MELBOURNE: Chadstone shopping centre has officially launched its new look mall, with more than 50 new or updated stores unveiled to consumers.

BRISBANE: Many young designers are failing to establish sustainable businesses after getting too much attention too early in their careers, Vogue editor-in-chief Kirstie Clements has warned.

NATIONAL: RCG Corporation, which controls The Athlete's Foot, has defied the credit crunch by achieving record results for the financial year to June 30, 2009.

BRISBANE: Mercedes-Benz Fashion Festival kicked off in Brisbane yesterday with an outdoor swimwear parade featuring Flamingo Sands and White Sands among other labels.

NATIONAL: Wesfarmers, the listed group in charge of Target and Kmart among other major companies, has announced an increase in revenue and earnings for the financial year to June 30, 2009.

NATIONAL: Listed group Billabong International has announced its net profit after tax for the financial year to June 30, 2009 was $152.8 million, down from $176.4 million in the previous year.

NATIONAL: Listed group Noni B has announced its total sales revenue for the 2008/09 financial year was $118.2 million for the period ended June 28, 2009.

SYDNEY: Milk and Honey designer Gill Lawrence has launched a new womenswear label, Toi et Moi.

MELBOURNE: A bag of fruit and vegetables and poor time management has proved to be the undoing of Queensland costume designer Yopie Starfurik.

SYDNEY: Designer Dion Lee has created a dress for Australian wine label Rosemount, to use in a new outdoor marketing campaign.

NATIONAL: Witchery has launched its new White Shirt Campaign to raise funds for the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation.

NATIONAL: The future looks bright for eyewear retail group Sunglass Hut after it inked a deal with Myer which will see the brand stocked in 65 Myer stores across Australia.

LONDON: Australian label Sass and Bide will show on the official catwalk schedule at London Fashion Week in September.

MELBOURNE: Italian fashion house Miu Miu is among a host of luxury international brands shortly to take up residence at Melbourne's Chadstone Shopping Centre.

NATIONAL: French urban sneaker label Feiyue is now available in Australia.

Sydney designer Claudia Chabo’s hopes of showing at Rosemount Australian Fashion Weekz when the 40-year-old becomes the third contestant booted off Project Runway Australia 2.