We ask Michael Lo Sordo to preview Rosemount Australian Fashion Week 2011 collections ahead of his own solo show.

General Pants Co. and Ksubi will censor its joint 'Sex! & Fashion' advertising campaign from May 3 after a consumer backlash against its content.

Nina Maya is taking a different approach to those designers currently vying for orders at fashion week, inviting consumers to conduct the final edit of her next collection via Facebook.

The 16th instalment of Rosemount Australian Fashion Week (RAFW) kicked off today (May 2) with designer labels Zimmermann and Bec & Bridge hitting the runway first this morning.

The Australian Centre for Retail Studies (ACRS) is preparing for its annual Retail Thought Leadership (RTL) project series, which will kick off in Adelaide from July.

Womenswear label OHARA and fashion design graduate Jacquelyn Wellington were among the big winners at the 2011 Australian Wool Fashion Awards.

The fashion industry will have the option to "go green" for Fashion Week by attending GreenUps - Sydney's monthly green drinks - on May 3.

Seduce is marking its 20th year in business by throwing its weight behind an initiative to support up-and-coming designers.

Some of fashion's most established names will get the jump on Rosemount Australian Fashion Week (RAFW) when they host private spring/summer 2011/12 catwalk parades this week.

Want to preview spring/summer 2011/12 collections from the likes of Kate Sylvester, Bec & Bridge, Nookie, Little Joe Woman, Morrison and Kooey?

Ethical retail venture The Social Studio (TSS) has launched its first stand-alone store at Melbourne Central to take its designs to the mainstream market.

Womenswear label Metalicus has followed in the footsteps of Sass & Bide, shifting its concession business from David Jones to rival department store Myer.

Wesfarmers has revealed lacklustre retail sales figures for its discount department stores Target and Kmart, for the 12-week period from January, 2011 to March, 2011.

Kathmandu has used the celebration of its 100th store opening in Australasia to signal it will open up to 15 new stores in 2011/12.

What was expected to be a tooth-and-nail showdown between the launch of Zara Sydney and Zara Melbourne looks set to be the opposite, with operators speculating the latter store will open around June.

Dates for the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Festival - Brisbane have been announced for Saturday 20 to Friday 26 August, 2011, with South Bank to host the event.