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MARCH 14, 2024

Sustainable, direct-to-consumer fashion brand Allbirds promised to revolutionise the retail industry with stylish, comfortable, and environmentally-conscious footwear designs. To put this in perspective, the SG&A totaled up to just US$122.2 The post Can Allbirds make a comeback with a new CEO and transformation plan?

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JUNE 7, 2021

Afterpay Australian Fashion Week (AAFW) has been heavily criticised for not creating an inclusive final show on Friday night – the runway was covered in decorative paper that got stuck in my wheelchair wheels as I exited the runway, as the event’s closing model. I’ve chosen to maintain perspective about the mistake.

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MAY 9, 2021

While we are still very much committed to providing modern and sophisticated workwear, in the past 12 months, we have evolved our product offering to be more trend-led and fashion-forward. IR: How would you describe the impact Covid has had on customers and what they want from fashion? How has Witchery responded to the issues?

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JULY 13, 2022

Modest fashion has been making a splash on the high streets, online and the catwalk in several markets around the world. Recently, global fashion brand Boohoo, entered the modest fashion space, and its latest collection was designed by 20-year-old student Sameera Mohmed, off the back of a collaboration with Graduate Fashion Week.

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MAY 17, 2023

Not content with capturing the Australian and New Zealand market, Group CEO Felicity McGahan said that Nere – which strives to offer an affordable range of suitcases, travel bags and accessories – is adding another sticker to its passport by expanding into the United Kingdom. They can get the function and fashion at that accessible price.

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MAY 18, 2023

Vivy Yusof is the co-founder of FV Group, an omnichannel retailer that specialises in modest fashion. Duck is a premium modest fashion brand that offers an array of apparel, scarves, bags and halal cosmetics. Meanwhile, Lilit is a go-to destination for modest fashion staples.

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MARCH 28, 2022

After completing two funding rounds in 2021, leading online marketplace Vestiaire Collective has kicked off 2022 with a bang, unveiling a new global brand identity this week to underscore its firm belief that pre-loved is the indisputable future of fashion. Our community is central to our brand, and to what makes us unique.

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JANUARY 27, 2022

For Leukbook, a new online fashion marketplace founded by Katrina Van De Ven and Catherine Olivier, it’s all about fit. Launching in Australia next month, the one-stop shop for plus-size fashion plans to offer personalised sizing recommendations and a fit guarantee to differentiate itself in the notoriously underserved market. “It

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JUNE 11, 2024

. “After announcing my intention to stand down from the board at the end of my term this year, we commenced a comprehensive search as part of our succession planning processes,” said Pitkin.

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JUNE 15, 2022

Citizen Wolf is on a mission to solve overproduction in the fashion industry by making custom-fit clothing on-demand. We spoke with two of the brand’s co-founders – Zoltan Csaki and Eric Phu – about the new campaign, why Citizen Wolf has always been underestimated by the fashion industry and what’s next for the business.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The firm says it is excited to exhibit to Sydney locals and visitors its perspective on swim, beach, and resort apparel. Orlebar Brown was acquired by Chanel in 2018, with plans to continue the brand’s worldwide and cross-channel growth.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Australian fashion and premium jeans label Nobody Denim is renowned for its dedication to local production and manufacturing. So a recent report that the business had laid off 40 garment workers was seen as a blow to fashion brands that view local production as a sustainable and profitable enterprise.

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JANUARY 21, 2024

The founder and creative director hit the runway straight out of fashion school showcasing his first collection in a Kings Cross car park at Australian Fashion Week in 2009. Now, the brand is a permanent fixture in the New York Fashion Week program, presenting a new collection each season.

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AUGUST 13, 2023

Our Barehands, a purpose-driven enterprise, recently set up shop in Funan Mall in Singapore, showcasing a range of apparel and accessories made by underserved communities, including Afghan refugees. This is because, post-Covid, many customers are returning to physical spaces, especially for fashion.

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MAY 7, 2023

For a second consecutive year, plus-sized fashion brand Taking Shape is continuing its collaboration with Gurugulu and Indinji Gimuy woman from Yarrabah in far north Queensland, Elverina Johnson. The new collection aims to educate people about the Great Barrier Reef, using First Nations stories through the medium of fashion and art.

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MAY 11, 2023

H&M recently revealed plans to revamp the shopping experience at its flagship store in Orchard Building, Singapore, along with the launch of a new lifestyle brand in the market in the third quarter of 2023. According to Mirzaie, its vision is to lead the change towards achieving net zero and a circular fashion industry. “We

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AUGUST 17, 2022

For the uninitiated, Kicks Crew is an e-commerce marketplace for sneakers, apparel and accessories, and it offers over 400,000 unique styles online and ships worldwide. He is quick to point out that the company is looking at this space from the point of view of community-based networks and not from a transactional perspective. “We

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AUGUST 17, 2022

For the uninitiated, Kicks Crew is an e-commerce marketplace for sneakers, apparel and accessories, and it offers over 400,000 unique styles online and ships worldwide. He is quick to point out that the company is looking at this space from the point of view of community-based networks and not from a transactional perspective. “We

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Whether it’s composing electronic music or pulling together a CGI fashion show , multi-disciplinary artist and Injury designer Eugene Leung loves to explore different ways to flex his creativity. A shot from Injury’s CGI fashion show during this year’s Afterpay Australian Fashion Week.

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JULY 11, 2022

Sonia Syngal, the CEO of Gap, has quit suddenly as the US fashion giant’s board looks to address poor sales, especially at its traditional growth engine, price-oriented Old Navy. While the reasons behind Syngal’s departure are unclear, its suddenness shocked retail industry observers.

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MAY 25, 2023

I was able to tap into my marketing background and become the global brand marketing manager for Reebok (fashion), working on developing and executing best-inclass global marketing campaigns for the fashion category. IR: Can you discuss Reebok’s plans for growth in the Pacific region? The opportunities are endless.

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MARCH 21, 2023

Rebekka Bay is creative director of Finnish fashion and homewares brand Marimekko. We use the archive for all our product categories – home, ready-to-wear, bags and accessories – and we start every season by looking back, but looking back to look forward. IR: Are you planning to roll out this new store concept anywhere else?

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JANUARY 9, 2024

He was familiar with the industry since his parents founded Designa Accessories, one of Australia’s largest watch and jewellery distributors, in 1984. We talk about hiding the broccoli, which is, let’s just make it about having fun and let people join dotted lines as to what we’re doing from a business perspective,” said Lawrence.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

From glossy magazine covers to generation-defining on-court styles, Serena Williams took a bow at the US Open on Friday, having rewritten the fashion playbook for female athletes while building an empire of her own. Williams quipped to the Associated Press : “When it comes to fashion, you don’t want to be a repeat offender.”

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MAY 30, 2023

His plan to “go with the flow and enjoy the journey” stretches beyond geography. Having achieved fame and accolades for creating wedding dresses, evening wear and handbags, he says he is keen to explore beyond the boundaries of fashion. “I Yiu’s fashion journey began in his childhood. He was the first to be eliminated.

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MARCH 31, 2022

When it comes to jeans, PAS Group CEO Eric Morris swears by one brand in particular: Italian fashion label Replay. PAS Group opened Replay’s first standalone store in Australia today, at Chadstone Shopping Centre in Melbourne, after signing an exclusive agreement with the brand’s owner, Fashion Box Group, last August.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Our Barehands , a Singaporean purpose-driven fashion firm, showcases a range of apparel and accessories made by underserved communities, including Afghan refugees. We recently caught up with Lye and Go to get their thoughts on career, leadership skills and their general perspective on running a business.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Our Barehands , a Singaporean purpose-driven fashion firm, showcases a range of apparel and accessories made by underserved communities, including Afghan refugees. We recently caught up with Lye and Go to get their thoughts on career, leadership skills and their general perspective on running a business.

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JUNE 5, 2022

Here, we chat with co-founder Felicity Rodgers about the workwear and uniform industry and her plans to take the business global in the future. FR: It’s like a fashion store with a coffee hub and industrial kitchen. IR: You come from a fashion design background. IR: What are your plans for Cargo Crew in the next 12 months?

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MARCH 17, 2024

Premium jeans label Outland Denim was launched in 2016, but planning for the venture stretched for six years before that, founder and CEO James Bartle said. “We Bartle said consumerism is viewed as a dirty word, at least in some quarters, and there is much talk of slow fashion and buying less.

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MARCH 24, 2024

Embodying a fusion According to Sacoor, the brand fuses fashion, philanthropy and entrepreneurship. Fashion serves as a vehicle for raising awareness and fostering community, while philanthropy lies at the heart of our mission, driving our commitment to social responsibility,” she stressed.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Travelling – I like to travel a lot for work and with the family, and this also helps with fresh perspectives. Bale became Australia’s first carbon-neutral fashion brand. Bale was the first Australian fashion brand to become carbon-neutral? What are the brand’s plans in this space moving forward? IR : In 2021, M.J.

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MARCH 14, 2024

In a bold move aimed at redefining the narrative surrounding Asian women’s fashion, leading Southeast Asian womenswear brand, Love, Bonito, has announced a significant overhaul of its brand identity and assortment strategy. Aggressive expansion “We have got aggressive expansion plans.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Sisters Kate and Laura Mulleavy started luxury fashion brand Rodarte in Los Angeles in 2005. Taking inspiration from landscape, art, film, poetry, culture, and music, the pair see themselves as artists and storytellers as much as fashion designers. On deciding to become fashion designers. And he thought it was so funny.

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JANUARY 12, 2023

A day after announcing plans for big wage rises, the company said operating profit had been US$889.82 Japan’s Fast Retailing Co, owner of clothing brand Uniqlo, said first-quarter profit slid 2 per cent, reflecting weakness at home and continuing Covid-19 restrictions in China. million in the three months to the end of November.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Consumer demand shapes retail perspective . Shein, the Chinese fast-fashion giant, is by no means a leader when it comes to sustainability. AirRobe.com is a global designer marketplace that sells pre-owned fashion. This process is more effective when the predictions are augmented with third-party data.

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APRIL 25, 2023

Rather, Perera believes that the right way for retailers to assess and prioritise these trends is to start with a customer-focused perspective. From a back-of-house perspective, AI and machine learning technology is also able to power supply chain management and easily detect fraud.

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