Fashion

‘Godmothers’ of fashion

The godmothers of Dunedin fashion previewed their new season collections alongside the iD Emerging Designer finalists. Katie Day went along to see what we can look forward to this spring-summer.

Emerging designers weave in family stories

Among the frills and draping fabrics at this year’s iD International Emerging Designer Awards were family stories to be told.
Fashion's future: iD award winners

The winners of this year’s iD International Emerging Designer Awards have been announced in Dunedin and the future of fashion is in good hands, head judge Tanya Carlson says.

‘Godmothers’ of fashion

The godmothers of Dunedin fashion previewed their new season collections alongside the iD Emerging Designer finalists. Katie Day went along to see what we can look forward to this spring-summer.

Emerging designers weave in family stories

Models show off the designs of Gisella Candi, of the University of Technology Sydney.PHOTO: LINDA...

Emerging designers weave in family stories

Among the frills and draping fabrics at this year’s iD International Emerging Designer Awards were family stories to be told.

Novel maternity wear service

Luni founder Katie Mangai believes modern maternity wear doesn’t need to be frumpy.PHOTO: SIMON...

Novel maternity wear service

Fashion design student Katie Mangai wants to make maternity wear less of a hassle.

Fashion's future: iD award winners

Some of the winning designs by Sara Kickmayer. Photo: Supplied

Fashion's future: iD award winners revealed

The winners of this year’s iD International Emerging Designer Awards have been announced in Dunedin and the future of fashion is in good hands, head judge Tanya Carlson says.

Fashion norms disrupted for students’ display

Showing off the designs of third-year Otago Polytechnic fashion student Lotte Bailey at the...

Fashion norms disrupted for students’ display

Most clothes do not feature corsets and ruffles, but those showcased in Dunedin last night were not most clothes.

Live models better than mannequins

Gearing up for this weekend’s iD International Emerging Designer Awards are (from left) designer...

Live models better than mannequins

Gisella Candi will be spending her 23rd birthday in a flurry of high fashion preparation today.

Passion for fashion

Touch, emotion and the space between tangible and intangible are explored in Taylor Pumphrey’s...

Passion for fashion

Katie Day delves into the background and discovers the inspiration of two iD International Emerging Designer Awards finalists for 2021.

Breton tops return to the catwalk

The Duchess Of Cambridge rocks the Breton look during a recent visit to St Andrews University....

Breton tops return to the catwalk

Lauren Cochrane explains why the classic Breton top is back in vogue.

Ferrari gears up for fashion brand

Fabrics include silk, with a printed pattern of Ferrari iconography, and nylon. Photo: Reuters

Ferrari gears up for fashion brand

Ferrari has rolled out its first in-house fashion collection, offering fans of the Ferrari brand and its supercars a touch of "couture" within a contemporary clothing range.

Students hard at work for shows

Preparing for the iD International Emerging Designer Awards at the Otago Museum yesterday are ...

Students hard at work for shows

Otago Polytechnic interns are working around the clock to prepare for this weekend’s sold-out iD Fashion Week shows.

Plastics tax urged for UK fast fashion brands

Most shoppers were unaware of the scale of plastic use in fast fashion, the Royal Society of Arts...

Plastics tax urged for UK fast fashion brands

The British government is being urged to slap a plastic tax on fast fashion items sold by popular online brands.

Former All Black selling underwear brand around the world

Jerome Kaino at All Blacks training this year. Photo: Getty Images

Former All Black selling underwear brand around the world

As former All Black Jerome Kaino winds up his professional rugby career in France with style and prepares to start his coaching career there, he is also taking his undie business global.

Slow and steady

Queenstown personal stylist Hannah Checkley shares some advice on the SLOW approach to fashion.

WoolOn takes new format

Daphne Randle's prizewinning garments are modelled in the collections category of the 2015 WoolOn...

WoolOn takes new format

Looking backwards to look forward is the order of the day for the WoolOn Creative Fashion Event as organisers announce a rejigged format for 2021.

Pandora ditches mines for lab-made diamonds

Pandora's new collection of lab-grown diamonds will be launched initially in the United Kingdom....

Pandora ditches mines for lab-made diamonds

Pandora, the jewellery maker best know for its silver charm bracelets, will stop selling mined diamonds and focus on more affordable, sustainable, lab-grown gems, it said on Tuesday.