Store buyers who didn't show up immediately were shut out.

This often is much more than samples they keep on hand to show store buyers.

But others did, and he had a terrible time getting people to work for him or store buyers to visit.

The other days, it was open to design professionals and store buyers.

In the end, it all comes down to what the store buyers will select.

Before the day is over, most store buyers will have spent from 40 to 50 percent of their fall budget for that designer.

Store buyers, as it turned out, were not offended by the collection.

The clothes shown in the past few weeks have generally won the approval of store buyers.

"Up until a few years ago you had a department to sell into, and the store buyers were real merchants who knew their customers."

"It is interesting to me that when store buyers come to buy the collection, they follow the same procedure," she said.