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 ...

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Driza-Bone, the near 110-year-old Australian company famous for its oilskin coats, has come in from the cold and the rain. The group ...

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.

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 ...

Sydney - They were saved the embarrassment of looking like Crocodile Dundee or surf lifesavers but world leaders at the Apec summit looked slightly sheepish dressed as rugged Australian farmers.

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 ...