NEW ZEALAND: Charles Parsons New Zealand has rescued Line 7, acquiring 100 per cent ownership of the brand and registered trade marks.

NATIONAL: Myer will increase its plus size offerings this summer with the addition of new Australian label, M Line.

SYDNEY: Charles Parsons has not yet purchased embattled New Zealand lifestyle brand Line 7, but is in negotiations to rescue the company.

NATIONAL: Zanerobe's first men's suit collection will hit David Jones stores exclusively on October 15.

SYDNEY: Westfield has forged a strategic partnership with consumer magazine InStyle to promote its spring/summer fashion offering.

NATIONAL: Trend forecasting service Mudpie has released its trend predictions for spring/summer 2011.

A controversial advertising campaign which sparked national outrage earlier this year will not be reviewed by authorities because “the images in question can not be located”.

An ambitious plan to relaunch Biron Apparel back into the sector looks unlikely to eventuate, following its failed investment venture with collapsed wholesaler Mercury Brands Group.

They are very smart, they are very accomplished, they have very straight hair.

Suiting Specialist Farage has combated slower retail growth throughout 2009 by increasing business in its corporate uniform design and manufacturing division.

Design Victoria has launched an online guide aimed at assisting designers to access business grants.

Business travel budgets may have been hit by the global financial crisis, but this did not deter distant retailers from venturing to Melbourne for Fashion Exposed.

The current crop of youngsters about to graduate from school or university should really be called Generation Why rather than being lumped with yet another letter in the alphabet.

Overall, fashion is doing pretty well, typified by the sprouting of Witchery stand-alone concept shops.

Fashion Exposed autumn/winter 2010 wasn’t all about writing orders for the next season.

Like most students, Sydneysider Bradley McLennan has high hopes for a dazzling future in fashion design.