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What fashion can learn from runways at PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival

Inside Retail

This year’s PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival (PMFF) was a 15-day-long parade of emerging and established Australian designers spanning over 100 unique events. Premium runways were staged inside Melbourne’s Royal Exhibition Building against the backdrop of the news that Victoria is Australia’s fashion manufacturing capital.

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Australian Retail Outlook 2023: Paradigm shifts and fresh perspectives

Inside Retail

Survey data fails to suggest any significant change in the near future, with almost three in four shoppers preferring to shop in-store, and nearly two in five saying they have a newfound appreciation for being able to touch and try on fashion items. More than ever, it is a time for new perspectives and fresh approaches.

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

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Australian fashion brands seek supply-chain sovereignty

Inside Retail

This is just part of the conversation happening with fashion brands and retailers across the country as pressures mount to gain control over notoriously complex supply chains and work towards circular, sustainable business practices. per cent of fashion shoppers look for Australian made. Earlier this year, R.M.

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Source Fashion celebrates new perspectives on responsible fashion and the future of sourcing

Retail Times

Europe’s newest responsible sourcing show, Source Fashion, kicked off on Sunday with an innovative and compelling presentation of responsible fashion showcasing the inspiring stories, fresh perspectives, and future of fashion sourcing from a diverse collection of exhibitors from 25 countries and a line-up of industry renowned speakers.

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How Singaporean designers translate their cultural heritage into fashion

Inside Retail

In the heart of Singapore’s bustling fashion scene, the Singapore Fashion Council (SFC), has once again taken centre stage with its latest ‘Singapore Stories’ designer showcase. As for Singapore’s fashion industry, Ms.

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