Fashion
NZ designer invited to showcase streetwear to the world
A young Samoan designer from Lower Hutt has been given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to head to the four major international fashion weeks, but there's a hefty price tag attached. Video, Audio
Vagina: A Re-Education
Author and journalist Lynn Enright tells Karyn about her new book Vagina: A Re-Education. Audio
Do you have the WOW factor?
For 30 years the World of WearableArts has wow-ing audiences with its annual design competition. We go behind the scenes with WOW Wardrobe Manager, Leonie Trathen, to talk about the preparations… Audio
Rise of the Y-Front
Jockey launched the Y-Front in the U.S. in 1935 and five years later the product landed on our shores, and it's been a favourite for Kiwi men ever since. In this final episode of RNZ podcast My Heels… Audio
Ahead of her time
From a pair of hand-knitted baby booties to a fully-blown business two-decades on selling not one, but two lifestyle brands, seems a far cry from Peri Drysdale's days as a nurse. In this episode of… Audio
A share of wardrobe
In this episode of My Heels are Killing Me, Belinda Watt Head of Fashion at Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design, shoe designer Kathryn Wilson and Murray Bevan - the founder of fashion PR agency… Audio
End of fast fashion nears: 'The model isn't going to be viable'
Fast fashion and unethical companies won't be in business in the next five to ten years as the focus shifts on more sustainable options, an industry expert says.
All that sparkles: the life of Queen Henrietta Maria of France
Auckland University associate professor Erin Griffey has become the first woman from New Zealand to be made a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London for her work on Queen Henrietta Maria. Audio
Championing change in a volatile marketplace
It might be hard to imagine life without the internet and the ease that technology has brought to our lives.
In this episode of My Heels are Killing Me, Sonia Sly talks to three fashion designers… Audio
Tearfund Ethical Fashion Report : Do customers care?
Some of New Zealand's best known clothing brands have been outed for having poor ethical practices. Do consumers actually care? Audio
Woman told to cover-up bikini at Auckland swimming pool
Yvette Harvie-Salter was at Albany Stadium Pool when she was told her swimwear was causing complaints and if she didn't cover up, she'd have to leave. Now, Auckland Council says staff made the wrong… Audio
INTERVIEW: Billie Eilish warts and all
At only 17 years old, gloomy pop merchant Billie Eilish has just released her long-awaited debut album When We Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? Last year, Billie played the Laneway Festival and Yadana… Video, Audio
Refashioning New Zealand's rag trade
New Zealand's fashion industry is an increasingly volatile space.
Sonia Sly joins the Two Cents' Worth team to look at some of the economic pressures facing our fashion industry Audio
Steven Junil: 'If NZ stopped importing fabric and clothing, we’d be fine for another 50 to 100 years'
Christchurch designer Steven Junil was an art school student when he committed to creating only objects with both functionality and integrity. The 26-year-old hand-makes clothes, shoes and accessories… Audio, Gallery
Nga kōrero o te tau: Te Ahi Kaa highlights of 2018 - part two
In the final show of the year, Te Ahi Kaa features highlights from 2018. Kaiora Honey is a thriving whanau business lead by Blanche Morragh, she discusses the hard yards and ongoing work of running… Audio
Hayley Rhind: fashion and farming
Hayley Rhind did not intend to start a New Zealand made clothing label - but that is exactly what she has done from her sheep and beef farm near Blenheim. She began designing her own clothes to save… Audio
Britannia rules the airwaves - and the papers, the websites and social media
They came. They waved. And the royal couple conquered our media completely. Video, Audio
Rights and Ownership Over the Female Body
From crotch-less bloomers and women’s fashion in the late 19th century to contraception, menstruation and abortion. Episode Four of Beyond Kate explores the politics and double standards around the… Audio
Angela Lassig: shopping habits of the mid 19th-century woman
When fashion and textile historian Angela Lassig was researching for a proposed book on a comprehensive history of clothing in 19th century New Zealand, she came across gold in the Alexander Turnbull… Audio
Peter McNeil: Pretty Gentlemen
If you've heard the song Yankee Doodle, you've heard "stuck a feather in his hat and called it macaroni". But what was macaroni in that context? Peter McNeil's book "Pretty Gentlemen - Macaroni Men… Audio