Want to preview spring/summer 2011/12 collections from the likes of Kate Sylvester, Bec & Bridge, Nookie, Little Joe Woman, Morrison and Kooey?
Then pick up a copy of Ragtrader's April 22 edition. To subscribe to the fortnightly fashion business journal, click here.
In the latest edition, dedicated to Rosemount Australian Fashion Week (RAFW) 2011 and the local designer market, you will discover:
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How designers such as Alice McCall are coping with their move into vertical retailing.
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Feedback from designers on what it's like to manufacture in Bali and India.
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The next phase in local designer and mass retailer collaborations.
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What Trademark Investigation Services is doing to clamp down on the number of fake designer goods in Australia.
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A report into the current state of the luxury market in Australia.
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Profiles on some of the longest standing names in Australian designer fashion including fabric supply business Wenzel Australia, teacher Nicholas Huxley and landlord Theo Onisforou.
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An analysis of delegate registrations for RAFW 2011.
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A report on the inaugural and much maligned trade fair, Swimshow Australia.
All that and much, much more