A brand which describes itself as "the Nautica of the nautical world" is setting sail into new waters.

Richard Rice, chairman of nappy bag company Ryco Corporation, has responded to demand from "yummy mummies" for a bag that can be flaunted in chic cafés, with a high end version of Ryco's standard nappy bag.

The apparel arm of global eyewear brand Bollé has appointed a new licensee to oversee its Australasian operations - the second such change in the past two years.

Australian textile clothing and footwear employers will continue to import technical knowledge unless new skills are developed to meet the rapidly changing textile market, a recruitment expert has warned.

SYDNEY: Australian intimate apparel brand Pleasure State has enlisted a high-profile investor to ramp up its assault on the US market.

Footwear import company Sapato has found its sole mate - half way around the world.

NATIONAL: A national inquiry into the Australian retail tenancy system has already highlighted deep divisions between retailers and landlords.

Some of the industry's brightest lights have agreed to stand in judgement of the lead contenders in the fourth annual Ragtrader TNT Fashion Retailer of the Year Awards.

Sportswear marker Canterbury has unveiled a new weapon in the Australian Wallaby's scrap to regain the Rugby World Cup - a new look rugby jersey.

SYDNEY: M Webster Holdings (MWH)'s new chief executive has unveiled a far reaching agenda with design excellence at its heart.

SYDNEY: A $600 million redevelopment of Westfield's key inner city site will see the creation of 300 retail spaces, proposed plans show.

SYDNEY: While in some countries white clothing is a sign of mourning, a Sydney-based distributor is hoping it will have quite the reverse effect in Australia.

Karl Lagerfeld, Donatella Versace and Paul Smith are among a group of high-profile designers who have locked heads to save Australian wool from "extinction".

Austrade London senior business development manager Jemma McCowan offers aspiring exporters a lowdown on the United Kingdom TCF market.

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Internationally Spencer & Rutherford is doing for Australian bags what Leona Edmiston and her ilk have done for the humble Aussie frock, as Belinda Smart reports.