Advice From Fashion CEOs on Leading in a Recession

On a Thursday morning sitting in his office at the New York corporate headquarters for Xcel Brands, parent of clothing brands Halston and C. Wonder by Christian Siriano, chief executive Robert D’Loren is still contemplating his breakfast order from two hours before.

“I walked into Andrew’s deli on the corner of 7th and 36th this morning and ordered two egg whites and toast, and it was nine bucks,” he said. “How does the average…