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Australian Fashion Directions

Where is the Australian Fashion industry headed? Read the report, "Australian Fashion Directions - Getting it Right" by Sylvia Walsh to find out more....

"The Australian Textile, Clothing and Footwear (TCF) Industry faces an uncertain future in the
light of changing global trends. Manufacturing in Australia has diminished dramatically and
management of the Supply Chain has been restructured. Very few large clothing factories
remain, while small fashion designers and entrepreneurs are emerging and sometimes
thriving..."

http://www.issinstitute.org.au/pdfs/report_execsum_walsh.pdf

Raw Edge - 2009 Graduating Class Fashion Parade

Ragtrader (27 March 2009)

The latest issue of Ragtrader has come into the Learning Centre and is now available for loan. Some articles include:

• Why fabric price hikes aren't all bad
• What Herringbone has learned from its troubles
• How Seafolly is chasing down the copycats

useful website on fair trade

ethical issues of fair trade
http://www.oxfam.org.au/campaigns/labour-rights/resources/

Ragtrader (13 March 2009)

The latest issue of Ragtrader has come into the Learning Centre and is now available for loan.

This issue includes:

• What events in China mean for Oz TCF
• Why Jeanswest is turning Japanese
• How DPK Australia came unstuck

http://www.ragtrader.com.au/index.cfm

The Fabric of a Dream: the Fletcher Jones Story

For a generation of Australians, Fletcher Jones was a household name; the founder of one of the most successful clothing companies in the nation's history. This is the story of how a shell-shocked World War I veteran, who left school at 12, took to the road as a hawker and ended up building a national icon. (STUDY GUIDE AVAILABLE)
Friday 27 March 2009 7.30pm
SBS Rating: (PG, WS, Rpt)
Duration: 60 mins
*The Learning Centre has this program available for loan.