Fashion
The Mixtape: Karen Walker
Fashion designer Karen Walker picks her favourite songs on The Mixtape this week.
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Growing calls for mannequins to reflect all sizes
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
Jessie Wong: award winning handbag designer and businesswoman
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
Kate Sylvester, is fashion facing an uncertain future?
After three decades in fashion one of New Zealand's leading designers, Kate Sylvester, says for the first time in her career she doesn't know what to expect in the year ahead. She says planning… Audio
Eden Hore: High Fashion/High Country
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
Wardrobe Makeover with Stacey Gillies - Men's Edition
Ttoday it's all about men's fashion with personal stylist Stacey Gillies Audio
'Fry's Ties': A tale of neckwear and stalking Andy Warhol
A spring clean during the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic led to writer Stephen Fry's newest book, detailing his obsession with ties. Audio
Expert Feature: Wardrobe Makeover
Stacey Gillies shares ways to mix and match items to create the wardrobe of your dreams. Audio
Ruby moves to cut waste and increase size diversity
Sizing for the Liam collection will go up to size 24, and the offcuts will be repurposed into new garments. Audio
Kharl WiRepa - first Māori designer in British Vogue
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
Being on the Great British Sewing Bee: Patrick Grant
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
"We risked everything for fashion"
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
Angela Scanlon: Making homeowners' wildest dreams a reality
Irish presenter and broadcaster Angela Scanlon is the host of the hugely popular Your Home Made Perfect television show. Audio
Jeanine Clarkin: Te Aho Tapu Hou
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
Dianne Ludwig: welcoming back slow fashion
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
Richard Thompson-Ford: How we define ourselves through fashion
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
Dressed - what the well-dressed colonial was wearing
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
Dunedin fashion exhibition
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
How the body came to symbolise success and achievement
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
Wearable Art on display at Te Papa
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