Browse before you buy NATIONAL: A new online fashion browsing facility has launched, claiming to fight the green fight by dramatically reducing demand for paper catalogues.

Byron Bay artist Colin Heaney has made a welcome foray into the fashion industry.

MELBOURNE: Having recently arrived on these shores Coquette Red appears to be bagging serious interest from the Australian market.

Department store David Jones has advised potential wholesalers to learn to walk before they run.

SYDNEY:Australia's leading education providers have broadened their academic programs to better combat the nation's crippling skills shortage.

Australian leather goods brand Ella Maiden has set its sights on international expansion following a successful transition into wholesaling.

SYDNEY:Respected fashion designers Carla Zampatti, Collette Dinnigan and Leona Edmiston will go head-to-head with the likes of Nicole Kidman and Elle McPherson for a top industry accolade.

MELBOURNE: The days of niche designers having to wait in line to get their hands on differentiated fabrics could well be a thing of the past.

One of the country's youngest fast-fashion chains is set to ramp up its presence in the Australasian region.

Benetton does Bollywood INDIA: Italian apparel giant United Colors of Benetton has set its sights on the Indian market with 30 new stores scheduled to open throughout the country over the next year.

MELBOURNE: It's rare that a brand combines fashion, sustainability and the story of a far away country's changing economic landscape.

High-end shopping destination, MLC Centre has relaunched its 'Destination Fashion' advertising campaign following a reported 11 per cent growth in sales per month among featured retailers.

Australian streetwear retailer Mooks has upped its creative credibility.

Morrison womenswear director Kylie Radford has beat out labels One Fell Swoop, Joveeba, Ae'lkemi and Su for the 2007 West Australia Designer of the Year Award.

MELBOURNE: Myer has moved quickly to dispel fears over the financial impact of the blaze that destroyed its Hobart store last month.

Company Profile Its garments were once described as resembling vegetables that had been "left in the fridge too long". But as Assia Benmedjdoub discovered, Metalicus' shrivelled nylons are a proving to be a hit throughout the world.