What it takes to make it in fashion,and why some brands fail

What it takes to make it in fashion,and why some brands fail

Following the closure of Alice McCall,there are predictions of more casualties to come. What does it take to stay in the fashion business?

  • byMelissa Singer

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Fashion designers are doing workwear again:Time to get out of those T-shirts

Fashion designers are doing workwear again:Time to get out of those T-shirts

The Milan runway went back to business with basics and Australian labels are ready for the demand.

  • byDamien Woolnough
A $2.50 T-shirt doesn’t belong on the runway
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Opinion

A $2.50 T-shirt doesn’t belong on the runway

Kmart is great for the mall,but is out of place at the Melbourne Fashion Festival

  • byDamien Woolnough
The hardline Danish trend changing the future of fashion

The hardline Danish trend changing the future of fashion

You have to look beyond the runway to see how Copenhagen Fashion Week became even cooler,with hard and fast rules designed to stop waste.

  • byDamien Woolnough
Not just a ‘nice work top’:After 55 years,Cue takes on fashion week

Not just a ‘nice work top’:After 55 years,Cue takes on fashion week

Cue is the most commercial brand showing at Australian Fashion Week. But the label known for its workwear is much more,and its owners are out to prove it.

  • byMelissa Singer
An Indigenous designer the next Camilla? Surely,that would be iconic

An Indigenous designer the next Camilla? Surely,that would be iconic

Few First Nations fashion brands have recognition outside their community,but a new program spearheaded by The Iconic aims to turn a crop of new talent into household names.

  • byMelissa Singer
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Carbon-neutral,but focus on buying:Does Fashion Week need a makeover?

Carbon-neutral,but focus on buying:Does Fashion Week need a makeover?

Melbourne Fashion Week is a certified carbon-neutral event,with gift bags made of recycled materials — but some critics say the industry needs a rethink to be truly environmentally conscious.

  • byCara Waters
Melbourne is the new black in fashion manufacturing

Melbourne is the new black in fashion manufacturing

After years of offshore manufacturing,an increasing number of fashion designers and brands are turning to local production in a return to Melbourne’s rag trade past.

  • byCara Waters
After years of progress,are ultra-thin models making a fashion comeback?

After years of progress,are ultra-thin models making a fashion comeback?

The runways of fashion weeks showed some promise and some disappointing throwbacks. Fashion Editor Melissa Singer and Style Editor Damien Woolnough discuss.

  • byMelissa Singer andDamien Woolnough
You must be from Melbourne. Who else would dress like that?

You must be from Melbourne. Who else would dress like that?

On the eve of Melbourne Fashion Week,our sartorial sages decode the dress code.

  • byJanice Breen Burns
How the Queen and Kylie put Richard Quinn on the fashion map

How the Queen and Kylie put Richard Quinn on the fashion map

With some high-profile assistance,British designer Richard Quinn went from obscurity to designing a capsule collection with Tommy Hilfiger for New York Fashion Week.

  • byDamien Woolnough