Briefs
Supré trades on
SYDNEY: Fast fashion retailer Supré has renewed its lease for Sydney's iconic Gowings building, albeit on more modest terms. The retailer, which intended to vacate the site when its lease expired last month, will continue to trade in the building's first and ground floor levels for the next six months. Fabric and furnishing specialist Lincraft will occupy the basement and lower ground levels. Supré said it had scaled back its operation in response to lower CBD foot traffic - a result, it said, of ongoing retail expansions at Westfield.
RMIT expansion
MELBOURNE: Patricia Brien has joined the teaching staff at RMIT's School of Fashion & Textiles. Brien will help deliver the Advanced Diploma & Diploma of Applied Fashion Design and Technology curriculum with a particular focus on sustainability. She was previously living in Europe where she lectured in fashion culture at the Amsterdam Fashion Institute. Before AMFI Brien worked as a freelance fashion/lifestyle journalist and has written for for several publications including View on Colour, Elle (Aus) and Harper's Bazaar (Aus) and was Paris correspondent for Oyster magazine for two years.
Help at hand
MELBOURNE: Former Mighty Fine marketing director Justin Watson has set up a new business in Australia that aims to simplify fashion brand development. Dubbed Brick & Mortar (BAM), the company will help brands refocus their resources on product development and creativity and allow them to make investments in new areas. It will also oversee creative direction, marketing and strategy development including the communication and licensing aspects of dealing with both domestic and international retailers and manufacturers. Foundation clients include Mighty Fine labels French Kitty and Trash & Luxury worldwide. For more: 03 9005 6452.
Sambag restructure
SYDNEY: Footwear and accessories brand Sambag has restructured its head office marketing team. The move sees Amedlia Skykes taking a step away from media related matters with Murielle Stephan named as the Waterloo-based company's new marketing/press assistant. Alex Connell remains the group's sales and marketing manager and will be the first port of call for any public relation enquiries. For more: 02 9698 3062.