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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.
Fresh style
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Love of fashion started young
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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.
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These boots are made for walkin’...
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These boots are made for walkin’...
From cutting her shoemaking teeth in Dunedin, to finding her niche crafting cowboy boots in Oklahoma, Flora Knight is emerging as a force in the slow fashion industry.
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Helping grow futures for villagers
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Fashion helps grow futures for villagers
A collaboration between celebrated Kiwi fashion designer Karen Walker and Fijian non-profit organisation Rise Beyond the Reef continues to grow.
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Upcycling far from downgrading
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Upcycling far from downgrading
Josie Steenhart takes a look at this year’s winners of the Mindful Fashion NZ Circular Design Awards.
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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.
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Enduring appeal of the puffer
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Enduring appeal of the puffer
Take up space in the most stylish (and snug) way this winter by wrapping up in an international high-fashion must-have — the humble puffer jacket, writes Josie Steenhart.
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Fashion meets heritage
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Fashion meets heritage
Much-loved Dunedin heritage footwear company McKinlays has been given a fashion twist for 2024 in a new collaboration with emerging local label Commonplace.
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NZ fashion’s mindful approach
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NZ fashion’s mindful approach
A new report shows the economic and cultural contribution the fashion industry makes to New Zealand is immense, Josie Steenhart discovers.
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Kings of the court
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Kings of the court
Josie Steenhart talks to two young fashion designers taking King Edward Court full circle.
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Collaboration between singer, designer a big hit
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Collaboration between singer, designer a big hit
Josie Steenhart talks to two of NZ's most successful women in the fashion and music industries, who have come together for one of the coolest collaborations to hit the stage in Aotearoa.
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Back-to-work style tips
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Back-to-work style tips
As the working year begins, it is time to ditch the relaxed shorts and T-shirts and set up a work-wear wardrobe.
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Unwinding threads of influence
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Unwinding threads of influence
On the eve of Otago Polytechnic School of Fashion’s much anticipated annual COLLECTIONS show, Josie Steenhart caught up with five students in their final stages of bachelor of design (fashion) degrees.
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Wearable weight of being
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Wearable weight of being
Newly appointed professor at University of Otago Lisa McNeill's work examining fashion and sustainability is considered seminal on an international level.
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Game, set and match
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Game, set and match
Dressing up in her mum’s old tennis whites and pretending to be Serena Williams on her family’s home-made grass court in Ettrick as a child, Molly Marsh was not to know it would inspire her in the future.
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Finding line of the land
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Finding line of the land
Small-town Otago has played a big part in inspiring fashion designer Natalie Newlands, finds Josie Steenhart.
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De-stressing our dressing habits
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De-stressing our dressing habits
Meditation, mindfulness, yoga, chamomile tea, essential oils ... when we think of ways to de-stress, fashion isn’t perhaps the first thing that springs to mind. But Dunedin-based stylist Tess McLauchlan is on a mission to change this.
Fashion retailers optimistic
Fashion retailers optimistic
Fresh’s new fashion writer Josie Steenhart looks at the challenges facing Dunedin fashion retailers as they recover from the Covid pandemic.
NZ labels aim for a sustainable summer
NZ labels aim for a sustainable summer
Summer’s renewal offers a time for rest, reflection and transformation. Katie Day speaks to three leading NZ fashion brands about their transformative sustainability strategies and refreshing summer collections.
A place of winter warmth
A place of winter warmth
Maggie Marilyn invites Southern Style lovers into a world of winter warmth. The brand’s pop-up retail space offers a fashion destination situated amidst the awe-inspiring scenes of Lake Wanaka.