MELBOURNE: The designer of recently launched jewellery label BlackCoco has a clearly defined strategy for her time ahead.

NATIONAL: Leisurewear brand Canterbury International will launch a limited edition range later this month.

NATIONAL: Former JAG and Dianna Ferrari general manager, Peter Abbott, has resurfaced with his own consultancy service.

MELBOURNE: A perennial industry spat over the question of outworker protection has been re-ignited following a mock trophy ceremony designed to shame non-award-compliant companies.

MELBOURNE: The inner western suburb of Seddon is about to have its postcode subjected to an unusual form of scrutiny.

NEW YORK: US-based manufacturer LT Apparel Group has been granted the license to design and distribute children and tween sportswear under the Pelle Pelle label.

Few fashion labels can claim to have shown their work in national art collections before launching to retail.

Myer's revamp of its supplier arrangements has spurred a rival department store into similar action.

Nom-D, the cult label from Dunedin New Zealand, has recently cemented its position in the Australian market by opening a store in Melbourne.

A small contingent of several emerging designers from New Zealand will be heading across the Tasman to Rosemount Australian Fashion Week (RAFW) for the first time with the aim of opening chequebooks and of raising awareness of their labels.

SYDNEY: Potential sales have been put at risk following a decision by Rosemount Australian Fashion Week (RAFW) organisers to introduce a pre-registration fee for this year's event.

Regina Peterburgsky has some admirable shoes to fill.

MELBOURNE: The Council of Textile and Fashion Industries of Australia (TFIA) has warned the Federal Government that the TCF sector could be adversely affected by a free trade agreement(FTA) with Japan.

Scottish-extracted-husband and I waited a long time for Dog to enter our lives.

Pierre believed in 'moulage', a term used to describe designing on the body - or more usually on a mannequin, also known as the 'demi-lady'.

Australian fashion designers are clambering to use the country's unique and exotic animal skins and leathers to create a point of difference, with both luxury and fledgling designers sourcing the most unusual products they can find, as Ragtrader reports.