NATIONAL: The value of Australian TCF exports to the Indonesian market is expected to dramatically rise following a spending blitz at the recent Rosemount Australian Fashion Week (RAFW).

Like most girls designer Jane Harris recalls the pony club days of her youth with fondness.

HAPPY FEET: Licensing and distribution company Atomic Marketing has been awarded the exclusive rights to sell celebrity singer Jessica Simpson's footwear line across Australia.

The 'Designers for Target' program lends a normally value retailer enviable fashion credibility, but according to its latest star recruit, the "gravy" flows both ways.

Buying jeans is traumatic for most women, but more voluptuous females could be forgiven for claiming it as a human rights violation.

I am afraid I have to pour some rather cold water on your columnist, Fraser McEwing's comments on "the late Pierre Cardin" in your April 20, 2007 issue of Ragtrader titled "Moulade for Madam". He lives. He is now 84 and in fine fettle.

SYDNEY: Certain fashion week stragglers who strayed as far as Surry Hills no doubt witnessed a quiet phenomenon at urban gallery space China Heights.

SYDNEY: East Sydney TAFE graduate Mia Lavee always knew her French language skills would hold her in good stead later in life.

Hannah Cutts earns a crust by marketing points of difference.

NATIONAL: Witchery's new ownership has launched it into uncharted territories, both geographic and market-oriented.

Like many of Australia's fashion designers fresh out of college Amy Taylor started her career at Sydney's Paddington Markets with her designs that quickly brought retail and media attention.

Austrade Stockholm business development manager Kerstin Classon offers aspiring exporters a lowdown on the Scandinavian textile, clothing and footwear market.

I, like many strong, independent women, have the misfortune to live in a male-dominated house.

Although the numbers are not available, I hear tell that Mambo sales are near the bottom of the well.

A keen globe-trotter, Catherine Manuell launched her own range of bags after tiring of the drab bundles on most airport trolleys.

Stealing-to-order, ram-raid gangs are hitting retailers in a spectacular fashion. Samantha Docherty looks at innovative security products stopping them in their tracks.