Whether it's couture or straight off the rack, getting the best fashion lines at the right price for your business often means importing stock from overseas. Provident Inventory Finance's Matthew Nolan reveals some top tips for importing stock, without tying up your cash flow.

Choosing to benefit from the reduced cost of manufacturing offshore can mean giving up a certain level of production quality.

For someone who describes herself as a "pedantic" businesswoman, Melanie Tan sure knows how to harness a fleeting opportunity.

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MELBOURNE: A specialist fashion quarter in the renowned fashion Chapel Street strip looks set to provide much needed support for designers and would-be retailers.

MELBOURNE: Textile and garment manufacturer Charles Parsons has undergone a radical restructure, anointing new staff, realigning its strategic direction and boosting its brand portfolio.

A risky decision to target one major department store has payed off for Melbourne-based footwear label, Croft.

Leading Australian designer Matthew Eager has turned his back on David Jones.

Some of the top milliners from around the globe will descend on Wagga Wagga early next year for the inaugural International Millinery Forum.

The arrival on these shores of a much-coveted brand worn by Hollywood's A-list looks set to quench Australians' thirst for all things celebrity.

MELBOURNE: Swimwear label Flamingo Sands is to broaden its brand coverage with the launch of a clothing collection.

PERTH: A blossoming retail chain is looking to sew fresh seeds interstate.

Lifestyle brand Jeep Apparel looks set to rev up its Australian presence with the opening of its second concept store in less than a year.

More than 16 years after making its debut as the first luxury brand to have a retail presence in Cairns, Louis Vuitton has moved premises.

MELBOURNE: Victorian womenswear label Mazi used the recent school holidays to good effect by launching its first range of childrenswear.

NATIONAL: Myer's fashion suppliers now have a novel incentive to enhance their operations following the launch of a wide-ranging awards initiative.