MELBOURNE: National budget jewellery chain Kleins has collapsed beneath a $20 million mountain of debt. 

MELBOURNE: Australian clothing, footwear and intimate apparel giant Pacific Brands has announced the appointment of a non-executive director to its board.

<p>SYDNEY: LookSmart Alterations looks set to weigh in to the body image debate through an analysis of the importance of tailoring and fit in fashion.</p>

NEW ZEALAND: Auckland-based lifestyle apparel brand Few has added secured the services of a new brand manager.

SYDNEY: Australian textile, clothing and footwear (TCF) businesses are at the centre of a $4 million federal government campaign to protect outworkers.

<p>MELBOURNE:The Brotherhood of St Laurence (BSL) has put a call out for donations of quality clothing, accessories and textiles from the fashion industry.</p>

SYDNEY: Moss and Spy co-owner George Spyrou has taken a step away from the business after agreeing to sell his share of the company to designer Lia Tsimos.

<p>MELBOURNE:Etiko has beaten off stiff competition to take out a leading sustainability gong.</p>

<p>SYDNEY: Punk Glam label DavisEyes has wowed the crowd in one of the US' toughest markets. </p>

<p><strong>HAVING ATTENDED EACH DAY OF ROSEMOUNT AUSTRALIAN FASHION WEEK, RAGTRADER REPORTER ASSIA BENMEDJDOUB OFFERS HER THOUGHTS ON THE EVENT'S HIGHS AND LOWS.</strong></p> <p>Day four of Rosemount Australian Fashion Week (RAFW) and an age-old question beckons over the babble of who's put on weight, who's seated in the front row and who's the next darling of Australian fashion</p>

<p>INTERNATIONAL: Perry Ellis International has joined the growing list of businesses boycotting Australian wool.</p>

SYDNEY: The head of Sydney Institute Fashion Design Studio has fired back at media reports which alleged he slated female designer collections as &quot;cheap and nasty&quot;.

SYDNEY: The domestic launch of New Zealand designer Kate Sylvester's menswear and eyewear line has been marred by what one newspaper has dubbed &quot;a different kind of fashion disaster&quot;.

<p>NATIONAL: The face-off between apparel retailer Just Group and takeover bidder Premier Investments has gained traction.</p>

SYDNEY: Frock designer Ruth Tarvydas launched into the Rosemount Australian Fashion Week circuit yesterday evening.

<p>NATIONAL: Shoe company Marathon Footwear has been ordered to stop importing and selling all 'Raben' branded product as a result of an appearance in the Federal Court last week (April 17).</p>