in any case, as we surely understand, the price tag is just a large portion of the story. that tells us so much about where the industry is heading. most of you probably know memorial day as the marker that summer is just around the bend, but do you know the meaning or history behind memorial day? we accomplish more than we even knew we wanted to. the designer is one of many following the new see-now-buy-now format of runway shows, where he made a number of footwear styles available for purchase immediately following the show. 