Life & Style

A Queenstown-based business is making a silk purse out of a sow’s ear — or, more specifically, face masks from merino wool — during the Covid-19 crisis.

From the imminent return of Killing Eve to London fashion week, big collars and billowy sleeves are in. Which is to say, clown chic, writes Priya Elan. 

The iD Fashion International Emerging Designer Awards will be moved online in the wake of Covid-19.

A breakaway faction is putting pressure on the beleaguered WoolOn Creative Fashion Event after the decision was made to move it from Alexandra to Cromwell.

Foundation, concealer, a little eyeliner . . . More and more men now put on make-up on a daily basis. Priya Elan meets the influencers behind the trend - and has a makeover himself. 

Katie Day speaks to multiskilled Dunedin designer Christopher Motion about his latest collection, Cruel Summer, and his journey from freelance graphic designer to emerging fashion entrepreneur.

Sequins add glamour to any outfit, but eco-campaigners have urged London Fashion Week to ditch the sparkling plastic discs as they pollute oceans for centuries.

Long gloves an dramatic coats have featured on catwalks and red carpets, with designers also turning their hands to stage costumes, writes Ellie Violet Bramley. 

Fashion designer Karen Walker has axed five staff from the popular label’s Auckland workroom following a restructure and change in operating model.

Emily Body reuses vintage quilts and table linens to produce her menswear brand's "keepsake" creations, writes Hannah Marriott. 

The WoolOn Creative Fashion Society struggles to fill key roles on its organising committee.

A restructured iD Fashion show will feature a matinee performance for high school pupils.

A New Zealand jewellery designer has been slammed on social media for an "insensitive" item in its new collection.

The WoolOn Fashion event is ‘‘full steam ahead’’ after being granted $10,000 by the Central Otago District Council, despite council staff recommending no funding for the event.

As we enter a new decade, fashion writer Katie Day shares her five wardrobe essentials that give a blueprint for a timeless twenties wardrobe.