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Postie Plus sees tough slog through to Xmas, better 2011
Postie Plus has posted a 6.5 per cent drop in earnings, and predicts retailing will struggle till Christmas but should improve in 2011.
Fashion conscience
Zero-waste design is a means of creating clothes that minimises fabric disposal. At the forefront of this move is Holly McQuillan. Viva finds out more.
Show business
The people in the Fashion Week crowd that really matter are the ones who can make or break a label - the buyers.
Going the green mile
Environmentally friendly fashion is all the rage in the industry at the moment, but what does it actually mean?
Dedicated followers of...
Building up a loyal band of customers takes more than just good clothes, as these top labels reveal.
The midnight hues of Zambesi-land
Megan Anderson visits Zambesi's workroom ahead of Fashion Week and discovers where the magic happens.
'We got Sonny on the cheap'
Rebel Sport says it got a bargain by being first out of the blocks to sign an ad campaign deal with Sonny Bill Williams.
The state of our style
Fashion writer Mitchell Oakley Smith has put together a new definitive collection of Australasian fashion designers.
Global designs
Meet Margo Acland, the quietly driven force behind one of New Zealand's most successful design brands.
World at their feet
World celebrates 21 years in the fashion business and its ongoing plans to keep breaking barriers.
Uzbekistan: Samarkand's first lady of silk
It's early summer in Samarkand and the mulberry trees are in full glossy leaf and laden with plump white mulberries.
Designer sews up deal
Top fashion design company Liz Mitchell Design Ltd has gone bust, owing creditors nearly $200,000.
All Blacks gear made in China
They are as recognisably Kiwi as gumboots and Swanndris, but scarves and beanies sported by All Blacks supporters are being made abroad.
Hallenstein Glasson tips big profit rise
Hallenstein Glassons is forecasting a profit rise of between 55 per cent and 57 per cent when it reports earnings next month.
Kathmandu slips under forecast profit, shares slumps 9.8pc
Kathmandu shares have slumped nearly 10pc after the company said profits will be up, but slightly under forecast.