Long-standing city store shutting its doors
Long-standing city store shutting its doors
After nearly two decades in fashion retail in Dunedin, Wendy Jones is calling it quits.
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Bricks over clicks: Shops back in fashion
Bricks over clicks: Shops back in fashion
The rise of online shopping has led to swathes of store closures, casting doubt over the future of retail malls and high streets, but in Europe there are signs that shops are back in vogue.
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Finding shelter in Dunedin
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Finding shelter in Dunedin
Fashion writer Josie Steenhart asks leading Auckland designer and mentor Kiri Nathan (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Maru, Ngāti Hauā) about her choice of Dunedin as her first South Island stockist.
Former Abercrombie & Fitch boss facing sex charges
Former Abercrombie & Fitch boss facing sex charges
Warning: graphic content. The former long-time chief executive of US fashion giant Abercrombie & Fitch has been charged with sex trafficking and prostitution involving dozens of men.
Pre-loved fashion start-up expands into Australia
Pre-loved fashion start-up expands into Australia
A New Zealand platform for buying and selling pre-loved designer clothes is to launch in Australia.
The rise of freckle tattoos
'They're so cute': The rise of freckle tattoos
A Christchurch permanent make-up specialist started providing freckle tattoos in 2011 - now about four clients a month come into the clinic for one.
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Artist puts West Otago in world’s fashion capital
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Artist puts West Otago in world’s fashion capital
Throw in some Tapanui tree tannins, cake it in some Poumahaka mud, then wash it down with Whisky Gully water.
Judges wowed by curtain creation
Judges wowed by curtain creation
A budding fashion designer from Mt Pleasant is celebrating after she made it to the finals of the World of Wearable Art competition with a garment made entirely from recycled curtains.
McCartney preaches peace and dove to save birds
McCartney preaches peace and dove to save birds
The British designer launches a campaign to banish real feathers from fashion industry as she shows latest collection in Paris, writes Jess Cartner-Morley.
The shoes that cost ACC $2 million
The shoes that cost ACC $2 million
A famously ugly shoe is trending in the wrong direction when it comes to safety, data shows.
Show stopper: Hi-vis creation takes top award
Show stopper: Hi-vis creation takes top award
Grace DuVal has taken out the Supreme WOW Award with Curves Ahead - a garment made from reflective construction signs and a striking road-cone headpiece.
Pre-loved wedding dresses on show
Pre-loved wedding dresses on show
Excitement is high at Shop on Carroll, where staff and volunteers are hard at work preparing to transform the store into a ‘‘wedding wonderland’’ for its Pre-loved Wedding Extravaganza.
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Performance is essential for WOW
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Performance is essential for WOW
The World of Wearable Arts opens in Wellington tomorrow night, showcasing the amazing creations of New Zealanders and designers from around the world.
Designer whips up a winner
Designer whips up a winner
The craic deserted Wānaka fashion designer Claire O’Connell last weekend when top Kiwi fashion judges named her the winner of the Collections category of WoolOn 2024.
Fast fashion seminar
Fast fashion seminar
Stitch Kitchen co-ordinator Fiona Clements will lead a Fast Fashion Seminar this Saturday.
Fabulous fungi: Wool meets fashion, science
Fabulous fungi: Wool meets fashion, science
Mushroom-inspired creations that veered from Wellington to Alexandra stole the the WoolOn show.
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Australian chain store opening in George St
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Hopes new store opening just the start
It's a retail revolving door on George St as one major shop departs and another is poised to arrive.
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Dunedin designer sews up award
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Dunedin designer sews up award
The southern city ups its fashion credentials yet again as a Dunedin designer takes out one of NZ's biggest fashion prizes for a second year running. Josie Steenhart was there to see it cross the stage.
Forging own path in Mons Royale style
Forging own path in Mons Royale style
Wānaka-headquartered Mons Royale has been creating distinctive high-performance merino apparel for the past 15 years.
50 years for ‘Queen of Lingerie’
50 years for ‘Queen of Lingerie’
Fifty years of service by the "Queen of Lingerie" has been celebrated in a New Zealand first for department store Farmers.
