Fashion

Mannequins have decorated store windows for hundreds of years but in terms of size and shape they have stayed relatively the same.

Now there are renewed calls for them to better reflect the broad… Video, Audio

Five years ago, Wellingtonian Jessie Wong was studying fashion and frustrated that she couldn't find a bag that would fit all her essentials.So she founded Yu Mei leather goods, producing handbags… Audio

Glamorous gowns from the astonishing high fashion collection that was the pride and joy of high country farmer Eden Hore, are temporarily leaving their Central Otago home. Eden farmed in Naseby while… Audio, Gallery

Ttoday it's all about men's fashion with personal stylist Stacey Gillies Audio

Stacey Gillies shares ways to mix and match items to create the wardrobe of your dreams.  Audio

Sizing for the Liam collection will go up to size 24, and the offcuts will be repurposed into new garments. Audio

Rotorua-based Kharl WiRepa is the first Māori fashion designer to be featured in British Vogue. His brand specialises in red carpet styles, racewear, bridal couture, and power dressing. Vogue… Audio, Gallery

Baking has Paul Hollywood. Sewing has Patrick Grant. The Great British Sewing Bee judge speaks to Jesse about a resurgence in the popularity of sewing. Audio

At a time when women were embracing their femininity after the war years, Barbara Herrick wanted to change the way women felt about themselves through fashion. She speaks to Sonia Yee about Dior's New… Audio

Irish presenter and broadcaster Angela Scanlon is the host of the hugely popular Your Home Made Perfect television show. Audio

Fashion designer Jeanine Clarkin has been at the forefront of Aotearoa's design world since 1994. She burst onto the scene with a brand of fashion celebrating Maori street wear, Ta moko, korowai and… Audio

For most of her professional life Dianne Ludwig worked in the corporate world, but when she retired she decided to start a small hobby business selling vintage clothing online under the moniker… Audio

Stanford Law School professor and author Richard Thompson-Ford details the importance of fashion throughout the centuries in his new book Dress Codes - How the Laws of Fashion Made History.  Audio

When specialist textile curators at New Zealand museums examine donated garments, often the most fascinating stories come from the signs of stains, repairs and repurposing that they discover. Audio, Gallery

An exhibition about disruptive fashion designers was delayed by that big disruptor of the moment - Covid-19. Now, a year or so later than planned, Fashion FWD > > Disruption through Design will soon… Audio, Gallery

In his new book, The Age of Fitness, Professor Jürgen Martschukat traces the beginnings of our modern obsession with fitness and looks at how our physical health is increasingly linked to success… Audio

Usually Te Papa's exhibitions are months, if not years, in the planning - but it had just weeks to bring together a large-scale exhibition allowing people to get up close to award winning World of… Audio

The Speaker of the House is reviewing Parliament's dress code over the summer break. Greens co-leader, James Shaw, has asked Trevor Mallard to consider changing the rules that require men to wear ties… Audio