Trade creditors have reacted angrily to reports designers at Rosemount Australian Fashion Week (RAFW) lavished upwards of $60,000 on catwalk shows.

High street retail chain Gap will shortly join more than 800 brands including Mango, Gant and Hackett in flogging its wares via fashion website Asos.

Rosemount Australian Fashion Week (RAFW) provided an opportunity for all sectors of the industry to gather at the roundtable.

"So happy to be out of heels and getting ready for bed."

Stocking UK fashion colossus Topshop may be the apex of success for many brands, but for One Teaspoon it's the tip of a sizeable iceberg.

"I've worked in this industry long enough to know how to use my elbows."

Australian apparel and footwear brand RM Williams has been fined $14,500 over a workplace accident that left a female employee hospitalised with two crushed fingers.

The company that spurred Australian uptake of high-end American jeans brand Hudson is poised for growth on the back of a suite of new properties.

Eco-friendly fashion designer Rachel Bending has urged organisers to revisit plans to launch a sustainable group show at the trade event.

If his response to the early 1990s recession is anything to go by, there's a good chance George Lazaridis is now 30,0000 to 35,0000 feet above the ground.

My friend Neville Davis, who runs a jeans retail business on Sydney's Central Coast, returned from trade fair Fashion Exposed shaking his head.

Those in the fashion business love nothing more than a good knees-up and a chance to get out and about.

Whether you consider yourself a climate change sceptic or believer, there is no doubt the move to a carbon constrained market will heap change upon Australian textile, clothing and footwear (TCF) businesses.

Supply chain and logistics can be a minefield for even the most established fashion brands.

Stephen Younane has encountered numerous hurdles in recent months.

The hair and makeup team will be creating very strong looks for the models.