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Bared Footwear opens first US store

Australian footwear brand Bared Footwear has opened its first US store in New York City, expanding its global footprint after 15 years of predominantly selling footwear in its home country of Australia. Located on Spring Street, in New York City’s SoHo neighbourhood, the store marks the brand’s first brick-and-mortar location outside of...

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Australian Fashion Week names 2024 Next Gen winners

Australian Fashion Week, an IMG event, has named four winners of its emerging designer programme, Next Gen, presented by DHL. The 2024 winners are Amy Lawrence, Emily Watson, House of Campbell, and Potirakis, who will debut their collections at Australian Fashion Week on May 13 in Sydney, Australia. Natalie Xenita, vice president-managing...

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Australian haircare brand Straand secures new funding

Australian scalp care brand Straand, which launched in the UK in November, has secured 4 million Australian dollars in funding to support further international expansion. The funding was led by Unilever Ventures, the venture capital arm of the personal care and cosmetics group, which previously invested in a pre-seed round in 2022. They were...

Fashion |Beauty

Scalp care brand Straand launches in the UK

Australian scalp care brand Straand, which is disrupting the haircare market with its bestselling microbiome-focused hair care range, has launched in the UK. Launched in Australia in 2022, Straand is rooted in the ethos that “healthy hair starts with a healthy scalp” and offers a range of affordable cruelty-free, vegan, natural and...