Australian department store giants Myer and David Jones have earmarked Melbourne as the next battlefield in their longstanding retail stoush.

NATIONAL: Melbourne-headquartered womenswear retailer Review is set for a major revamp.

I recently came back from a trip to Japan, during which I intended to report on the Tokyo fashion scene. Unfortunately, the day I had scheduled to do the shops coincided with an unexpected typhoon, so instead of shopping I was sopping.

When it comes to the dog-eat-dog world of Australian retailing, brand exclusivity is a virtue. It comes as little surprise then, that local buyers were quick to put their ears to the ground when a delegation of Italian designers arrived in Sydney earlier this month.

"This is a question for the potty mouth. . ."

SYDNEY: Melbourne has once again cemented its position as Australia's fashion capital after taking out the top gongs at the 2007 Ragtrader TNT Fashion Retailer of the Year Awards.

It celebrated its 20th year in business but did the 2007 Singapore Fashion Week meet the demands of international buyers and media? Assia Benmedjdoub offers her perspective. God bless America.

If Camilla Topper-Freeman and Daniel Avakian are anything to go by, then Anna Dickson will be in very good hands next year.

SYDNEY: Australian womenswear label Mad Cortes has switched ranks.

SYDNEY: Melbourne has once again cemented its position as Australia's fashion capital after taking out the top gongs at the 2007 <em>Ragtrader TNT Fashion Retailer of the Year Awards.</em>

<p>SYDNEY: Luxury brand Oroton has finished the year with a flourish winning an international award and announcing details of a new store opening.</p>

AUCKLAND: New Zealand designer Petrena Miller gives the term 'Jack of all trades' a whole new meaning.

MELBOURNE: The Australian Fashion Council (AFC) is calling on local TCF manufacturers, service providers and suppliers to register with its recently launched skills register.

Free export seminar BRISBANE: Queensland-based fashion brands looking to kick off their export aspirations are being targeted by government trade development organisation Austrade.

Country Road (CR) is in the fast lane, following CEO Ian Moir's announcement of a dramatic expansion and refurbishment program in his address to shareholders last month.

Normal programming has at last resumed in the McEldowney House of Porter.