At the recently held Surf Industry Manufacturers Award (SIMA) the decision was unanimous; SIMA awarded the Hurley Advantage Series the 2008 Boardshort of the Year - turning Hurley into one of the surf industry’s most legendary brands.

From July 16- 24, 2008 the State of Design Festival is set to boost Victoria as Australia’s design capital.

Taking place throughout Melbourne and several regional centres in July, the State of Design will explore the ways in which design responds to the changing needs of business and our society.

Following his supreme debut in David Jones, Carlo Carli’s second season for the prestigious department store is his Winter 2008 collection entitled This Gentleman. The range further cements Carlo’s place amongst Australia’s finest menswear designers.

Anglomania, the collaboration between leading Brazilian footwear label melissa and British fashion icon Vivienne Westwood, is set to have fashion hearts racing when it arrives in Australia in June.

A strong emerging trend in timepieces around the fashion globe is the introduction of the square shaped dial and has also been produced by leading urban watch brands, Police and JAG time in their latest collections.

Honey & Beau reveals this season’s hot new look! ‘St. Barts Comes to Town”, a collection inspired by a summer vacation at St Barts, where the vibrancy of the Caribbean island, freedom, glamour and sensuality collide.

Bikers Paradise are proud to be the Official Leather Clothing Sponsors of English all-girl group The Almaboobies.

This Playboy bed will make any pooch a happy one, and will guarantee you are kept out of the dog house!

The ever-expanding vehicle that is LA Sunset Tan recently announced the debut of its new Sunset Tan Clothing Line. Fresh on the heels of the premiere of its swimwear line in May, Sunset Tan's new clothing line includes beachwear, denim, swimsuits and club wear and partnerships with well known designers.

Rushfaster, the leading online outlet for some of the world’s most ‘eco-friendly’ bags, has gone one step further with the launch of the new cutting edge solar powered Voltaic Generator laptop bag.

MME Sonia Rykiel, Patron of The Woolmark Prize, announced Qiu Hao from China will now join design greats Karl Lagerfeld, Yves Saint Laurent, Donna Karan, Ralph Lauren, Romeo Gigli, Dolce & Gabbana and Giorgio Armani in the Woolmark Hall of Fame, as the 2008 winner of the inaugural Woolmark Prize.

Bracewell is proud to announce the appointment of a new Head Designer, Hayley Killigrew, who has come across from Jigsaw Australia, where she worked for four years as a Senior Designer.

…the launch party of Belinda Fairbanks' winter clothing range for her label Children of the Sun. Belinda says the simple philosophy of “being fun and loose” is the inspiration behind the new range, and a desire to move away from the bright colours and prints that dominated her summer range.

Just in time for winter Bush Essentials is launching its fantastic new Lip Balm.

May 2008 saw the latest evolution of the Mooks brand when it re-opened the doors on its newly renovated Sydney flagship store at The Galleries Victoria.

Australia’s leading suit manufacturer Flair Industries Pty Ltd is pleased to announce that they’re the official supplier of formal wear for both the Carlton Football Club and Collingwood Football Club in 2008.

Emma showcased her new range in an elegant launch in Collingwood, and to one of the most stylish and youthful crowds you could assemble.

It was a brightly coloured explosion of BMX boys that kicked off the launch of the 2008 Sportsgirl winter fashion parade at Central Pier’s Peninsula at Melbourne's Docklands.

Fashion Unleashed is the idea of a team of Swinburne College students. They staged a charity benefit for the Save-A-Dog Scheme which is based in Malvern, Victoria.

Kayser's wide variety of lingerie eliminates problems with plunging neck lines, difficult waist lines and those not so forgiving colours.