Boosting the Bottom Line

MELBOURNE — Australia’s trade show circuit is blossoming.

The latest arrival: the first fall incarnation of Mercedes Australian Fashion Week, Australia’s premier fashion event. Previously a spring fashion showcase staged in Sydney each May, the fall shows were staged November 11-13 at Melbourne’s spectacular new Federation Square arts complex. According to organizers, the event drew 10,000 visitors, including 350 delegates, of which 70 were international media-retail representatives from the U.S., Great Britain, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, Italy, Kuwait and Bangladesh.