"Apple's whole story to customers was, 'You can get QuickTime for free, so why buy Director?' " Canter says.
One of the things that buying directors of shopping sites like Shopbop and Net-a-porter say is that customers want styling tips - and the buyers are picking up ideas from visual blogs and user-generated sites that help them present trends.
Caren Downie, Asos womenswear buying director, is less sure.
Matchesfashion.com's buying director, Natalie Kingham, was inspired by a trip to a sweltering New York.
Natalie Kingham, buying director, puts it down to a "lift in interest for new and exciting denim.
"Gingham is moving away from the Stepford wives connotations," says Harvey Nichols fashion buying director Anita Barr.
"It's been an amazing weekend," said Waterstones buying director Kate Skipper on Monday.
Averyl Oates, buying director of Harvey Nichols, praised the show as "incredible.
In short, what guys want is basically a warmer, longer sport coat, said Toby Bateman, the buying director for Mr Porter, the online men's retailer.
A year ago, a movement toward sweeping skirts was in its "incubation phase," said Holli Rogers, the buying director of Net-a-Porter, the online fashion retailer.
Mitch Hughes, the buying director, says: "We were keen to develop a timeless collection which reinforces our key values of quality, value for money and style.
