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First Nations fashion design can be a powerful method of healing

Inside Retail

Around the world, fashion researchers, designers and artists are exploring the links between clothing, adornment and wellbeing. In Australia, there is a rise of designers and artists creating and fashioning painful Protectionist-era clothing on the runway and in the galleries. Often, garments were forms of payment and punishment.

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Australian Fashion Week schedule revealed

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The Australian Fashion Week schedule has been revealed, with around 27 l to grace the event. IMG is the owner and operator of the Australian Fashion Week. Also included are Mastani, Michael Lo Sordo, Nicol & Ford, PE Nation, Romance Was Born, Rory William Docherty, Speed, Third Form, Verner, Viktoria & Woods, and Wackie Ju.

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How Aussie label Form & Fold is building a better swimwear brand

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Stephanie Korn is one half of the duo behind Form & Fold, the Australian luxury swimwear brand that is making waves with international stockists, including Net-A-Porter and Harrods. Inside Retail : Tell me how you and your co-founder Carly Warson started Form & Fold. IR : What’s next for Form & Fold?

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How fashion turned the tennis court into a runway

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The 2024 Australian Open is gearing up to serve a fashion-forward Grand Slam by partnering with sportswear giants, high-fashion brands and luxury labels. Fashion is betting on the talent, fans and viewership of tennis to create brand awareness and generate sales.

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Capri, Tapestry set for mega fashion merger

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Coach’s parent company, Tapestry, is nearing a deal to acquire luxury fashion giant Capri Holdings, marking one of the biggest fashion tie-ups this year, according to the Wall Street Journal. Kate Spade was also in a similar position when Tapestry acquired it and is now emerging in positive form from a successful reinvention.

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Shein to launch fashion, music and lifestyle experience

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Fast fashion giant Shein will provide a variety of interactive, immersive, and fashion experiences at Ultra Australia music festival in Melbourne on April 13. We strongly believe that fashion and music are both powerful forms of self-expression, and when blended, can create a symphony of personal style.

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Founder of Silk Laundry on building a sustainable global fashion brand

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Silk Laundry was founded by Katie Kolodinski in 2015 and has earned a reputation in the fashion industry for its considered approach to design. Kolodinski’s personal ethos of sustainability is a thread that seamlessly runs throughout the fashion brand, from fabric sourcing to the design and construction of Silk Laundry’s garments. “I

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