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.

Metallic fibres have come and gone through the fashion decades, but they will always have a place in the hearts of consumers, as Ragtrader reports.

The light switch over the moot question of wages in our industry was recently flicked by our esteemed editor on the front page of Ragtrader's March 23 issue, based on a scary report that spot lit exactly how much of a mug you'd have to be to work in TCF manufacturing these days.

Profits and wages from your fashion company can give you a comfortable lifestyle, but if you want to be truly wealthy...what more can you do?

Rosemount Australian Fashion Week is an event known for attracting prestigious identities such as Kirrily Johnston, Toni Maticevski, Zimmerman and Akira. But this year's ensemble of New Generation designers are set to give all these fashion buffs a run for their money, as Assia Benmedjdoub discovered.

It's not every awards show that could get away with hosting a champagne reception in the middle of a paddock or building a runway midway through an equestrian centre.

Melbourne based fabric supplier AAA Trading is set to expand into the international market following a lucrative period in the Australian TCF sector.

Up-and-coming designers can permanently sever relationships with major clients if they don't prioritise good supply chain management, a David Jones executive has warned.

SYDNEY: IMG Asia Pacific, the organisers of Rosemount Australian Fashion Week have confirmed Lisa Ho, Marnie Skillings, Josh Goot and New Zealand's Kate Sylvester are among those who have confirmed on the collection show schedule.

SYDNEY: The Council of Textile & Fashion Industries of Australia has joined with Fashion Group International and the Department of State and Regional Development to host a seminar all about finance.

SYDNEY: Maurie & Eve - the label famed for its "singlets" - is set to drop its signature line while adopting a new name.

GREAT LOOKS: Victorian-based boutique Green with Envy, Melbourne headquartered retailer Calibre Clothing and fashion-focussed legal firm Middleton's have beaten off competition from more than 355 entries to be named finalists in the 2007 Interior Design Awards.

NATIONAL: Australian sleepwear designer Sarina wears a dubious badge of honour.

Dismay at the amount of copying occurring across the Australian fashion landscape has helped a Melbourne designer take out a significant emerging design award across the Tasman.

MELBOURNE: Fresh luxury brands could soon be hitting the domestic retail scene following the arrival of a leading Asian retail empire in Australia.