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New York Fashion Week may feel quieter than in years past, but it remains a vital and culturally influential moment on the global fashion calendar, chief buying and group fashion ventures officer. Collection are involved from the eart stages of development, working with the design studio to shape the structure of the collection: the overall category mix, rough SKU counts, and early pricing and production considerations. Retail, by contrast, engage much later. I have a studio, I have a full time employee, I work with multiple freelance assistants, I have tailors.

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