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.

Movies and fashion always seem to go together... like Fred and Ginger, Sonny and Cher, Bacall and Bogard or gin and tonic... although on reflection, as with the last two, too much of the mix invariably results in a dramatic departure from reality.

We all love to snap up a bargain, and buying in bulk can be a tempting proposition for fashion business owners who are trying to keep their costs down. But does this truly deliver the expected savings?

Most of us keep a straight face around banks, but each time fledging designer Lahni Copeland enters an ANZ branch she'll be smiling.

MELBOURNE: A recent sojourn to attend twice-annual directional forum Coterie in the US has paid big dividends for Melbourne womenswear label Cylk.

NATIONAL: International sportswear brand Puma has paid homage to frequent collaborator, Mihara Yasuhiro, by launching a limited edition collector's book.

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I have noted with interest the recent rolling out of the super models by the giant lingerie manufacturers in order to relaunch yet another range of that cultural icon and feminine necessity, the humble bra.