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Australasian Textiles & Fashion is the leading supply-chain magazine for the textile and clothing industry of Australia.
Each issue will keep you up to date with the latest textile and fashion news, technologies and issues facing the Australian textile and clothing industries.
If you are a textile or fashion designer, a small business owner, or a newcomer to the industry, atf will help you understand the challenges that your business faces.
atf is dedicated to promoting the benefits of locally produced apparel, textiles, and sustainable products.
The business of textiles and fashion is changing rapidly as the global market impacts on the Australasian economies. Never before has it been so important to maintain an efficient supply-chain to meet demands of customers.
Latest Issue - July/August 2010 - Published 26th July 2010
business profile*
COCOMO SPORTS UNDER PRESSURE
A Sydney-based business that has built its reputation producing garments for older Australians and people with disabilities or health challenges has started to manufacture compression sportswear.MARION LIESE
A new lingerie label created by designer Marion Liese offers layering and fine detail to create a key point of difference in the marketplace.NO STOPPING NOBODY
Nobody has built a global trade for its brand of streetwear since releasing its first collection at Rosemount Australian Fashion Week in 2004.BREAKING AWAY FROM THE PACK
Clothing company Breakaway has separated itself from the pack, thanks to innovative thinking and a systems overhaul.management focus*
SMOOTH SUPPLY CHAIN
Pacific Network Global Logistics has helped sass & bide to develop a smooth and efficient supply chain by enlisting the expertise at its warehousing facilities in Hong Kong and Shanghai.GLOBAL PLAYER OFFERS LOCAL TOUCH - AGILITY LOGISTICS
With around 550 offices worldwide and over 50 alone in China, one could be forgiven for thinking that Agility Global Integrated Logistics would be a supply chain partner only suitable for the ‘big boys’.innovation*
KNACK FOR KNITTING
Blossom Road’s Hi-Tech Investment. One man’s trash became the treasure upon which another an’s career was built.CONTROLLING CONSUMERS
Brands are increasingly defined by comments consumers make online in a virtual world where businesses no longer control ‘the message’.cover story*
GENEVIEVE YARN DYERS - RESCUED
Genevieve Yarn Dyers has been rescued after being placed in voluntary administration in 2009, following a decline in demand for the company’s services, caused by a number of their major customers moving offshore.
Our editorials emphasise the business of textiles and fashion as seen within the industry itself.
Each issue contains several company features involving interviews with CEOs about the strategic direction, product development, technology, marketing, and commercial factors associated with their businesses.
at&f shows how leading companies in the industry are adapting to new pressures and new opportunities.
Keep up to date with trends in technology and management issues – training, the impact of new government initiatives, production innovation, and practical application of technology into the commerical marketplace.
The Australasian Textiles & Fashion magazine is only $66 per annum - for a limited time only, and includes 6 issues
published bi-monthly.
This subscription also includes the latest copy of the at&f Index. Subscribe online today
at&f news stories cover everything from the latest fashion
trends and design innovation, to company management, business strategies and political concerns within the industry.
The at&f news service is also freely available online to registered users. Take a moment to register free of charge and gain access to all latest textile and apparel news stories, company features, online jobs, and access to our online product sourcing directory (online index).
at&f is also supported by and work in close alliance with the Council for Textile and Fashion Industries of Australia (TFIA), the main industry organisation serving these industries.
at&f also publishes an annual textile & fashion index which enables you to easily source suppliers of textiles and apparel.
We are also the official publications of the technical organisations, Fashion Group International, The Society of Dyers & Colourists of Australia and New Zealand and The Textile Institute (New Zealand), and members of these organisations also receive the magazine.
We also publish Window Furnishings Australia magazine, which is the leading business-to-business magazine that keeps curtain and blind retailers, interior designers and specifiers up to date with the latest developments in blinds, shutters, curtains, fabrics, machinery and software.
With six issues a year, WFA keeps the reader up-to-date with all of the latest issues in industry, whether they are legal, technical, skills-related or supply-based issues that affect companies directly. We will also profile some of the real industry success stories, speaking with blind, curtain and shutter manufacturers and retailers from around Australia to find out how they have developed and grown their businesses.
