Melanie Durantaye uses a “talking” mannequin to sell Australian oilskin coats. Nancy and Barry Gibson have set up a mechanical bubble-blowing bear dressed in a pink tutu to make their shop stand out.

As Driza-Bone – the label synonymous with the hard-wearing riding coats – approaches its 120th birthday, its current owner, the Propel Group, has announced plans to sell. The group merged the brand ...

Save articles for future reference. The purchase appears to make a natural synergy for sales of Akubra through RM Williams outlets which the Forrests purchased in 2020. RM Williams currently stocks a ...

Ms Rinehart’s livestock company S.Kidman & Co has bought Driza-Bone, makers of the iconic oilskin jackets beloved of stockmen. Details of the sale – including the price paid – have not been disclosed.

Mount Dandenong’s Leigh Blackall has created a line of oilskin anoraks harking back to Australia’s heritage of bush culture. After a 15-year academic career, Leigh began designing his Australian-made ...

Wearing big, all-weather oilskin coats, the 21 presidents, prime ministers and regional leaders appeared resigned as they faced the cameras for the traditional ‘funny shirt’ photograph in the host ...

They were saved the embarrassment of looking like Crocodile Dundee but world leaders at the APEC forum looked slightly awkward dressed as Australian farmers. Wearing big, all-weather oilskin coats, ...