Directional Kiwi label Stitch Ministry has announced plans to broaden its offer with a foundation collection for winter 2009.

What looked like All's fair in love and retailinga story of boy meets girl, or girl wants to meet boy, turned out to be a low budget publicity stunt by womenswear retailer, Witchery.

Designer sisters Pim, Kly and Matina Sukuhahuta were doin' it for themselves as well as others when they teamed up with fellow Thai export Singha beer to stage their new seasonal launch recently.

IBISWorld industry analyst Raghu Rajakumar looks at the rewards and challenges ahead for Australian footwear providers in 2009.

The dominance of low cost foreign competitors, tariff reductions and import penetration has seen the structure of the industry change.

Individual footwear firms are increasingly looking to overcome these challenges by working closely with each other, local suppliers, infrastructure providers, educational institutions and other relevant agencies.

The 2009 Australian Shoe Fair will officially kick off today (February 13), with exhibitors across Australasia descending on Sydney for three days of trade action.

A certain Sydney based department store appears set to establish itself in Bulgaria through a viral campaign featuring the famed "hounds tooth" pattern used on its bags and other branded paraphernalia.

When a PR agency actively encourages its clients to do their own public relations, the natural order of the universe must surely be in question; but then again, it's not every day that economic pundits warn of recessionary global ills out-doing those of The Great Depression.

Instances of sexually transmitted debt are on the rise again thanks to the credit crunch.

There is a saying, purported to be a Chinese curse/proverb that states "May you live in interesting times".

Dressing with double-take flair, perfectly groomed, and with an engaging personality, she is a professional stylist.

The range we were offering had to suit our lifestyle. Now, creating brand awareness through marketing and public relations executions is challenging, not to mention the many competitors in the fashionable comfort footwear category.

The use of taxpayer's money to provide industry support must be conditional on companies keeping and growing Australian manufacturing jobs.

Sometimes people call me Bob. It's a nickname from way back, used by not only my friends but family members and even now most of my friend's children as well.

Alice Springs in the Northern Territory is Australia's most inland town, and also something of a challenge for fashion consumers and retailers.