February 18, 2009 at 13:43:16

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Do Fashion Buyers Still Have Their Jobs? Why?

By Martha Rosenberg (about the author)     Page 2 of 2 page(s)

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But today we're in no better shape in terms of fashion options than then.

Which fashion buyers bought the pile of shrugs and cropped tops, tissue weight baby dolls and halters and decoupage T shirts proclaiming Booty Call!! haunting stores like Anthropologie and H& M today? When you're looking for real clothes?

Do they still have their jobs?

We don't! Nor are their looks useful in trying to FIND one.

Why are fashion buyers presenting Uggs, hobos and jeweled flip flops as new again this year? (Along with peasant skirts and blue jean jackets?) Hint: Uggs, hobos and jeweled flip flops were new when the current graduating class were freshman. Second hint: to be retro, something has to disappear. Third hint: Uggs are as cruel as fur--hello--and are made from wool of merino sheep who are tortured and killed. http://www.peta.org/Forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=10233

And what's up with "sweater boots"--perfect for those winter days with no snow, ice or freezing rain, both of them?

Don't fashion buyers understand you're supposed to recycle unsold merchandise--not creative ideas, few though they might be?

It's only a matter of time before fashion buyers bring back overalls and stirrup pants. Or maybe overalls with stirrup pants.

Perfect for taking the dog to the vet.

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