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THE FIVE MOST READ STORIES ON RAGTRADER.COM.AU IN THE PAST FORTNIGHT

1. Pac-ed in

Listed wholesale group Pacific Brands continues to ring in the changes with the latest reshuffle seeing Dr Nora Scheinkestel appointed a non-executive director.

2. Designs on top

Fifteen Queensland fashion identities including the Easton Pearson girls, Juli Grbac, George Wu and Chelsea de Luca are identified by News Community Media as being among Brisbane's 100 top "movers and shakers".

3. Champion licensees

Victorian licensing group TNF is awarded the rights to market and distribute the Champion sportswear brand exclusively across Australasia with plans to relaunch the label as early as December.

4. Sizing by numbers

Fashion educators turned authors Kathleen Berry and Lois Hennes seek to capitalise on increased debate about Australia's outdated sizing standards by staging workshops based on their alternative master block system.

5. Recessionista bargains

Haute couture designer Toni Maticevksi offers dresses priced up to six times less than those found in his traditional collections after joining a host of local designers listing their garments on a new invitation-only web site where sales run for just 36 to 72 hours.