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Fashion insiders weigh in on the uncertain future of Australian Fashion Week

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Fashion industry insiders are speculating about the future of Australian Fashion Week (AFW) following the news of IMG’s exit from the country’s premier fashion event. Since its debut in 1996, AFW has attempted to evolve alongside Australia’s dynamic fashion landscape.

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How Nookie designer Nikita Sernack got her start in fashion

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Nikita Sernack, the Australian designer behind cult evening brand Nookie, recently debuted her new fashion brand, Rumer, at Afterpay Australian Fashion Week earlier this month to a full house of industry professionals. Inside Retail: How did your career in fashion start out?

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Harrolds set to open concept store in Melbourne’s Chadstone

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Fashion retailer Harrolds will launch a concept store in Melbourne’s fashion district, Chadstone, on October 11. The expansion is the brand’s first new space in eight years and the second Harrolds location in Victoria after it relocated to 101 Collins Street in 2005.

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Crocs VP on building a store worthy of a cultural phenomenon, the foam clog

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Melbourne is the fashion and culture capital of Australia. In 2005, a customer by the name Sheri Schmelzer started customising her childrens Crocs with little decorative charms that were placed in the holes of the shoe the result was Jibbitz. billion, up from around US$3.96 billion recorded the year before. billion in 2014.

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Australian label Princess Polly opens its first physical store in the US

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Australian fast-fashion brand Princess Polly has expanded in the US opening a flagship store in Los Angeles. Established in 2005 by husband-and-wife team Wez and Eirin Bryett, the Gold Coast brand sells on-trend women’s clothing for predominantly Gen Z consumers.

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Burberry Appoints New Chief Creative Officer as Tisci Departs

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Lee will replace former creative chief Riccardo Tisci , who was appointed to the role in March 2018 following his career with Givenchy from 2005 to 2017. His first collection for Burberry will debut during London Fashion Week in February 2023.

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Uniqlo’s 2024 Plans: 20+ New Stores in North America

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and Canada in 2024, including debuts in new markets for the fast fashion retailer. In May 2023 , Uniqlo, which opened its first North American location in 2005, revealed its plans to reach 200 North American locations by 2027. Uniqlo will open more than 20 stores in the U.S. Tacoma Mall, Tacoma, Wash.

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