Kookai Australia has launched a preemtive strike against competitors attempting to knock off its creations.

Embattled denim group Ksubi was juggling close to 100 repayment arrangements with trade creditors in the lead-up to its voluntary administration, “drip-feeding” them funds as it plunged into $9 million worth of debt.

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Lifestyle brand Lacoste has continued to break serious ground in the Australian market since 2002.

Designer Elissa Brunato of E’Senk scoops the Debut Apparel Award at Fashion Exposed and jewellery label Meadowlark wins for accessories.

Non-profit industry organisation Fashion Group International staged its biannual trend seminar in Melbourne recently. Assia Benmedjdoub reports on why the focus was on independent designers.

New men’s streetwear label Acadeo launched at Fashion Exposed this month with an upmarket collection of artistic, rock and goth-influenced t-shirts.

Retail Apparel Group (RAG) has confirmed it is considering a public offering as its private equity partnership nears its end.

Ragtrader regularly offers a breakdown of new Fashion concept stores in Australia. This edition, Assia Benmedjdoub takes a look at the latest offer from unisex brand Subfusco.

Trent Nathan has embarked on its first national marketing campaign in four years and tweaked its product offer in a bid to rejuvenate the 40-year-old brand.

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SYDNEY: The new owners of upmarket denim brand Ksubi have vowed to grow the label to its "full and rightful potential".

SYDNEY: Trent Nathan has embarked on its first national marketing campaign in four years and tweaked its product offer in a bid to rejuvenate the 40-year-old brand.

NATIONAL: Cooper Watkinson Textiles (CWT) has severed accounts with over 200 customers in an effort to concentrate on larger bulk orders.

MELBOURNE: Kookai Australia has launched a preemptive strike against competitors attempting to knock off its creations.

NATIONAL: The discontinuation of labels has negatively impacted the overall sales results for Pacific Brands for the six months to December 31, 2009.