MELBOURNE: Fashion Exposed's boutique preview section has seen the launch of casual streetwear with a punk glam twist in Angelic form.

NATIONAL: Forget trans-seasonal - UK-based Australasian retailer Antipodium is going trans-hemisphereal.

Canadian-based childrenswear brand Babylicious wants to inject the Australian market with teddy bear-free apparel.

MELBOURNE: Corporate Apparel specialist Bizwear has clinchd a substantial deal for the supply of a new corporate clothing range to the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (DIMA).

Sydney-based label Bowie has launched a new cashmere line to help offset the reduction in consumer spending.

Dirty laundry is hardly a strong selling point for working mums, but one Canadian company is out to prove the opposite.

QUEENSLAND: Bushwear icon Drizabone has set its sights on winning a slice of the urban market with the launch of a men's clothing range.

Oren Nuri may have missed out on top honours at the 2006 Flair Fashion Awards but his crème creation left audiences in awe.

Australian surfwear company Mambo has extended its offering for Spring Summer 2007.

MELBOURNE: Quirky womenswear label Miss Lyndel Yeo has capitalised on trade fair Fashion Exposed's "preview" boutique showcase to move from consignment deals to wholesale accounts.

MELBOURNE: Motorola Melbourne Spring Fashion Week (MMSFW) rose to the challenge of a re-scheduled Rosemount Australian Fashion Week (RAFW) to show Australian fashion was thriving.

SYDNEY: Hosiery and underwear label Pins and Needles promises tattoos without pain and a unique offer that looks set to take the youth market by storm.

NATIONAL: International sportswear label Puma is making its first splash into the swimwear market.

SYDNEY: Amelia Fincher is a small operator with big plans.

Fashion retailers need to be smart with their leasing strategies in the current climate, according to a report by retail property giant Jones Lang LaSalle.

Athletic and leisurewear wholesale label Running Bare has opened an international flagship store on the ground floor of Sydney's Queen Victoria Building.