Morris Goldfarb
Management
Well, thanks for your question, Ed. There are a couple of things. What we realized is that weather is a factor, but it’s not the only factor. In our industry, the tendency when you challenge your designers to create product is they will take the – they will take the easiest path. The hardest commodity gets the most attention and the commodities that are less in favor are getting less attention. So, we took a position that we have shored both areas up this year. Wool did not end up very strong, but every woman has a couple of wool coats in her closet. We didn’t give her a reason to buy. We felt that we as an industry, not G-III alone, we got lazy. We classified wools as possibly a pea coat or a scuba or a three-quarter length, but that’s really not the answer. The specialty of styles, the fit, the uniqueness of what a coat could look like really drives the business, and yes, price is important but it’s not what necessarily is the only stimulus for a woman to go out there and make a purchase. So, our designs this year on a commodity that ended up weak are off the charts. You walk through all of our divisions and your eye goes right through our wool assortment. So, we have benefited on our early bookings from just the comfort level that our fashion is correct. The easier pieces or the down piece of our business is very strong. There are some directional pieces that are driving the business whether it’s fabric, weight of fabric, color palette, the simplicity of creating a packable garment that’s utility, all of this is driving our coat business. So, it’s not necessarily how as I started with the weather factor, it’s the fashion factor. We create outerwear that sometimes is worn indoors. A woman walks into a cocktail party she doesn’t take off here jacket. So, there are different weights and we are just getting better everyday. We are one of the larger players in outerwear possibly the largest. And we are not just sitting back with expectations as that a retailer is just going to anniversary or give modest growth in their business, we are fighting for much greater than that. We want more space. We want – we provide a reason why we should get that space. So, I can talk to you forever on the outerwear business it’s where we come from. We are all passionate about the outerwear business. This is an outerwear company that expanded into multiple categories and did it effectively with the same culture, the same do not fail attitude. You must succeed and it permeates through the entire building. Sorry, I was a little wordy for you, Ed.