A new wave of engineered underwear is hitting our shores, from bras that adapt to body temperature to shirts that correct posture.

NEW ZEALAND: Pumpkin Patch is predicting a fall in half year net profit tax to between $7.5 million and $8.5 million, following lower than expected sales across the Australia and New Zealand markets.

PERTH: Fashion designer Liz Davenport has been awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for her services to Australia's fashion industry and the community.

PERTH: David Jones is among a raft of fashion retailers due to open as part of stage two of the Claremont Quarter shopping centre development.

SYDNEY: A vast line up of brands are preparing to appeal to buyers at the Bags & Accessories Fair in Sydney, with summer 2011 goods on offer.

SYDNEY: Peter Morrissey's relationship with Big W is to continue with the designer set to reveal his autumn/winter 2011 offer.

MELBOURNE: Jack London is set to launch five David Jones concession stores ahead of its first stand alone show at L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival (LMFF).

MELBOURNE: Country Road's total sales jumped 6.4 per cent in the first half of 2010/11, with new store and concession openings among the reasons for the increase.

MELBOURNE: UK online giant Asos is set to nurture emerging Australian designers, putting a call out for work placement interest through the Australian Fashion Council (AFC).

SYDNEY: Over one month on from Oprah Winfrey's exposure of Camilla Franks' eponymous label and the sales keep ringing in for the womenswear designer.

SYDNEY: Lisa Maree will target Queensland boutiques at Swimshow Australia as the label works to complement recent international gains with growth on home soil.

MELBOURNE: The director of swimwear brands Funky Trunks and Funkita has reported a determined strategy to boost business in Europe and the UK in 2011.

MELBOURNE: Rathdowne Fabrics and Remnants will continue to capitalise on the Project Runway phenomenon, confirmed as the exclusive fabric supplier for the third season of the television show.

SYDNEY: Leona Edmiston is adding two new Myer concessions to her network, following the launch of her first Shanghai boutique in December.

NEW ZEALAND: Kathmandu has announced that its financial results for the six months to January 31, 2011 are to be well up on the previous corresponding period.

SYDNEY: Fashion fundraising events aimed at supporting flood victims in Queensland have reached crescendo, with over 500 products donated for an online auction and over $70,000 worth of prizes for a gala next week.