Fifty per cent of Australian consumers research products online before they venture out to shop.

Australian womenswear label Hussy is charging into 2010 with a refreshed retail structure and strong international wholesale vision.

Gun-metal zips and buckles, military-style buttons, studded panels and shoulder pads are the dominant trends in trimmings for this year and the next.

The age-old skills of Indian embellishers have inspired the latest collection from Melbourne designer Dhini Pararajasingham.

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Neurotica designer Victoria McGrane is coming home.

David Jones chief executive Mark McInnes said menswear sales had been surprisingly pleasing last month, and contributed to what he called a “fantastic October”.

With alumni including the likes of Alex Perry, Michelle Jank, Akira Isogawa and Lisa Ho, it was expected that TAFE NSW Fashion Design Studio students would impress at the 2009 Dylon Colour Awards.

Cue, Saba, Aurelio Costarella and Antipodium were the most talked about Australian fashion labels in social media last month, according to a new trend forecasting service.

Sometimes people call me Mel, but I really don’t like it.

Westfield has been forced to amend a key component of its spring/summer marketing campaign, after it offered a new scholarship program through a now-defunct fashion college.

Westfield has been forced to amend a key component of its spring/summer marketing campaign, after it offered a new scholarship program through a now-defunct fashion college.

MELBOURNE: David Jones has locked in a department store exclusive with womenswear labels Carla Zampatti and Bianca Spender.

SYDNEY: Designers were advised that it is still essential to monitor currency exchange rates when manufacturing offshore, despite the easing of the global financial crisis in Australia.

NATIONAL: The shapewear market continues to expand, with Myer adding what it hopes to be a star product to its range.

NATIONAL: The shapewear market continues to expand, with Myer adding what it hopes to be a star product to its range.