Fashion

Supreme WoolOn award winner Allison MacKay, of Masterton, with her creation, 'Mr Fungi', modelled...

Fabulous fungi: Wool meets fashion, science

Mushroom-inspired creations that veered from Wellington to Alexandra stole the the WoolOn show.

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Australian chain store opening in George St

It's a retail revolving door on George St as one major shop departs and another is poised to arrive.
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Dunedin designer sews up award

The southern city ups its fashion credentials yet again as a Dunedin designer takes out one of NZ's biggest fashion prizes for a second year running. Josie Steenhart was there to see it cross the stage.

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Roadworks last straw for struggling retailer
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Upcycling, recycling key to clothing market
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Enduring appeal of the puffer

Fabulous fungi: Wool meets fashion, science

Mushroom-inspired creations that veered from Wellington to Alexandra stole the the WoolOn show.

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Australian chain store opening in George St

Signs in George St outside the Wall St Mall tease the arrival of Seed Heritage to the city.

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Hopes new store opening just the start

It's a retail revolving door on George St as one major shop departs and another is poised to arrive.

Forging own path in Mons Royale style

Mons Royale founders Hamish and Hannah Acland, of Wānaka, are celebrating 15 years in business...

Forging own path in Mons Royale style

Wānaka-headquartered Mons Royale has been creating distinctive high-performance merino apparel for the past 15 years.

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Dunedin designer sews up award

This design by Tegan Rose Vickery won the overall award at the Hokonui Fashion Design Awards....

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Dunedin designer sews up award

The southern city ups its fashion credentials yet again as a Dunedin designer takes out one of NZ's biggest fashion prizes for a second year running. Josie Steenhart was there to see it cross the stage.

Celebrities helping bubble skirts make a comeback

Puffball skirts come in all lengths - from a short number worn by singer Olivia Dean ...

Celebrities helping bubble skirts make a comeback

Originally dreamt up in the 1950s, popular in the ’80s and again in the ’00s, the bubble skirt - sometimes known as a puffball - is having another moment in 2024, Lauren Cochrane finds.

Workers at UK retailer win equal pay case

Photo: Next is a popular high street store. Reuters

Workers at UK retailer win equal pay case

More than 3500 current and former shop workers at British retailer Next have won a six-year legal fight for equal pay.

Jewellery with a rural twist in new shop

Dana Johnston (top left) adds the lettering to the new home of Whistle & Pop in Kurow; Bex...

Jewellery with a rural twist in new shop

On Monday, an eye-catching retail store will open its doors in the Waitaki Valley town of Kurow.

50 years for ‘Queen of Lingerie’

In recognition of her 50 years of service Helen Tee was surprised by her Farmers Oamaru...

50 years for ‘Queen of Lingerie’

Fifty years of service by the "Queen of Lingerie" has been celebrated in a New Zealand first for department store Farmers.

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Roadworks last straw for struggling retailer

Paint The Town Red owner Diane McKenzie is closing her St Andrew St clothing store after 13 years...

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Roadworks last straw for struggling retailer

A Dunedin clothing retailer says their turnover "dropped through the floor" after roadworks plagued their central city street for longer than expected.

Fundraiser all sewn up

Fundraiser all sewn up

Nom*D designer Margarita Robertson stands next to model Rose Mold, who is wearing one of the latest garments from the label.

Fashionistas ready for WoolOn 2024

Food for Thought, an outfit designed and made by nine-year-old Sophia Hinsen, was entered in the...

Fashionistas ready for WoolOn 2024

Tickets for Central Otago’s premier wool fashion event have flown like a top shearer’s handpiece, but the speedy can still nab a seat for the matinee.

Bargain hunters score for a cause

Tania Keane, of Dunedin, shows her haul at the fundraiser for the Otepoti Dunedin Whanau Refuge....

Bargain hunters score for a cause

Bargain hunters managed to secure high-end fashion at low-end prices as tens of thousands of dollars was raised for the Otepoti Dunedin Whanau Refuge at a pop-up fashion sale.

Dunedin Whānau Refuge fashion sale fundraiser on

Volunteers are set to combine fashion and fundraising in a popular annual event supporting Dunedin’s women and children in need.

WoolOn winner ready to give it another spin

WoolOn competition entrant and University of Otago first year student Isabella Miscisco with her...

WoolOn winner ready to give it another spin

As the WoolOn competition returns to Central Otago, fashion prodigy and Dunedin student Isabella Miscisco is spinning her own yarns in anticipation.

Bobbing back into fashion

Lily Collins at the premiere of MaXXXine in Hollywood. Photos: Getty Images

Bobbing back into fashion

Chic, sexy and elegant, the classic bob is back, writes Lauren Cochrane.

A flair for fashion

The 36th Hokonui Fashion Design Awards were held at the Gore Town & Country Club at the Weekend.

Awardee ‘never expected’ to win

Tegan Rose Vickery (centre), of the Otago Polytechnic School of Fashion in Dunedin, received the...

Awardee ‘never expected’ to win

Fashion was the talk of the town in Gore.

Not all wood-pulp tops are created equal

"Significant amounts" of viscose come from endangered forests in Brazil, Canada and Indonesia —...

Not all wood-pulp tops are created equal

You would be forgiven for thinking that your wood-pulp top is sustainable.

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Enduring appeal of the puffer

A guest wears a full-length khaki puffer jacket during the Copenhagen Fashion Week earlier this...

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Enduring appeal of the puffer

Take up space in the most stylish (and snug) way this winter by wrapping up in an international high-fashion must-have — the humble puffer jacket, writes Josie Steenhart.

Stitch in time

Stitch Kitchen manager Fiona Jenkin works on a Toni Darling jacket she found in an op-shop. PHOTO...

Rejuvenating clothes ‘great life skill’

You can do a lot with old fashion if you put your mind to it.

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Paralympics chance to see disability in new light
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Otago rescuers the best in the country
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Food, coffee and chatter return as new cafe opens
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'Tough call': Dunedin salon closes doors

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