Online retail is booming so why the resistance?
The arrival of e-commerce to the retail sector has been the hot topic within the fashion industry globally. A recent article revealed online shopping is growing more than 10 times faster than traditional retail sales with $10.5 billion splurged last year. And there are no signs of it slowing down any time soon either.
Harness your Innerpower
The Orient, steeped in tradition and history, has always attracted Westerners to its shores who seek answers to the long-standing questions on existentialism, the world of the spirits or the purpose of life. It was this very journey that took Sonia Merlino to Hong Kong in September 2011. The mother of four originally set out to discover a unique jewellery line she could introduce to the Australian market and instead found her Innerpower.
Premiere from the BlogPost
The Premiere boutique trade event was held in Sydney this week. If you missed it, our online editor and bloggers snapped the cool new brands and trends they discovered from printed jeans in watercolour and floral to pops of neon bright in shirts and accessories, metal-tipped pumps and crystal cuffs.
The future of fashion
There is little doubt the fashion industry has been through turbulent times in recent years and change is one thing we have all become very accustomed to. In light of this, the L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival launched the 2012 Fashion Industry Forums to pull apart local issues, providing insights and advice on some of the Australian fashion industry's most pressing themes. The events are hosted by respected journalist and fashion commentator Glynish Trail Nash.
Queen of Everything
Rosanne Dowland really appreciates style and beautiful fabrics. With 30 years in the fashion business, the savvy entrepreneur has developed an amazing wealth of knowledge in retail and design so it's little surprise that her latest venture has seen such huge growth in so little time.
WIN a Desti Saint Handbag
This season Desti Saint is delighted to present the Maddie Collection, named after her daughter and inspired by the lucky Chinese symbol for Double Happiness. Desti Saint is taking her bags to new heights this season, with an emphasis on total luxury at affordable prices. She has painstakingly sourced the finest of Italian leathers to ensure that the Maddie Collection is of the most outstanding quality. Find out how you can WIN one for yourself!
ARA Hot Half Hours
To discover more about retail trends, how to plan your buying to increase, or for VM ideas to enhance sales, be sure to seek out the ARA Retail Institute, Free Hot Half Hour Skills Workshops. The three day program of skills workshops, presented by key retail industry figures, offer a sequenced flow of ½ hour training sessions covering six "Must Have" retail skills topics.
Uniquely Australian
With a history in product development spanning eight years, and as the co-owner of baby and parenting brand, L'il Fraser Collection, Lara Thom envisioned her new resort brand, Bondi White. Soon after she enlisted the talent of Josi Jentzsch from Conceive Productions as head of design and they both realised the strong vision behind the first Bondi White range.
That Dress
After extensive research, Dianna Du officially launched her label, That Dress at Fashion Exposed last year and successfully filled the gap in the market for stylish formal and evening wear with a difference. At the time, there were only a handful of companies who created great designs with great prices.
From the beach with love
When she couldn't afford the Madonna outfit she lusted after at age 15, Wendy Morton-Edwards didn't despair she grabbed a pair of scissors, a can-do attitude and simlpy sewed one of her own... Now years later, with a master's degree in business under her belt and working in commercial operations with MTV Europe, she has the skills and the smarts to design her own label, Firefly.
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