“Everything's been so overembellished, I think there's a move to a more clean, refined approach, although not like the minimalism of the '90s, ... having a sorbet after a heavy meal.”
“The need still exists, ... We still have children coming in. Even if we hired more teachers, we're reaching the point where we don't have anywhere to put them.”
“Without additional rooms, we'll have to reduce the scope of programs, increase average class size, or a combination of both, ... We'll be seeing that for sure.”
“The major trend is a cleaning-up. It's not quite the minimalism of the '90s. It's more refined. We've had season after season of all this embellishment, the ruffled gypsy skirts, the colors. It's nice to see a woman in a white shirt. I think it's as sexy as anything.”
“We hear this a lot from customers, and I don't think it's a North-South thing. We're in New York now, and it's still boiling hot. ... Even though the fall clothes look beautiful, psychologically, you can't be bothered trying them on.”
