Fashion

This year iD Fashion Week is in its 17th year. Thirty-nine emerging designers from 15 countries will have the opportunity to show their work before a panel of local and international judges. The… Audio

The frenzy that can be whipped up by a pair of designer sneakers. Audio

At the heart of a new survey show by artist Angela Tiatia is a video work called Edging and Seaming. On one screen a lone Pasifika woman in Auckland sews baby garments in her garage, while on the… Audio, Gallery

The New Zealand fashion industry is in for a major shake-up, after recent announcements that clothing giants, H&M and Zara are opening stores at Auckland's Sylvia Park. The companies are often touted… Audio

Back in October we spoke with our lady of fashion, Doris de Pont, from the New Zealand Fashion Museum. She talked us through the past one hundred years of woollen bathers, bikinis, swimsuits and… Audio, Gallery

Have beards had their day or are they here to stay? A story about beards and the modern man. New Zealand men have wholeheartedly embraced their beards, so much so that beard and moustache competitions… Audio

Personal stories provide a powerful starting point for Otago Polytechnic, Bachelor of Fashion Design students.  Fashion provides a means of communicating ideas that are invariably brought to life by… Audio

When Nadeesha Godamunne isn't working as a fashion illustrator for Ralph Lauren, she's capturing the whimsical and stylish characters of New York for her blog, Mokshini. Audio

New Zealand has plenty of design talent and no shortage of innovative ideas, but what opportunities exist for our emerging designers, especially in the area of textiles? Sonia Sly headed to Massey… Audio, Gallery

Associate professor in the School of Design at Massey University, and former Curator of History and Textiles at Te Papa. Her new book is a history told through objects and images, Real Modern… Audio

Doris de Pont knows all about woollen bathers and bikinis, swimsuits and sundresses, playsuits and parasols. The New Zealand Fashion Museum and New Zealand Maritime Museum have put together an… Audio, Gallery

Buyer for fashion boutique Scotties who recently returned to Wellington from her second visit this year to Paris for Fashion Week. Audio

Space Between is a sustainable zero waste fashion design project run through Massey University. Sonia Sly meets the designers and team behind the project to look at why they're reconstructing… Audio

Reporter Max Towle went along to the preview night for the World of Wearable Arts. Audio

What are the demands of the hairdressing industry today, and what does it mean to diversify in a highly competitive business that relies on bums on seats? Sonia Sly visits Willis York in Wellington to… Audio

There's a high flying new prize in this year's World of Wearable Art Awards Show. The 2015 Performance Art Costume Award will be presented to an entry that 'could dwell in the spectacular & magical… Audio

What does it take to become a digital influencer and how does one set themselves apart in an environment that is fast becoming oversaturated with blogs and Instagram accounts? Sonia Sly meets… Audio

Cosmo Kentish-Barnes meets textile design students at Massey University who are developing innovative new ways with wool. Audio, Gallery