Bid to solve wedding dress mystery
It is hoped a wedding dress display in Rangiora will uncover new information about a mysterious gown that dates back to the 1870s.
Fashion
Fashion store owner passing mantle on to ‘next generation’
Fashion store owner passing mantle on to ‘next generation’
Neil Gaudin has decided it is time the "next generation" in fashion takes over.
Culture, colonisation and the short and curlies of body hair
Culture, colonisation and the short and curlies of body hair
Until recently women were rarely shown with any hairy bits anywhere but slowly people have started to challenge what is seen as ‘normal’ - although we still have a long way to go.
Miss Jazzylicious wins NZ pin-up title
Miss Jazzylicious wins NZ pin-up title
Ruapuna mum Jasmine Aitken has taken out the Miss Pinup New Zealand title.
Embracing the glamour of pinup
Embracing the glamour of pinup
A Miss Pinup NZ contestant says she was inspired by the diverse, inclusive and supportive pinup culture she experienced while shopping for vintage garments in Christchurch.
Crowdfunding does trick for business owner
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.
Wanaka woman wants $2 million to expand beauty business
Wanaka woman wants $2 million to expand beauty business
Wanaka businesswoman Anna Ross and her partner Fergus Sully are preparing for international take-off in the beauty products industry.
Retail opportunity for budding designers
Ballantynes' competition: Retail opportunity for budding designers
Ballantynes is running its 'Bring it to the Boardroom' competition again, offering designers and entrepreneurs the chance to have their products sold in the store.
'Embarrassing mistake': Trelise Cooper apology over dress name
'Embarrassing mistake': Trelise Cooper apology over dress name
Kiwi fashion designer Dame Trelise Cooper has apologised for an "embarrassing mistake" of naming a dress with a phrase associated with a bleak period in Native American history.
'So excited to be in level 1': Chch dress lending business bounces back
'So excited to be in level 1': Chch dress lending business bounces back
The change in Covid-19 alert levels has come as a big relief for Christchurch-based business Lend to Mend which hires out designer dresses.
Three Banksy artworks going up for auction in NZ
Three Banksy artworks going up for auction in NZ
Three works by elusive and controversial street artist Banksy are set to go up for auction in New Zealand next week.
Best in fashion for 2019
Best in fashion for 2019
Dunedin's Barbara Brinsley possesses a wardrobe of wonders. Katie Day finds out the stories that set her fashion collection apart.
Ballantynes opens new retail space
Ballantynes opens new retail space
Ballantynes has opened its new 2800 sq m retail area, saying goodbye to the "cramped" temporary spaces it has had since the earthquakes.
Rubber outfit stretches imagination
Rubber outfit stretches imagination
Her gown, called The Phoenix, is about women who have faced and overcome depression.
Fine deer leather no longer 'viable'
Fine deer leather no longer 'viable'
A tougher international market place has led Timaru tannery, NZ Light Leathers of Washdyke, to phase out the manufacture of finished deer leather.
Redefining sustainable luxury
Redefining sustainable luxury
Rosie Herdman talks to Los Angeles-based Sophie Buhai about her new collection and redefining luxury in the fine jewellery sector.
Zambesi: 40 years of fashion celebrated
40 years of fashion
Brittany Pooley talks to Liz Findlay in the midst of fashion label Zambesi’s 40th anniversary.