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Henley's aims high NATIONAL: Streetwear label Henleys is aiming to capture a larger share of the high-end boutique market.

Genae branch out MELBOURNE: Genae has taken the bold step to introduce its innovative range of menswear to a larger audience.

MELBOURNE: French womenswear label Cacharel is expected to expand its wholesale presence in the Australian market, following an exclusive agreement with luxury distributor Aesthetics Group.

Plummeting consumer spending has claimed its first high-profile fashion victim through Noni B's La Voca retail chain. It doesn't take a genius to deduce it's unlikely to be the last.

NATIONAL: Textile, clothing and footwear funding enhancements, ethical and environmental manufacturing, skills upgrades and a tariff review have emerged as key issues in submissions to the federal government's TCF Review.

US Top Shop UNITED KINGDOM: The man behind high street retailer Top Shop has targeted sales of between £15 million ($A31.3 million) and £20 million ($A41.7 million) for the chain's first US branch.

MELBOURNE: On the cusp of launching a fully organic range, bodywear label Mesop is taking on the world in more ways than one.

MELBOURNE: As the September edition of Fashion Exposed & Preview draws near, two new exhibitors claim to focus on hot clothing in more ways than one.

SYDNEY:Japanese-inspired womenswear retailer Nobue is set to branch out into the wholesale market.

Sham contracting among some employers in the textiles, clothing and footwear sector means outworkers continue to be abused, according to documents tendered to the federal government earlier this month.

"It is the key to securing high-wage, high-skilled jobs now and in the future".

MELBOURNE: The Australian Shoe Fair (ASF) will put its best environmental foot forward this September with a raft of new eco-friendly exhibitors.

NATIONAL: Pay day has come early for more than 70 textile, clothing and footwear (TCF) businesses across the country after the federal government dished out $2.5 million in funding earlier this month.

MELBOURNE: Initial stages of a sweeping re-vamp at Westfield Doncaster opened this month, in a move claimed to set new direction in suburban shopping centre design.

In an industry that places a premium on youth, it's often experience that translates into serious dollars. Fashion brand management firm United Front is a case in point, as Assia Benmedjdoub discovers.