Ragtrader has released its special Designer Edition on iPad, created as part of its trade media partnership with Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia.
The April 2013 edition is now available in print and on iPad with a power lineup of stories on the Australian designer fashion sector.
Here are some of the highlights:
Ready, set, spotlight.
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia designers offer a preview of their spring/summer 2013/14 collections.
Q&A
Local and international buyers reveal what they are on the hunt for down under, including my-wardrobe, Net-A-Porter, Matches and ShopBop.
Postcards from Japan
Aurelio Costarella takes readers on a daily journey through his trade mission in Japan, hunting for new and unseen fabrics.
Fine line
Gail Sorronda founder Gail Reid debates the rise of designer-owned flagship stores with luxury multi-brand boutique Desordre.
Pop to perm
Pop-up stores have been around for some time - but Australian designers reveal how they are using them to establish more permanent foundations.
Sink or swim
This year Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia has co-located with trade fair Premiere. A roundtable of exhibitors discuss the local industry and its future moving forward.
Hanging by a thread
Many Australian designer manufacture onshore - but will new workplace laws and price pressures leave them with less and less options?
