BRISBANE: Luxury brand Louis Vuitton Malletier (LVM) has had its case against the owners of a Queensland market caught selling counterfeit goods struck out of the Federal Court.

One year into its tenure, the Australian Fashion Council has notched up some sizeable achievements, but the road ahead presents numerous challenges, as Belinda Smart reports,

A rose-tinted view? It's the fourth week of 2007 and all (touch wood) is well in the McEldowney household.

It's time again for the annual Fraserlive Awards in which people who don't win are generally more pleased than those who do.

A fashionable GALA There was every reason to celebrate at St George TAFE's recent GALA exhibition in Sydney.

A serious business When I tell people I work in the fashion industry I'm generally met with one of three contrasting reactions.

It's a vintage lovers paradise. Poodle skirts, sequined dresses and bellbottoms line the walls as if the last four decades never even passed. And, as Assia Benmedjdoub discovered, Shag boutique is far from being done and dusted.

Next month a host of international and domestic buyers will descend on Sydney with cash to burn.

Premal Patel

NATIONAL: Steady trading conditions last year gave traditionally conservative Australian apparel and footwear retailers added impetus to increase the amount they spent on advertising, new research shows.

The brand once wrongly affiliated with a singing quintet has just sounded another note of success.

SYDNEY: High profile designer Rebecca Davies has denied financial considerations played any part in her shock decision to exit the industry.

Fitness-inspired clothing brand Lorna Jane is set for the workout of a lifetime.

With a growing consumer confidence in shopping online, Samantha Docherty asks what are the advantages and disadvantages of being an accessory e-tailer?

Are you making the most of your best selling lines? Matthew Nolan looks beyond the sales floor for strategies to capitalise on fast selling items.

As the new year begins what should fashion retailers make their priority in the 12 months ahead and what is the best way to deal with customer returns? The Doctor responds.