Not for sale – Luxury groups ponder ways to get rid of their unsold inventory | Business | The Economist:

“Two things may come to the rescue of exasperated inventory liquidators. The first is the rise of second-hand-clothes sales online: expect to see many ‘used’ frocks on offer that are in fact brand new. The second is ‘up-cycling’, when an unsold dress gets trimmed, combined and dyed into a new fabulous outfit.”