Fashion
'Everyone turns into a monster at Fashion Week'
It's Murray Bevan's job to make sure the industry's biggest local event goes smoothly and, he tells Sonia Sly, it doesn't always go according to plan.
Fashion's front-row dramas
Murray Bevan, founder of fashion PR agency Showroom 22, on what happens when the claws come out at New Zealand Fashion Week, working with Karen Walker and facing a female-dominated industry 15 years… Audio
Telling the story of Chinese couturier Guo Pei
A new film by New Zealand film maker Pietra Brettkelly chronicles the life and work of fashion designer Guo Pei - it's called Yellow is Forbidden - currently in post production. Guo Pei - whose… Video, Audio, Gallery
From the freezing works to the catwalk
Southland meat worker Luke Dawson makes his NZ Fashion Week debut this year with his streetwear collection The Boy From Goreville. Audio
Pebbles Hooper opens up about social media wars
Former columnist Pebbles Hooper opens up about social media wars, growing up in the fashion industry, a fondness for goats and a portrait that she's terrified of destroying. Audio
Katie Somerville - Delightful Dior
Katie Somerville is the Senior Fashion and Textiles Curator at the National Gallery of Victoria, and has spent the last three years pulling together the stunning House of Dior exhibition that opens at… Audio
The life of Zac Posen: Sandy Chronopoulos
The House of Z is a film following the meteoric rise of New York fashion designer Zac Posen. The film is the debut feature for Sandy Chronopoulos who spent a year with him to film it. Audio
New animals of the fashion industry
Gen X and Millenial fashion industry egos clash in the new novel by Pip Adam - The New Animals, published by Victoria University Press. Audio
More than just a pretty frock
Impossibly beautiful people wearing clothes only they can fit into... Even if you're not a fashion-obsessive, is there something fashion photography can offer - either as art, or some kind of window… Audio
The Butcher Shop: Wool
Wool is passing muster in the world of high fashion, but it’s now a niche fabric occupying only 1% of the fibre market. So does it keep a grip on our sense of identity any more? Audio
Mend and make awesome
Fiona is on talk to us about her event down in Dunedin which is about mending things and making them awesome. Audio
Tongan wear moving away from traditional materials
An up and coming Tongan fashion designer showcases her modern take on the traditional Tongan 'kiekie' at her first fashion show in Auckland. Audio
Stolen Girlfriends Club: Beyond the rock n' roll facade
Being in the fashion industry is like trying to stay in control of a car that’s about to veer off the road, according to Marc Moore the founder of Kiwi label Stolen Girlfriend's Club. Marc speaks… Audio
Karen Walker: The changing tide of fashion
What does it take to run a global brand and continue to grow a business in a cluttered market? Karen Walker talks about the changing tides of fashion, the global marketplace and sleepless nights in an… Audio
A Fashionable Ambition
Caitlan Mitchell is the editor for one of the longest running industry magazines in the country. She speaks to Sonia Sly about ambition, modelling, fashion photography and the relevance of print in… Audio, Gallery
Bookmarks: Chris Dobbs of Working Style
Chris Dobbs started working life, hawking shirts door to door. His burgeoning fashion empire took a great step forward when he progressed to selling items made by his mother's sewing circle in the… Audio, Gallery
Prop styling in New York
New York-based Kiwi Rachel Stickley knows all about styling props. When she's on the job her art tools are at the ready and she could be doing anything from sourcing furniture to melting lipsticks and… Audio, Gallery
Young visionaries and the future of fashion
If you want to know what the future of fashion looks like it pays to keep an eye on emerging designers who create without boundaries. Sonia Sly meets emerging designers from around the world to find… Audio
From pest to eco-fashion
Dunedin designer Jane Avery makes clothing out of wild rabbit fur and she's on a mission to take her label to the world. Audio, Gallery
Making the modern gentleman
What does it take to make the modern gentleman? With a love of art and design New Zealand menswear label, French 83, provides a twist on classic suiting for the young professional. Add a dash of our… Audio
