Life & Style

Bex Hayman has made country cool again with her jewellery and accessories brand Whistle & Pop. She makes time to speak to Ashley Smyth, while juggling farm life, lockdown and running a business...

A Southern jeweller continues to muster a new way to sell his shepherd’s whistle as his primary client base remains locked out.

Spring styles offer a bridge between the sleep of winter and the electricity of summer.  Katie Day takes a look at spring fashion trends fresh off the global runway. 

 A successful Otago Museum fashion exhibition has been named a finalist in the Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Awards.

Vintage wedding gowns had a moment to shine again recently when the Mid Canterbury Federation of Women’s Institutes (WI) held a wedding dresses and gowns parade during their annual federation cup day.

Dunedin-based jewellery designer Holly Howe creates architecturally inspired pieces to last a lifetime. She tells Katie Day about her journey.

Designers with a passion for fashion gathered at the Mataura Licensing Trust Hokonui Fashion Design Awards at the weekend.

Nine-year-old Amelia Brockhurst will wear the blue linen wedding gown of her great-great-great-grandmother this week at the Mid Canterbury Federation of Women’s Institutes’ (WI) annual Federation...