She was born in Napier and had initial dreams of becoming an archaeologist, but Hilary Alexander instead joined the ranks of fashion royalty in the UK. The woman twice crowned British Fashion Journalist of the Year is in Dunedin this month to guest judge the iD International Emerging Designer Awards. Ellie Constantine asked a few questions of the style leader.
Jane Dodd's latest jewellery collection was inspired by ideas of fairy tales gone awry and animals seizing control from humans. Ellie Constantine took a look at the somewhat macabre pieces and found beauty in their intricacy.
A lack of easily accessible parking and the flouting of time-restricted parks by drivers are creating serious issues in Mosgiel, which the Dunedin City Council is being called on to resolve.
Zealsteel employees replace barrier panels on the St Clair sea wall's balustrade, in Dunedin yesterday. Refurbishing work on the handrail is coming to an end.
Rolled oats, dried fruit and nuts spring to mind when considering the main ingredients of a common muesli bar, but a group of University of Otago researchers want alarm bells to ring instead.
Preparing 24 tonnes of fresh fruit, 27 tonnes of fresh vegetables, 21,500 loaves of bread and 40,000 litres of milk for 518 hungry mouths is no easy feat.
It was an all-female transtasman affair at the iD International Emerging Designer Awards in Dunedin last night, with Australians and New Zealanders taking the top five prizes.
Twelve months ago, she may not have been able to pinpoint Dunedin on a map, but Dutch designer Marielle van de Ven is calling the southern city home for the next two months. She won an Otago...
More than 120 entries from 20 countries flowed in for the 2011 iD International Emerging Designer Awards, the only fashion competition of its kind in New Zealand. Those entries were whittled...
Having dressed British royalty, Oscar nominees and New Zealand's political elite, fashion designer Liz Mitchell will show in Dunedin for the first time during iD Dunedin Fashion Week next month.
His design prowess resulted in his face adorning a postage stamp and his latest collection is about to enhance a 110m-long catwalk at Dunedin Railway Station. Ellie Constantine brushes up on the biography of one of Australia's fashion elite - Akira Isogawa.