'Quite a journey': Air NZ uniform revealed
Emilia Wickstead hopes Air NZ staff feel “the empowerment and the prestige” when they start wearing their new uniform. Emma Gleeson talks to the London-based Kiwi designer.
Fashion
SUBSCRIBER
Working class-inspired outfit a cut above
SUBSCRIBER
Working class-inspired outfit a cut above
A collection inspired by 20th-century workwear has netted a Dunedin designer two awards, including the top prize, at this year’s iD Dunedin Fashion Show.
In pictures: iD Fashion Show
In pictures: iD Dunedin Fashion Show
The iD Dunedin Fashion Show has returned to one of the world's longest catwalks at the Dunedin Railway Station. Linda Robertson captured the action.
Book explores chapter of NZ fashion history
Book explores chapter of NZ fashion history
Yesterday a group of mostly women gathered in PaperPlus, in Alexandra, eager to get their hands on their own copies of the book which weaves together fashion history and the extraordinary story of...
SUBSCRIBER
Pop-up shop hoped to aid body positivity
SUBSCRIBER
Pop-up shop hoped to aid body positivity
A Dunedin designer hopes her pop-up clothing store will create a space for people to try on garments that makes them "feel good about themselves".
‘Eden in Dunedin’ brings fashion to Toitu
‘Eden in Dunedin’ brings fashion to Toitu
A carefully curated collection of high-end fashion apparel is now on show at a museum in Dunedin.
Young designers vie for fashion week award
Young designers vie for fashion week award
Three young Dunedin designers are among 22 finalists from fashion schools across the globe in the running for awards celebrating up-and-coming talent.
Decades of Dior dazzling
Decades of Dior dazzling
As iD Dunedin Fashion Week gets under way, Alex Hannagan recalls a visit to The Dior Museum in Paris.
iD Dunedin Fashion Week preview with Victoria Muir
iD Dunedin Fashion Week preview with Victoria Muir
iD Dunedin Fashion Week preview with Victoria Muir
SUBSCRIBER
Dunedin at its heart
SUBSCRIBER
Dunedin at its heart
A retrospective exhibition of NOM*d, one of New Zealand’s top fashion brands, shows that it has been just as much about the people who have collaborated with it as it is the brand itself.
Tour offers peek into history’s wardrobe
Tour offers peek into history’s wardrobe
A 19th-century tea gown and a beanie belonging to the late Ralph Hotere are among historical garments being unveiled to the public as part of a rare tour at Tuhura Otago Museum.
A century of swimming and style
A century of swimming and style
From an Olympic gold medal to Pamela Anderson's "Baywatch" red bathing suit, a new exhibition dedicated to all things swimming has opened at London's Design Museum.
SUBSCRIBER
Anticipation builds for iD Fashion Week
SUBSCRIBER
Anticipation builds for iD Fashion Week
The countdown to the return of New Zealand’s premier fashion shows has started, and models could be seen strutting down the railway runway yesterday for some last-minute preparation.
SUBSCRIBER
Fashion on the farm
SUBSCRIBER
Fashion on the farm
Next month as New Zealand fashion is celebrated at Dunedin’s iD fashion week one of the country’s most unlikely collectors of high-end New Zealand fashion will be celebrated, Naseby farmer Eden Hore.
SUBSCRIBER
Love of fashion started young
SUBSCRIBER
Love of fashion started young
From teaching textile design at Taieri College to launching her own label, Brittany Nelson-Misa is a quiet force in the local fashion industry, finds Josie Steenhart.
Slow fashion feature of show
Slow fashion feature of show
Local designers are coming together to display their finest and most durable outfits at the top sustainable fashion event of the year.
Collection rooted in reinvention
Collection rooted in reinvention
Fresh from dressing Mikey Madison, Maria Grazia Chiuri draws on Virginia Woolf’s Orlando in new twist on classics, writes Morwenna Ferrier.
Family life among the cups
Family life among the cups
Cadolle created the first ever bra in 1889. Today, the family-run lingerie couture house in Paris is still the go-to for high fashion, writes Eva Wiseman.
London Fashion Week dealing with hard truths
London Fashion Week dealing with hard truths
Running for just four days, LFW needs British soft power and its prized creatives to bring some buzz, finds Jess Cartner-Morley.
Sculptural, shiny gowns on red carpet
Sculptural, shiny gowns on red carpet
Wicked star Ariana Grande walked the Oscars red carpet in sculptural flared pink top and a tulle skirt, one of several actors to make bold fashion statements.
