Gobal Brands Expand
Local retailers feel fashion pain as global brands expand After 20 years working in Australian fashion, designer Fiona Wood is launching her own label, called Wonderwood. Putting together her first collection has meant doing everything herself — from design, to patternmaking, to developing a catalogue. But starting small and focusing on quality has always been part of Ms Wood's plan. "I really wanted to focus on well-made garments that are made in Australia, and also support our local industry," she said. It is the very opposite of the global fast fashion chains that are sending Australian operators to the wall. Since December, half a dozen well-known brands have collapsed: the women's retailers Marcs and David Lawrence; the children's label Pumpkin Patch; cut-price shoe store Payless Shoes; suit-maker Herringbone; and its stablemate Rhodes and Beckett. It all adds up to almost 4,000 jobs on the line so far. Former chief executive of David Jones, now globa...
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