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Fashion on the farm

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Fashion on the farm

Next month as New Zealand fashion is celebrated at Dunedin’s iD fashion week one of the country’s most unlikely collectors of high-end New Zealand fashion will be celebrated, Naseby farmer Eden Hore.

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Love of fashion started young

Fashion designer Brittany Nelson-Misa aims to inspire her high school students.

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Love of fashion started young

From teaching textile design at Taieri College to launching her own label, Brittany Nelson-Misa is a quiet force in the local fashion industry, finds Josie Steenhart.

Slow fashion feature of show

Last year's Refashion show at the Lake Wanaka Centre. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Slow fashion feature of show

Local designers are coming together to display their finest and most durable outfits at the top sustainable fashion event of the year.

Collection rooted in reinvention

Models present creations by designer Maria Grazia Chiuri as part of her autumn/winter 2025-2026...

Collection rooted in reinvention

Fresh from dressing Mikey Madison, Maria Grazia Chiuri draws on Virginia Woolf’s Orlando in new twist on classics, writes Morwenna Ferrier.

Family life among the cups

Poupie Cadolle, great, great granddaughter of Herminie Cadolle, inventor of the modern bra....

Family life among the cups

Cadolle created the first ever bra in 1889. Today, the family-run lingerie couture house in Paris is still the go-to for high fashion, writes Eva Wiseman.

London Fashion Week dealing with hard truths

New Zealand designer Emilia Wickstead's collection at London Fashion Week.

London Fashion Week dealing with hard truths

Running for just four days, LFW needs British soft power and its prized creatives to bring some buzz, finds Jess Cartner-Morley.

Sculptural, shiny gowns on red carpet

Wicked star Ariana Grande walked the Oscars red carpet in sculptural flared pink top and a tulle skirt, one of several actors to make bold fashion statements.

Second-hand market grows by half a billion dollars

Second-hand market grows by half a billion dollars

People looking to declutter and downsize are finding a growing market for their cast-offs.

Empress and equestrian themes

Bora Aksu designs featured structured coats and jackets with delicate, embroidered chiffon and...

Empress and equestrian themes

Irish designer Paul Costelloe looked to the equestrian world, while Turkish designer Bora Aksu said his latest collection was inspired by an empress.

Co-operative model picture of success

A celebration was held at Guild on Thursday night to mark its 10th anniversary. Photo: Linda...

Co-operative model picture of success

Local artisans have been making a success of Guild’s crafty co-operative model for 10 years now, writes Kate Oktay.

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These boots are made for walkin’...

Flora Knight has found her forte crafting boots. Photos: supplied

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These boots are made for walkin’...

From cutting her shoemaking teeth in Dunedin, to finding her niche crafting cowboy boots in Oklahoma, Flora Knight is emerging as a force in the slow fashion industry.

A virtual personal stylist

A styling app can take the guesswork out of what to wear. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

A virtual personal stylist

Would you let AI choose your outfits?

Louvre adds haute couture to high antiquity

A dress designed by John Galliano for French fashion house Christian Dior from the Haute Couture...

Louvre adds haute couture to high antiquity

The Louvre, the world's most-visited museum, is for first time displaying haute couture gowns and accessories from fashion houses including Chanel, Saint Laurent and Dior.

Celebrating the queen of punk fashion

Fifteen complete ensembles are on display alongside more than 550 pieces of jewellery. Photo: RNZ

Celebrating the queen of punk fashion

The retrospective exhibition at Te Papa celebrates the work of punk pioneer Vivienne Westwood.

Designer full of colour

Rhodes visited Dunedin in 2010 to judge the iD Fashion Awards and got a standing ovation at the...

Designer full of colour

One of Britain’s most flamboyant designers, Zandra Rhodes, visited Dunedin in 2010 to guest judge at the iD Fashion Awards. Now a dame, Rhodes has released her memoir.

Sylvester fighting 'tsunami of superfast' fashion

Kate Sylvester: "I've had an amazingly rewarding career". Photo: supplied

Sylvester fighting 'tsunami of superfast' fashion

Kate Sylvester's self-titled label is closing after "30 fabulous years", but her fight against fast fashion is only ramping up, and both have been recognised in the New Year Honours list.

Photographer behind Benetton's shock ads dies

Italian photographer Oliviero Toscani said he "exploited clothing to raise social issues". Photo:...

Photographer behind Benetton's shock ads dies

Oliviero Toscani, the man behind the shock advertising campaigns that helped make Italy's Benetton one of the world's biggest clothing brands, has died. He was 82.

Fashionistas, punters unite for meeting

It was a successful day for the Huddleston family of Chatto Creek in the fashion in the field...

Fashionistas, punters unite for meeting

Cool, overcast conditions did not stop punters and fashionistas alike turning out in droves for the annual Roxburgh Trotting Club race meeting on Saturday.

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