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Peter Alexander secures Moulin Rouge licence for Australian sleepwear

Inside Retail

The sleepwear line is inspired by Moulin Rouge and features the club’s classic posters and themes. It comprises a trendy blue shirt, patterned PJ trousers, sleep shorts, a romper, a slinky nightie and a kimono gown. “We

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Kate Spade CEO & brand president on creating social impact through collaboration

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Liz Fraser is the CEO and brand president of iconic American accessories brand Kate Spade New York. Are there any new handbag pillars or design elements that consumers can look forward to? With this, we are reintroducing our Spade Flower signature pattern within leather goods in our Spade Flower Jacquard collection.

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As France weighs fast-fashion ban, is the circular economy the future of retail?

Inside Retail

According to Roy Morgan data, the attitude of Australian consumers is shifting towards the circular economy with 34 per cent of Australians both buying and selling second-hand items. However, over the last 12 months, like most people, my shopping behaviours and patterns have changed a lot.

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How Converse innovation VP learned it can make shoes out of almost anything

Inside Retail

In line with consumer preferences, retailers of all sizes are increasingly seeking to transition from a linear to a more circular business model. And secondly, that that this could be an exciting offering for consumers, but first we needed to be able to replicate it at scale. The only limit is our imagination.

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Is China retail on the brink or on the mend?

Inside Retail

So the latest data hasn’t altered the top-line growth story too much, other than a small drift downward. Services outpacing retail Reflecting a shift in spending patterns from merchandise to services, sales of goods in September were up 4.6 This, too, is roughly in line with the trend for the first nine months of the year.

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“We can’t afford it” and other plus-size fashion excuses designers make

Inside Retail

million women, and collectively we are spending around $6 billion each year on clothing and accessories. But for argument’s sake, just what is the impact on designers’ bottom lines? Of course there are the initial pattern making and grading costs, so we’re not suggesting this is a cost neutral decision. The common theme?

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Designers, here’s how to avoid cultural appropriation

Inside Retail

For example, traditional tattooing patterns are often linked to really deep rituals, and they pop up in textiles and makeup for all different cultural reasons. If a garment or a pattern or design is telling a story, it might not be my story to tell. On accepting that some things are off limits. “We

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