She held forth on how disappointed she was with her industry colleagues over where they source their products and their lack of what she described as "moral obligation".
It's why revelations that a handful of L'Estrange-Corbet's t-shirts are made in Bangladesh are all the more damaging for her World chain.
It is admirable that World, since it started in the late eighties, has made the vast majority of its clothes in New Zealand.
That commitment to Kiwi manufacturing has no doubt won World favour with consumers who feel strongly, and can afford to care, about where their clothes are produced.
I find it hard to believe that those consumers would desert the brand because it struggled to find someone to locally make a small fraction of their garments.
It is much more likely, in my view, that they would take their money elsewhere if they think the chain can't live up to the expectations it sets for others.
