Fashion

Designers urged to sign on for show

Calls for designers have gone out as Dunedin prepares for the return of the city’s premier fashion event.

Initiative gives new threads to aid others to find new jobs

Nika Wood walked out the doors of a Dunedin charity with a couple of new outfits and the confidence to enter the workforce.
Hems up for hims

Something strange is happening to men’s shorts. They’re no longer shorts, rather they’re short-shorts.

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Upcycling, recycling key to clothing market
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Workshop gives new life to second-hand jewellery
Indian fashions proving popular with shoppers

Designers urged to sign on for show

Calls for designers have gone out as Dunedin prepares for the return of the city’s premier fashion event.

Initiative gives new threads to aid others to find new jobs

Sporting some of the designer clothes on offer at Dunedin charity Success Suits You is Nika Wood ...

Initiative gives new threads to aid others to find new jobs

Nika Wood walked out the doors of a Dunedin charity with a couple of new outfits and the confidence to enter the workforce.

Hems up for hims

Mescal is a dedicated all-weathers shorts fan. Photo: Getty Images

Hems up for hims

Something strange is happening to men’s shorts. They’re no longer shorts, rather they’re short-shorts.

Fashion designer early to catch on to versatility of wool

Young knitwear designer Lucy Girvan is passionate about promoting the qualities of wool. PHOTO:...

Fashion designer early to catch on to versatility of wool

An upbringing on a Maniototo farm is influencing Lucy Girvan’s fashion design career, which has been inspired by her family’s homegrown fibre.

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Fashion meets heritage

A model wears Commonplace Essential clothing, including the Anderson Slip On Loafer — designed in...

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Fashion meets heritage

Much-loved Dunedin heritage footwear company McKinlays has been given a fashion twist for 2024 in a new collaboration with emerging local label Commonplace.

Dunedin fashion label bids city store farewell

Dunedin fashion label bids city store farewell

After 10 years of business, Dunedin fashion label Charmaine Reveley is bidding farewell to its George St retail store.

Not a good look: LVMH subsidiary exploited workers

Dior handbags are luxury and sought-after items. Photo: Getty Images

Not a good look: LVMH subsidiary exploited workers

Employees at an Italian subsidiary making Dior handbags had to sleep in the workplace to ensure 24-hour supply and used machines with safety devices removed to make them go faster.

Dior brings high fashion to highlands

Models walk through the grounds of Drummond Castle in Perthshire. Photo: Reuters

Dior brings high fashion to highlands

It is not every Dior show that opens with a skirl of bagpipes, three different ways to wear violet tartan, and a sporran dangling from a belt in place of a clutch bag tucked under the arm.

Smith & Caughey's signals closure

The company's flagship store in Queen St. Photo: RNZ

Smith & Caughey's signals closure

Upmarket Auckland department store Smith & Caughey's says it is in talks to shut its shop and online stores, likely early next year.

Cannes: an unofficial fashion fortnight and festival

Naomi Campbell poses on the red carpet before the screening of the film Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga....

Cannes: an unofficial fashion fortnight and festival

Ellie Violet Bramley looks at the best outfits at the Cannes Film Festival, the looks that might trickle down, and styles that should stay on the riviera.

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Upcycling, recycling key to clothing market

Tannia Lee displays some of her items at the Be-Loved vintage clothing market at the Maori Hill...

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Upcycling, recycling key to clothing market

When it comes to fashion trends, things go in cycles.

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Stitching a new life after Mild Red

Mild Red designer Donna Tulloch (left) with a model at the finale of the 2013 iD Fashion Show....

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Falling sign fitting symbol for end of Mild Red

After a 40-year career in the fashion industry, Donna Tulloch said she did not know what the end would look like.

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NZ fashion’s mindful approach

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NZ fashion’s mindful approach

A new report shows the economic and cultural contribution the fashion industry makes to New Zealand is immense, Josie Steenhart discovers.

Otherworldly designs at Aussie Fashion Week

Romance Was Born offered a dramatic show. Photo: Getty Images

Otherworldly designs at Aussie Fashion Week

If there was ever a label to celebrate otherworldly exuberance, it's Romance Was Born.

Owner 'really scared' after shop window broken

Two St Andrew St businesses had windows smashed on Saturday night. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

Owner 'really scared' after shop window broken

A central Dunedin shop owner is concerned for her safety after the front window of her shop was smashed on Saturday night.

Clothes swap alternative to ‘fast fashion’

Dunedin student Irris Etches, 20, looks at clothing at the Super Swap Saturday event, part of...

Clothes swap alternative to ‘fast fashion’

Students on a budget now have had a "wardrobe refresh" after embracing a clothing swap at the weekend.

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Workshop gives new life to second-hand jewellery

Dunedin jeweller Kirsty Lewis (left) and Shop On Carroll retail co-manager Cristin Waite showcase...

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Workshop gives new life to second-hand jewellery

Necklaces and rings crafted from the remains of old earrings is one solution a Dunedin op-shop has found to curb fast fashion trends.

Fashion's big night: Met Gala 2024

Kiwi director Taika Waititi struck a pose with wife and singer Rita Ora as Hollywood stars, A-list celebrities, musicians and fashion's elite turned out for the 2024 gardened-themed Met Gala.

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10-year milestone celebrated with factory purchase

The Print Room co-owners Jon Thom (left) and Chris Brun showcase some of their printed...

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10-year milestone celebrated with factory purchase

A Dunedin printing company has bought itself the ultimate 10th birthday present - a state-of-the-art production factory.

Getting match fit

A model walks the runway during the Lacoste womenswear autumn/winter 2024-25 show as part of...

Getting match fit

Zendaya has lobbed tennis chic into the fashion mainstream, writes Lauren Cochrane.

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