SYDNEY: Two aspiring designers have the chance to win scholarships to study a degree at Raffles College of Design and Commerce.

SYDNEY: Small fashion businesses have the chance to snap into shape and kick goals with the help of Fashion Business Boot Camp.

NEW YORK: The big apple will be stalked by Australian labels, with two NSW brands confirmed to prowl the runway at Nolcha Fashion Week in New York.

NEW ZEALAND: New York fashion designer Richie Rich will launch his latest collection A*Muse, inspired by Pamela Anderson, at New Zealand Fashion Week in Auckland this month.

MELBOURNE: Performance apparel label Helly Hansen has opened a new concept store in Melbourne's Hardware Lane.

NATIONAL: This month 28 major shopping centres across the country will host a series of fashion events to ramp up consumer interest in fashion for spring and summer.

SYDNEY: High-profile fashion designers Marnie Skillings and Kym Ellery have singled out Giselle Costemalle as a talent to watch.

MELBOURNE: Westfield's revamped Doncaster store has celebrated its rebirth by signing a sponsorship with the Victorian Racing Club (VCR).

NATIONAL: Pacific Brands has appointed a new non-executive director to its board.

SYDNEY: Over 120 fashion designers will clear summer stock at discount prices at Fashion Weekend Summer.

PERTH: Fashion festivities will hit Western Australia today with the launch of the eleventh Perth Fashion Festival, running until September 10.

NATIONAL: Small businesses have been granted some reprieve from the federal government's controversial new retail award, an industry group has claimed.

MELBOURNE: Former Cue designer Lauren Vieyra has become the last woman standing in the latest series of catwalk reality show Project Runway Australia.

NATIONAL: Industry experts will reveal secrets to success at the Westfield Breakfast Seminar Series in September.

NATIONAL: Footwear business Steve Madden Australia has been wound up.

MELBOURNE: Escapism, origin and cleanse are key words inspiring fashion trends for autumn/winter 2010 and 2011, according to UK based trend forecasting agency Mudpie.