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Katy Perry performs at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne as a part of her Witness Tour. Photo: Getty...

Australian designer Katie Perry takes on pop star over trademark

Sydney fashion designer Katie Perry has given evidence in her case against pop star Katy Perry for breach of trademark.

Louis Vuitton star designer Virgil Abloh dies after private battle with cancer

Virgil Abloh, the American-born son of Ghanaian immigrants who became fashion's highest profile Black designer and the creative mind behind Louis Vuitton's menswear collections, died on Sunday at age 41.
'Gutted' over store closure; Covid blamed

Customers are threatening to start a petition calling for a popular Dunedin second-hand clothing store to remain open after its owner announced it will close.

Australian designer Katie Perry takes on pop star over trademark

Sydney fashion designer Katie Perry has given evidence in her case against pop star Katy Perry for breach of trademark.

Louis Vuitton star designer Virgil Abloh dies after private battle with cancer

Virgil Abloh, Men's Artistic Director at Louis Vuitton. Photo: Reuters

Louis Vuitton star designer Virgil Abloh dies after private battle with cancer

Virgil Abloh, the American-born son of Ghanaian immigrants who became fashion's highest profile Black designer and the creative mind behind Louis Vuitton's menswear collections, died on Sunday at age 41.

'Gutted' over store closure; Covid blamed

Toffs staff members (from left) Rehana Rutherford, Lisa George, Kathy Lister and Rose Fisk will...

'Gutted' over store closure; Covid blamed

Customers are threatening to start a petition calling for a popular Dunedin second-hand clothing store to remain open after its owner announced it will close.

Smuggled Romanov royal jewels net nearly $1.2 million

A staff member holds a historically valuable sapphire and diamond brooch and a pair of ear clips...

Smuggled Romanov royal jewels net nearly $1.2 million

A sapphire and diamond brooch and matching earrings, which were part of the royal jewels from Russia's Romanov family smuggled out of the country during the 1917 revolution, sold for 806,500 Swiss francs ($NZ1,246,980).

Fashionable face masks and fascinators on track

Fashionable face masks and fascinators on track

Covid-19 restrictions did not stop about 700 punters from making the best of it at Wingatui yesterday.

Race-day fashion influenced by pandemic

Mosgiel clothing store Curious Clothing’s owner Renee Hodge (left) and Fashions on the Field...

Race-day fashion influenced by pandemic

Cup Day at Wingatui is looking a little different this year.

Click and order to ‘bricks and mortar’

Highness owner Sarah Williams is enjoying getting to know some of her customers personally. PHOTO...

Click and order to ‘bricks and mortar’

Stories of businesses closing ‘‘bricks and mortar’’ stores in favour of internet shopping sites seem all too familiar. But Highness owner Sarah Williams has reversed that trend.

Actor debuts as director with Mary Quant film

The British fashion set have returned to London's King's Road to celebrate Mary Quant, the renowned designer often credited with the invention of the mini skit, in a new film.

Summer knitwear

A printed maxi dress is styled with a soft pastel oversized cardi and accessorised with flashes...

Summer knitwear

This season, knitwear is transcending its comfortable home of autumn/winter fashion, into the warm open air of summer.

Crowdfunding does trick for business owner

It took just over two weeks for Wanaka businesswoman Anna Ross to raise $2.17 million in equity for her cosmetics company, Kester Black.

Woolies jeans founder ‘ecstatic’ over crowdfunding

New Zealand entrepreneur Jovian Cummins takes a break from shearing in Western Australia this...

Woolies jeans founder ‘ecstatic’ over crowdfunding

Woolies Jeans has smashed its minimum target on crowdfunding platform PledgeMe.

Charmaine Reveley’s broad church

Charmaine Reveley and her entry in the Otago Museum exhibition ‘‘Fashion FWD>>’’. PHOTO:...

Charmaine Reveley’s broad church

Dunedin designer Charmaine Reveley makes feminine fashion, but she’s not interested in stereotypes, she tells Tom McKinlay.

Making a point

Not what the doctor ordered. PHOTO: G86.633 GIFT OF MARY SMALL; OTAGO MUSEUM COLLECTION

Making a point

A Dunedin doctor became well know for his stand on shoes, writes Moira White.

Princess bride on a pauper’s budget

Budding bridezillas have an opportunity to keep their budgets and stress levels in check, after a high-end bridal store gave about 50 brand new wedding gowns to a Dunedin charity shop.

Kester Black sticking with crowdfunding campaign

Kester Black founder Anna Ross, of Wanaka, with her partner in life and business, Fergus Sully....

Kester Black sticking with crowdfunding campaign

Kester Black beauty brand founder and Wanaka businesswoman Anna Ross has rejected a multimillion-dollar, 100% buyout offer from an Australian beauty products company.

Farmer’s unique fashion collection to be showcased

Co-curator of the ‘‘Eden Hore: High Country High Fashion’’ exhibition Jose
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Farmer’s unique fashion collection to be showcased

It is a Central Otago fashion collection with a twist — avante garde New Zealand garments from the 1970s and ’80s amassed by a Central Otago farmer.

Kiwi footwear company releases world-first biodegradable shoe

Orba Ghost sneakers are made from 94 per cent plant-based, biodegradable materials. Photo: Supplied

Kiwi footwear company releases world-first biodegradable shoe

New Zealand's first street sneaker specifically designed to biodegrade, the Orba Ghost, which was launched last week, is made almost entirely of natural materials.

Dressing for the occasion

Celebrations abound during the warmer seasons. Fashion writer Katie Day looks at occasion wear, its history, current styles and gets tips from professional makeup artist Kim Tuliau-Moeroa.

Business booming in ‘wop-wops’

Bex Hayman was happy to get her latest photo shoot in just before New Zealand went into Level 4...

Business booming in ‘wop-wops’

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...

Spoon-whistle transformation

Jeweller Brendon Jaine, of Invercargill, makes a shepherd’s whistle (below) from a spoon. PHOTOS:...

Spoon-whistle transformation

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

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