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Flashback: Inside Ginger & Smart’s first ever studio

Inside Retail

Here, sisters and luxury fashion designers Alexandra and Genevieve Smart remember their first ever studio in the well-heeled fashion district of Paddington in Sydney back in 2004, when they had just embarked upon their first ever international order. It was just Alex and I in the business at this time.

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Luxury boutique Marais opens men’s store at Melbourne’s QV

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The retail space showcases the brand’s offerings with floor-to-ceiling digital video screens, a projector, and LED lighting, and features a white aesthetic, mirror, glass accents, and suspended railings. “The Founded in 2004 in Melbourne, Marais is a high-end clothing brand modelled around the style of a Parisian apartment.

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Pricing and consumer perception: Why fast-fashion brands launch premium ranges

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Inside Retail spoke to Rosanna Iacono, CEO and advisor at The Growth Activists, to unpack the potential strategies driving fast-fashion brands to enter the premium garment space.

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Freitag store in Kyoto is designed to resemble the brand's own warehouse

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Industrial-style details have been incorporated throughout the 80-square-metre space, which the architecture practice said they left in a "skeleton state". Towards the rear of the store is a workshop, where customers will be able to experiment with using tarp offcuts themselves and turn them into a small accessory of their choice.

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CGI, manga and fantasy: Sydney fashion label Injury launches NFT art series

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In 2004, Eugene Leung started the Injury label , initially releasing 10 limited-edition screen-printed tops followed by an official menswear range, which launched during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia. The NFT space is continuously making headlines all over the world. Popular NFT marketplace OpenSea reported sales reaching $3.5

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Commune designs Serra marijuana dispensary in Los Angeles to be airy and luxurious

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The space was stripped down, revealing wood beams that are now painted white. The store is laid out like a mini speciality store with areas for topicals, edibles, vapes, clothing and accessories with a central racetrack-shaped 'flower bar' showcasing the brand’s extensive strain offerings," said Commune.

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Why Viktoria & Woods is about creativity, inclusivity and sustainability

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Margie Woods launched her fashion label Viktoria & Woods in 2004 in Melbourne to offer women timeless pieces in their wardrobe, with knitwear at the heart of it. All of our V&W Australian makers are ECA [Ethical Clothing Australia] accredited and the majority have partnered with us since the brand was founded in 2004.

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