The fashion industry will no doubt wish to pay tribute to my mother Evelyn Bloom.

Fashion agencies are being forced to crop heavy winter collections in order to cope with unseasonably warm weather conditions, a TCF expert has revealed.

No wonder Denny Collins is selling heaps of his Cooper denim jeans to boutiques.

Tracey McEldowney talks design with four store fitting specialists.

High rents and overheads, geographic limitations, intense competition and major retail discounting sprees are all reducing the viability for smaller fashion retailers to open up and remain profitable.

A great deal has been written about the lack of remedies currently available to employees who have had their employment terminated.

One of Australia's leading suppliers of fashion accessories has attributed a record half-year turnover result to a new retailing initiative.

In a trait common among many leading entrepreneurs, Kiwi designer turned retailer Anna Stretton has never been one to follow the rules of convention.

BRISBANE: Fresh from courting controversy at the recent Rosemount Australian Fashion Week, irreverent Sydney-based London-born designer Wayne Cooper has got another thing to crow about - a new flagship store.

SYDNEY: Randwick-based jewellery maker Samantha Wills has announced plans to extend her branding by releasing a range of eyewear later this year.

KINGSGROVE: Wholesaling and importing company Green Season Enterprises is set to undergo a name change.

NATIONAL: Industry responses to the federal budget have been lukewarm, amid claims Treasurer Peter Costello's education and training packages have largely ignored the TCF sector.

MELBOURNE: Designer label Dior is set to be the hand that rocks the childrenswear cradle after announcing plans to contest the competitive Australian market.

NATIONAL: It seems a fair bet that Aussie males unfairly trapped by the "Akubra hat and Blundies" stereotype will fervently embrace a label promising customised underpants.

SYDNEY: Celebrity stylist Fernando Frisoni has been bugging renowned womenswear designer Nicola Finetti to do a menswear collection for years.

BIRTHDAY BONUS: Premium shirt and suit brand Herringbone has come a long way in 10 years.