it was tommy hilfiger, polo, all the big names.being let on the floor to even compete with them. >> it was very difficult when i was running karl kani even for department stores to even look at our product because they didn't know -- most department stores put a name to a product. at that time, it was men's sports wear and men's traditional and men's suits. that was pretty much it. so when we came out with karl can kani cross colors, they didn't know how to identify it. so what they did, whoever wore the clothes, 2 short or snoop dogg or anyone on the west coast, they considered it gang wear. then they toned it down and called it street wear. then it became urban. so imagine this buyer who's never been to the streets in their life all of a sudden carrying a line that's considered gang wear. then you've got to associate what type of consumer, demographic is walking in that store. >> you know, retailers would tell me, your sweatshirt is the same as fila's sweatsuit. why should i pay yours? i don't know if it was race as much as not u

that alijah harrison could have would be shows for either versace, calvin klein, louis vuitton, tommy hilfigerinterested in the states. >> it's like a dream. >> it was just a sweet moment. those are the moments that you don't forget. that's why we love what we do. >> reporter: it's just the beginning for alijah. but for mary and jeff they're already thinking about their next big find. >> in the back of your mind you are thinking, when's the next scouting trip? even right now on my watch it says, taylor swift, denver. we're always thinking of where we're going to find the next person. >> yeah. >> reporter: for "nightline," maria-campo in new york. >>> and next, at the big gop debate it seemed there wasn't anybody who could agree on anything. but online the vote was unanimous. tonight, how this guy won the internet and his intriguing identity revealed. what if one sit-up could prevent heart disease? one. wishful thinking, right? but there is one step you can take to help prevent another serious disease. pneumococcal pneumonia. if you are 50 or older, one dose of the prevnar 13® vaccine can help

goodale working for tommy hilfiger. mr.is doing better than good, with rafael nadal wearing next to nothing. that still works? robert: we see cycles. i think that this could be a really good tommy hilfiger time. he is opening stores, opening international stores. he is focusing on his u.s. business, and the underwear is everywhere. they pushed it in a way that other brands cannot. -- it was held the not calvin. brendan: there was an outcry was wearing sleeves on the court. he had been wearing sleeveless jerseys, and he put a little bit of fabric out there, and there was a huge cry of this appointment. tom: robert burke, thank you so much for making us wiser on fashion week. we continue on international relations on economics. willem buiter is with us in the next hour. we could go for three, four, or five hours with him. stay with us. futures up seven points right now. this is "bloomberg surveillance ." ♪ announcer: this is "bloomberg surveillance." janet yellen and the fed are most uncertain as they move into this thursday'

that was, you know, there to accompany our music, but also wanted wu chang to be its own polo or tommy hilfigerutcast is like, i'm not going to keep wearing everybody else's stuff when i can have my own line. that makes sense. but then if you don't pull together the right team, that line is not going to last. you know what, you might get real estate in that store for six to is 8 months but you are taking away another designer's real estate that is real about it and can give good product. >> you weren't going to wear shady. just were not. i mean there's nothing that made you think that shady was in to fashion. you know, as a consumer, you sort of knew it was a money play. >> they put a million dollars behind all of these different brands and because they had a hot song. you were as hot as your music. when you are a musician, coming out with a clothing brand, they are not really serious about this. they are putting out t-shirts and this. you are as good as your brand, as your music is. if your music goes south, so does the clothing. >> the fashion industry is fickle. it goes up and down, just lik