ragtrader.com.au can reveal the latest editorial appointments to Vogue Australia, following an announcement on its fresh direction under editor Edwina McCann.

Newly appointed Vogue Australia editor Edwina McCann has revealed an ambitious future for vogue.com.au and earmarked the magazine's December edition as the first major reveal of its print direction.

The countdown is officially on for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Festival Sydney, with tickets on sale from today for the spring/summer 2012 showcase event.

UPDATE: Dion Lee has been crowned the winner for the Australian round of the International Woolmark Prize.

High Street retailer Country Road has handed the power back to its customers.

Womenswear retailer Specialty Fashion Group (SFG) has predicted full-year earnings will be slashed by half this year, compared to 2011 figures.

Footwear retailer PeepToe has opened its first outlet store, marking the ninth store opening in just over five years.

Discount department store Kmart is set to ring in some new staff changes, following in the footsteps of fellow retailer David Jones.

Based on the notion of magicians' illusions, whereby objects may appear or disappear by extending or retracting mirrors amid a confusing burst of smoke, "Smoke and Mirrors" is a metaphor for this intrigue and deception and the concept behind Staple the label’s SS/12 collection.

Earlier this week, Maxshop.com unveiled its new spring/summer collection to selected fashion media and bloggers at the Winery in Surry Hills.

Surfwear icon Mambo this week unveiled a teaser for its spring/summer 2012 Mambo Goddess campaign.

Department store Myer has confirmed it will significantly slash its staff count, as the fallout from the tough trading environment continues.

Department store David Jones has again boosted its offering.

New Zealand jewellery chain Michael Hill International has released its 12 month trading update, revealing Australia as its toughest market.

Complaints a denim retailer's advertising presents models as "sex objects" ave been thrown out by the ad watchdog, but the Advertising Standards Bureau (ASB) warned the ad was just within limits.

Tasmanian textile business Uniform City, today helped officially launch the state's first custom garment decoration plant in Hobart.