Business

<p>MELBOURNE: The Victorian capital is keeping an iron grip on its title as a leading fashion hub with the opening of this country's first BOSS Orange outlet. </p>

<p>NATIONAL: National retail group Frontline has restructured its operations in an attempt to better reflect its offering.</p>

MELBOURNE: Sydney label Sarissa has utilised trade fair Fashion Exposed to drive its blend of Australian and Vietnamese style to the Victorian market.

<p>SYDNEY: Giorgio Armani is set to make a Sydney sojourn.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

A dangerous season

SYDNEY: Up-and-coming womenswear label blanc + delta is getting set for a bloody winter.

MELBOURNE: The prime mover behind exclusive Italian bespoke label Brioni is to visit Australia later this month as the guest of Melbourne-based luxury menswear retailer Harrolds.

SYDNEY: Womenswear label Typical Star, the creation of emerging designer Laura Nagy, is headed for one of China's fastest growing cities.

<p>SYDNEY: Westfield Bondi Junction has shown its Australasian competitors what's what when it comes to customer service after scooping the pool at a national awards show.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

SYDNEY: Bowie Wong is preparing to transport Australian Fashion Week delegates to the sun-drenched lawns of a French chateau.

<br />SYDNEY: One of Australia's most prolific eveningwear designers has let the cat out of the bag.<br />

MELBOURNE: Highpoint shopping centre has unveiled plans to bolster its position on the city's fashion map through the roll-out of a suite of new fashion retail brands this spring.<br />

Day at the races

MELBOURNE: Determined not to let the threat of equine flu darken their day, a group of retailers will today band together to show off what they consider the &quot;must have&quot; accessories for the spring racing season.

SYDNEY: Fashion designer Akira Isogawa has accepted a top industry gong in typical style &ndash; hard at work.

AUCKLAND: Staff at New Zealand knitwear brand Norsewear face an uncertain future after management at the company confirmed job loses were likely.

RAFW goes live

SYDNEY: Rosemount Australian Trans-Seasonal Fashion Week (RAFW) will kick off tonight with an inaugural award ceremony at Sydney's Government House.

NATIONAL: After months of legal wrangling,&nbsp; Australian Wool Innovation's (AWI) takeover of Australian Wool Services (AWS) has finally been completed.