If anyone is looking for any signs of brightness, you would expect to see it on confidence and outlook, with Koizumi. So far there's not much signs of that happening.

This is definitely a confidence booster for us. And, of course, it's always great to win on homecoming.

I think it really indicates a vote of confidence in the event, and that designers see it as a viable option to market their collections, to get business and to reach the international stage.

I believe that people are nervous and worried and anxious, ... I wouldn't say confidence has disappeared. The economy is still very buoyant. But people are worried.

Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.

We just want to get our confidence going.