this is afterall Brittique's [2] money, not mine)... we shall see as I study the line sheets, images and price lists....