NATIONAL: Australian designers, developers and trainers keen to brush up on their pattern-making skills will soon be able to learn from the best.

<p>MELBOURNE: Gorman,&nbsp;a label already known for its environmental awareness, has further lifted its game to unveil a 2008 calendar studded with green events.&nbsp; </p>

<p>MELBOURNE: For brides-to-be browned off with white satin, Melbourne's Sofitel Hotel may have the answer.</p>

<p>SYDNEY: Perth-born Sydney-based label DavisEyes has set its sights on the 'Big apple' after securing a US agent.</p>

PERTH: International jewellery retailer Tiffany &amp; Co is set to open a store in Australia's precious stone capital&nbsp;of Western Australia.

AUCKLAND: External cost pressures have forced Pumpkin Patch to rethink its American expansion strategy.

MELBOURNE: Victoria's female style addicts will soon be experiencing one of WA's biggest fashion success stories in a whole new way.

SYDNEY: The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) in a firm believer of having friends in high places.

MELBOURNE: Womenswear label Verduci-Smith has turned the heat up for winter with its first knitwear range.

NATIONAL: Swedish retailer H&amp;M has agreed to continue using Australian merino wool providing it is sourced from farmers who no longer practice mulesing.

Designers wanted NATIONAL: Arena TV has launched a call for entry for designers interested in appearing in the Australian version of US based fashion reality show Project Runway.

GG Low - just GG to friends and customers - describes Lennox Head as the "boutique version" of Ballina, a neighbouring town centred on an island at the mouth of the Richmond River.

<p>NATIONAL: Former Myer CEO Dawn Robertson has left her role as the president of US apparel brand Old Navy after just 16 months.</p>

MELBOURNE: Apparel, lingerie and footwear giant Pacific Brands has defied domestic and international cost pressures to lodge its strongest half year performance to date.

SYDNEY: Noni B's latest retail proposition is struggling to find its feet in the local womenswear market.

Underwear and hosiery specialist Ambra has responded to the current spike in consumer demand for green products with the launch of its first organic range.