I don't really understand what the public perception of me is. I think public perception and reality are two wholly different things.
Tamara MellonI often get the question from people, "well how can you sell luxury at that price?" What I'm explaining to everyone is I'm still paying the same factory cost as I paid when they were $800. I pay the same as my competitors who are in the luxury space pay, I just don't mark them up as much because I haven't put them in a wholesale channel. I don't have to put that extra margin on them.
Tamara MellonIts important for women to work. They need to keep their independence, to keep earning and being challenged.
Tamara MellonYou never know. Down the road you can do a lot of product categories. But I think you really have to build your core first and for people to know you and respect you for that.
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