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High-street retailer General Pants Co has launched its latest and largest campaign for the year, as it prepares to dive into the Christmas trading season.

Southside coup

The fashion industry is flocking to ethically-based fashion, with two Melbourne-based designers the latest to join the growing number of members gaining accreditation with Ethical Clothing Australia (ECA).

Bassike, Alex Perry, Sass & Bide, Antipodium. What new service has secured these designers with the likes of Romance Was Born and Cheap Monday set to follow?

David Jones has secured permanent price reductions of up to 50 per cent from its international suppliers.

Unit rocks on

Australian-owned streetwear brand, Unit has partnered with an international celebrity to launch a rocking collaborative collection.

Local sports compression wear brand Skins is suing the international cycling union (UCI) for $2 million for alleged "mismanagement" of the Lance Armstrong doping scandal, claiming it damaged the company's and the sport's reputations beyond repair.

The countdown is over - department store David Jones has launched its online store.

Target, Big W, Charlie Brown, Myer, David Jones and a host of fashion retailers are on track to extend their digital footprint via a new mobile and social media initiative.

Bare ambition

An Australian label which has received the 'thumbs-up' from opposition leader Tony Abbott, will mark new territory this month.

Women's activewear label Lorna Jane will mark a significant retail milestone this week, and will launch a brand first in celebration, as it races ahead.

Harrolds hand over

Men's department store Harrolds has undergone a change of hands - to just one pair.

Finnish design house Marimekko is set to cement its local presence with the launch of its first company-owned stores in Australia.

It is the edition which elicited an unprecedented response from industry - so what's in it?

L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival (LMFF) has continued to extend its digital footprint, launching a multi-platform film initiative for 2013.

Rumor has it...

A local fashion house responsible for over 10 apparel brands has stepped out on its own to launch a revolutionary new service.

Future forward

Australian researchers have asked international executives about the future of this sector - this is what they said.