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What it takes for emerging designers to break into Australia’s fashion industry

Inside Retail

While established fashion brands are attempting to find solid ground in the current economic downturn, a new guard of Australian designers are trying to get their foot in the door. Fashion is an industry that worships breakthrough talent but gaining access to the necessary resources to innovate and disrupt is half the battle.

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Why Shona Joy is filling in the missing piece of the circular fashion puzzle

Inside Retail

The term “circular fashion” serves as both a challenge to the fashion industry’s traditional model of take-make-waste and a solution to its environmental impact. But while luxury fashion houses are well-versed in repairs, discussions around circular fashion for premium brands are often limited to rental and resale marketplaces.

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What’s behind the re-emergence of teen fashion brand Pavement?

Inside Retail

In 2020, Australian teen fashion brand Pavement joined a large list of retailers that entered voluntary administration, citing the Covid-19 pandemic as a major factor contributing to their exit from the retail landscape. Are there plans for expansion beyond this partnership? IR: How significant will Pavement’s presence be across Big W?

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Can Allbirds make a comeback with a new CEO and transformation plan?

Inside Retail

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 million in 2022, or 56 per cent of total revenue. million in 2021.

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“It’s all about inclusivity”: Why Boohoo has launched modest fashion

Inside Retail

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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“Impossible to ignore”: Witchery MD’s plans to capitalise on digital growth

Inside Retail

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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Modest fashion mogul Vivy Yusof shares career advice and leadership tips

Inside Retail

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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