NATIONAL: Burgeoning high street retail chain Bardot has announced plans to open its first childrenswear boutique.

NATIONAL: The owner of collapsed Kiwi apparel company Line 7 hopes an Australian investor could save the troubled company.

SYDNEY: David Jones has continued to defy market conditions, increasing its profit guidance for both the second half and full 2009 financial year.

NEW ZEALAND: Childen's apparel retailer Pumpkin Patch is to close nearly 60 per cent of its US stores.

NATIONAL: Australian fashion designer Peter Morrissey is recovering from emergency surgery for an aneurysm in his brain.

MELBOURNE: Embattled wholesaler Mercury Brands has just over one month to organise finance for a prospective acquisition.

NATIONAL: Streetwear chain Mooks has launched an online store in a bid to grow domestic and international sales.

SYDNEY: The idea of knitting as both a fashion and an art is explored in a new exhibition being staged during Sydney Design Week later this year.

MELBOURNE: Victims of the recent racial attacks on Indian students will be among those walking the catwalk in a fashion show planned in Melbourne later this month.

NATIONAL: Queensland resortswear label White Sands is now another step closer to realising its American dream.

MELBOURNE: Established accessories designer Catherine Manuell has lent her support to a new project undertaken by RMIT visual merchandising students.

MELBOURNE: Listed wholesale group Mercury brands has raised more than $1 million through the release of millions of new share options, its board of directors has announced.

NATIONAL: Rivers Australia has pulled a controversial ad campaign describing its reversible vests as 'Bi-Polar'.

SYDNEY: G-Star Raw has continued to expand aggressively across key capital cities in Australia, opening a new site in Westfield Chatswood.

MELBOURNE: Victorian streetwear label Travisty is set to ramp up its marketing presence having appointed rugby league star Billy Slater as the new face of the brand.

Consumers could soon give traditional designers a run for their money when it comes to product design, an industry report has claimed.