It was everything that we were hoping for. Everything draped beautifully, and it's a collection that spanned a lot of different age groups.

These beads are just a little too plastic. We don't do anything that is not at least glass.

Astrakhan is one of the most important trends in the store for fall. It is a natural progression from all the fox and mink we've been seeing for years.

The mission and the collection process have worked beautifully, and the images of Wild 2 were superb. Now it's like standing at the airport waiting for your luggage to come out on the baggage belt, hoping it's all in perfect nick.

We played it perfectly. We were draped all over him. But he still hits the shot.

I'm hoping we're going to see some major progress in our talks with the employers in the next two or three days. We don't want a strike, and we'll do everything possible to avoid one.