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    Amber Bridgman with her latest fashion designs modelled by (from left) is Socrates Catapang,...

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    Designer digs deep

    Fresh from Fiji Fashion Week, Dunedin designer Amber Bridgman is fizzing with enthusiasm for her work again, she tells Rebecca Fox.
    • Pip Steel loves seeing her collection of Japanese Boro textiles on display. PHOTOS: CRAIG BAXTER

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      Textiles hold lessons for today

      While Japanese boro textiles are ancient and timeworn they are still relevant in today’s world of fast fashion, collector Pip Steel tells Rebecca Fox.
    • Alex Hannagan was blown away to see Carrie Bradshaw's Vivienne Westwood wedding dress in real life.

      Food, fashion and floating

      Alex Hannagan relishes quiet luxury in Melbourne and on the high seas with a touch of “wow” fashion on the side.

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    Designer digs deep

    Amber Bridgman with her latest fashion designs modelled by (from left) is Socrates Catapang,...

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    Designer digs deep

    Fresh from Fiji Fashion Week, Dunedin designer Amber Bridgman is fizzing with enthusiasm for her work again, she tells Rebecca Fox.

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    Pieces from the past

    Chinese jacket, coat and trouser shapes, layering and colour were referenced in this College of...

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    Pieces from the past

    On a recent tour of China following the Silk Road, Dunedin dress historian Dr Jane Malthus was intrigued by the changes in dress practices.

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    These boots . . .

    ‘Maison Margiela' tabi shoes on show in Soul, South Korea. Photo: Getty Images

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    These boots . . .

    With cold weather just around the corner many of us are thinking about our winter footwear. Prof Margo Barton with student Oliver Murphy looks at the history of a controversial boot.
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