MELBOURNE: Alex Perry will give the public a sneak peek of his Spring/Summer 2011 collection, with plans to showcase the new line at the 2011 L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival (LMFF) in March.

MELBOURNE: Ethical Clothing Australia (ECA) has been hit with a second resignation in as many months with national coordinator Emer Diviney announcing her departure.

PERTH: Dates for the inaugural 2011 Perth Fashion Week (PFW) have been announced for May 25-29.

NEWCASTLE: After 54 years of trade, David Jones' Newcastle store is no more.

NATIONAL: Not even the launch of its Stella McCartney fashion range could prevent Target's apparel sales taking a hit in the second quarter of 2010/11.

SYDNEY: Accessory label Estilo Emporio has announced it will join department store David Jones this month.

Condura, Kayser Hoisery, Pacific Brands Distribution, Sass Design and Pretty Girl Fashion Group are among a group of trade creditors affected by the collapse of a prominent womenswear retailer.

Ragtrader magazine is working on a special edition for the L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival in March, 2011.

Cohen et Sabine will tackle new markets in 2011 following a decision to appoint a European sales agent and expand into new product categories.

Rosemount Australian Fashion Week will enter its sixteenth year with a restuctured program and phase one of a digital overhaul.

Lobby group Fair Imports Alliance has called for an end to the GST campaign being led by several retail heavyweights, including Solomon Lew and department store Myer.

During the middle of last week, I gave up flagging industry emails which related to the Queensland flood disaster.

Weeks after being slapped with a trade mark infringement lawsuit by Deckers Outdoor, EMU Australia has returned fire by launching a counter suit against the US-based company.

Australian fashion retailers have revealed the commercial toll of Queensland’s devastating floods, with vast store closures, staffing challenges and property damage.

What began last year as a few mutters (you read it in Ragtrader first) about the commercial impact of private internet imports has now become an avalanche.

A flurry of store openings kept those in the fashion business extra busy pre-Christmas.