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Clothing our future Olympians
Swimwear from Karen Walker? Equestrian outfits from Alexandra Owen? Zoe Walker wonders who will design NZ's 2012 Olympic uniforms.
Billabong drops in on Californian label
Surfwear retailer Billabong is buying Californian clothing brand RVCA for an undisclosed amount.
Kiwis' workplace attire becoming more casual
More than 80 per cent of New Zealanders believe we are increasingly adopting a more casual approach to our workplace attire.
Second lines take centre stage ahead of haute couture shows
Vivienne Westwood, Anne Valerie Hash and AF Vandevorst fielded their most commercial lines in Paris yesterday.
Milan Fashion Week: <i>American Gigolo</i> style - 30 years on
There are two schools of designers - those who view fashion as serious business, and those who see it as spectacle.
Milan Fashion Week: Labels celebrate 100 years of style
While constant rebirth is key to the success of a fashion house, heritage plays a huge part in keeping the prestige alive.
Milan Fashion Week: Armani, Ferre ... and the football
Witnessing the All Whites' draw in a bar filled with the most aggressive Italian supporters in Milan trumped any fashion show, writes Isaac Hindin Miller.
Carter's business runs out of gas
All Black Dan Carter's foray into fashion has almost run out of gas with two more of his clothing stores closing.
Top fashion labels entice Chinese nouveau riche
Vivienne Westwood is to open 20 boutiques in China, and fellow British fashion house Burberry has confirmed that it will add 66 stores to its 44 Chinese outlets by 2012.
You wear it well - but do you have to wear it?
Employers cannot force workers to buy from the company catalogue.
Crims grab $500,000 from firm
An inside job planned by a master criminal saw half a million dollars taken from a clothing company using stolen online banking passwords and forged passports.
McQueen's right-hand woman inherits his empire
The late designer's assistant Sarah Burton has been named creative director of the Alexander McQueen label.
Treading carefully: Designer rugs
Australian fashion designer Akira Isogawa has relished the opportunity and challenge of creating his own rugs.
Looking good for Fashion Week
After hunkering down during the recession, fashionistas believe they will be able to afford to show at this year's New Zealand Fashion Week.
High-flying Kiwis' clothing companies in strife
Two clothing companies owned by high-flying Kiwis have run into financial strife - with their owners linked by underwear model Nicky Watson.
Warehouse sales slip - says no profit growth this year
There will be no profit increase at The Warehouse this year, as the country's biggest retailer this morning unveiled a nearly 2pc sales fall.