Assia Benmedjdoub speaks to a current and former fashion design student from the Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE about millinery.

Every edition Ragtrader talks to a previously profiled brand about how it has developed in the intervening years. This week Belinda Smart caught up with Lisa Barron founder of Lisa Barron.

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It has a residential strip that's been dubbed The Millionaire Mile and is listed as one of the most expensive suburb in Sydney.

<p>NATIONAL: Maternity and nursing wear specialist Glamourmom has released a longer-length version of its sought-after nursing tank top.</p>

<p>NATIONAL: An industry probe into the dangerous levels of formaldehyde in clothing imported from China may have been for nothing.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

MELBOURNE: Her fan base might be surprised to learn this, but high end designer Belinda Fairbanks has always had a thing about mucking around on the beach.

The market for moisture management fabrics is set to grow as apparel manufacturers shift their attention to the high-performance end of the sector. Samantha Docherty reports.

Apparel company Aesthetics Group is embarking on a one-way growth curve.

SYDNEY: Troubled Australian wholesaler Austin Group has quashed media reports it is up for auction, citing recent shareholder activity as proof better times were ahead.

London beckons NEW ZEALAND: Auckland-based designer Jann Wong has been awarded a trip to London Fashion Week after taking out the Deutz Fashion Design Ambassador Awards, staged as part of Air New Zealand Fashion Week recently.

SYDNEY: Hong Kong's biggest fashion retailer has baffled local industry experts by announcing plans to expand into the Australian market.

NATIONAL: Australian designer Alice McCall has capitalised on her womenswear collaboration with Target.

Westfield beefs up UNITED KINGDOM: Multi-national shopping centre landlord Westfield has signed British retailers Marks & Spencer and Debenhams to its new 340 million pound ($A774 million) shopping centre in Derby.

NEW ZEALAND: Streetwear label Huffer is set to celebrate its first decade in business by setting up an American outpost.

NATIONAL: New Zealand designer Karen Walker is the latest recruit in Myer's campaign to capture the everyday dollar.