A NATIONAL fashion industry centre for excellence should be established to aid designers struggling against a declining manufacturing base and the loss of specialist skills, a new report has found.
Posted by Lucky on Feb 2, 2010
“In recent decades the actual quantities of fashion apparel made in a traditional manufacturing environment in Australia has dramatically diminished,” says the report, Australian Fashion Directions: Getting it Right.
But while large clothing production factories “have all but vanished”, small fashion entrepreneurs “are emerging, and sometimes thriving”, according to the report commissioned by Melbourne’s International Specialised [...]
Melbourne fashion festival 2010
Posted by Lucky on Jan 22, 2010
2010 L’Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival, which launches March 14th, is the biggest consumer fashion event in the world, and NZ will be following suit with a similar consumer-targeted event to excite the public about fashion – and spending…
The eight days of activity showcasing the best in design, culture and fashion is in its 14th year [...]
Choo and Ugg team for new shoe line, Neiman’s names new fashion director
Posted by Lucky on Jan 22, 2010
By JESSICA ELLIOTT / The Dallas Morning News
It isn’t a duo you’d think to pair: Jimmy Choo and Ugg Australia. The racy, trip-worthy stiletto label and humble snow-boot line are teaming up to produce a collection of women’s sheepskin footwear, priced around $700 to $1,000 a pair. The line, due in October, will include five [...]
[Read More]Pinay second-placer in 2010 Supermodel search
Posted by Lucky on Jan 21, 2010
Another Filipina finished among the finalists in the prestigious Supermodel search.
Charlene Louise “Chat” Alagon Almarvez, who’s turning 17 on Jan. 25, placed first runner-up in the 2010 Supermodel of the World search held in Sao Paulo Brazil over the weekend, and got a US$150,000 modeling contract from Ford Models NYC.
Noted Funfare’s “beauty experts” Joey Cezeare, [...]
Kiwi online fashion venture in China push
Posted by Lucky on Jan 15, 2010
A young Auckland maths student has combined her entrepreneurial spirit and sense of fashion to create an e-commerce store she hopes will one day be a market leader.
Jane Li’s online store – mode92.co.nz – went live in November 2009, and offers a range of women’s clothing and accessories.
Li is in her [...]
Women2Day – Fashion: Vintage fashion with a modern twist
Posted by Lucky on Jan 14, 2010
One of Georgia Fowler’s creations will be taking centre stage at the White House in Washington this month.
The Chester dressmaker runs Viola Vintage making clothes using patterns from years gone by. She set up the internet business 12 months ago and now has customers worldwide.
One customer, from Seattle, asked her to produce [...]
Fashion label Ksubi collapses into administration
Posted by Lucky on Jan 11, 2010
The founders of designer clothing label Ksubi have blamed the collapse of the company on poor margins, with one industry expert claiming the company’s woes could be traced back to a sudden drop in the value of the Australian dollar in early 2009.
The Ksubi brand (formerly known as Tsubi before a trademark [...]
January in Cape Town means it’s time for the ladies to don a pretty frock and head for the races.
Posted by Lucky on Jan 6, 2010
The R1-million L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate will be run at Kenilworth Race Course on Saturday, with three-time winner Pocket Power sure to be the crowd favourite once again.
The 149th running of the event will pit the country’s finest thoroughbreds against each other, with a background of blue-and-white-clad spectators, vintage cars from the [...]
Specialty Fashion shares gain on 66pc upgrade to profit forecast
Posted by Lucky on Jan 6, 2010
SHARES in Specialty Fashion Group surged almost 10 per cent today after the retailer upgraded its first-half 2010 profit guidance as much as 66 per cent to between $37 million and $39m.
Australia’s largest women’s clothing retailer had forecast profit of between $24m to $30m on November 25 when queried by the [...]
Pear-colored clothing featured at fashion show
Posted by Lucky on Dec 31, 2009
Pears were the inspiration for a new clothing collection featured during an international fashion week — and not for their flavor or shape — but for their color.
Courtesy Pear Bureau Northwest
Indian fashionistas peruse a 35-garment fashion collection sponsored by Pear Bureau Northwest and inspired by the different colors of pears.
The [...]
[Read More]Board appointment makes retailer a leader of fashion
Posted by Lucky on Dec 30, 2009
SOPHIE Holt joins the board of Country Road on Friday, one of a handful of women to become a director of a big fashion retailer.
The 43-year-old granddaughter of former prime minister Harold Holt has been a key player in turning around the retailer’s fortunes in the past four years. But her promotion [...]
Elton John’s fashion sense runs out on him as he sports a tracksuit in Venice
Posted by Lucky on Dec 29, 2009
Elton John has many qualities but sportiness could hardly be counted as one of them.
Yet the singer chose an ill-advised tracksuit – admittedly stylish black Adidas with white stripes – for mooching about in Venice yesterday.
With a red scarf draped round his neck, he cut quite a sight hopping on to a speedboat during a [...]
Coast festival fashion tips
Posted by Lucky on Dec 29, 2009
WITH the festival season fast approaching, it’s high time to start planning your look, girls.
According to Jackie Cross, the organiser of one of Australia’s premier dance music festivals, Summafieldayze, the fashions on the festival field have grown up from the days of ‘angel wings, fluffy boots and tutus’.
“We have really seen festivals [...]
2009: A year that drove me crazy!
Posted by Lucky on Dec 28, 2009
Here’s a selection of my top bugbears from 2009 — from skinny celebs to pretentious film directors to social networking and pills which claim to stop ageing.
There’s been plenty to get grumpy about — although I’m sure 2010 will be just as annoying!
Just remember, diets don’t work, most politicians and pop [...]
New year parties to fuel post-Xmas sales
Posted by Lucky on Dec 25, 2009
AAP
Finding the right outfit for a New Year’s Eve party will drive fashion-savvy shoppers to spend more than $6 billion in the post-Christmas sales, the nation’s peak retail industry body says.
Shoppers in Victoria are expected to spend $1.67 billion during the two weeks of post-Christmas sales from Boxing Day through to [...]
