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Fashion Festival loses probe pursuit

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Liquidators of Perth Fashion Festival have failed in their bid to bolster a probe into collapsed industry body Fashion Council WA in the hope of clawing back half a million dollars.

Insolvency appointments April 29 to May 26 2020

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There have been 29 insolvency appointments to Western-Australian-incorporated companies in the last four weeks.

Insolvency appointments March 11 to 24 2020

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There have been 30 insolvency appointments to Western-Australian-incorporated companies in the last two weeks.

Fashion Council into administration

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Industry peak body Fashion Council WA entered administration on Friday, four months after private business Perth Fashion Festival suffered the same fate.

Fashion Festival into liquidation

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Creditors have opted to liquidate Perth Fashion Festival today, just days after festival director Tony Sage failed to sell down his Perth Glory soccer club stake; while the administrators had been unable to recover a debt owed to the company by industry body the Fashion Council WA.

Fashion sector faces fresh challenge

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The Fashion Council WA says it is finalising a deal to pay suppliers to the 2019 Perth Fashion Festival, four months after the event.

Administration, restructure planned for Fashion Festival

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The entity which ran the Perth Fashion Festival for 20 years, before operations were passed to the Fashion Council WA, has entered administration owing $819,000, with owners Mariella Harvey-Hanrahan and Tony Sage planning a deed of company arrangement.

Ayles gives fashion fest a sporting chance

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Creating a more inclusive fashion festival and controlling costs have been the two priorities for the new boss of the Fashion Council WA.

Jessica Gomes grows to Asia

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SPECIAL REPORT: China and South Korea are key targets for Jessica Gomes as she seeks to take her skincare business into Asia later this year.

Thriving market for modest fashion

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The market for modest fashion in South-East Asia is attracting attention as a potential export destination for a range of local designers, with dramatic growth expected in the next decade.

Creatives trade on China links

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North Fremantle-based fashion label Empire Rose is one of three local brands to have secured deals in China in recent weeks, following the Fashion Council WA's partnership with its Chinese counterpart.

WA in China fashion deal

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Local fashion designers will have an easier route into the growing Chinese luxury market after the Fashion Council of Western Australia today signed off a five-year deal with the China Fashion Association.

Gallery diversifies cultural appeal

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The Art Gallery of Western Australia plans to broaden its audience reach in 2017 with the renewal of galleries, development of new initiatives and partnerships, as well as the introduction of a contemporary series called Culture Juice.

CEO lunch with Tracey Horton

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Educated in Rockingham, Vancouver and at UWA, and with a corporate career stretching between San Francisco and WA, Tracey Horton has some interesting perspectives on business and academia, as Business News discovered over lunch at Julio's in West Perth.

Designers hatch plans for local, overseas growth

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SPECIAL REPORT: Slower growth in discretionary spending is a challenge for some local fashion hopefuls, but export markets and tech-style accelerator programs are presenting opportunities.

Fashion industry developing opportunities

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SPECIAL REPORT: Perth's fashion sector is gradually making its mark by developing niche opportunities, despite growing international competition.