Fashion Industry
Turning brewery gunk and forest junk into something good
Hops from a Wellington brewery, cotton offcuts from a fashion label and forestry slash has turned Matt Welton into a bit of a Heath Robinson. His first job was collecting scrap metal in London's East… Audio
Orsola de Castro on bringing old clothes back to life
What goes through your head when you come to buy an item of clothing? Is it the right price? Right fit? Right colour? What about: is the dye that coloured it toxic? Kathryn talks to Orsola de Castro… 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
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
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
Dictating the terms of ageing
The beauty and fashion industries have long dictated what's deemed acceptable or desirable. And now that we're in an age of inclusiveness where does that leave women and the question of ageing? Audio
New season of Heels coming soon!
Season four of My Heels Are Killing Me starts 6 May with a new look show that explores sub-cultures and the social contexts that inform the fashion industry and the cycle of trends. Audio
Kathryn Wilson lets her shoes do the talking
Designer Kathryn Wilson has thoroughly tread the boards of the Kiwi footwear industry. She talks to Sonia Sly about her naïve passion launching a label 15 years ago, how bumps in the road serve as… Audio
Working Style part of a 'perfect storm'
A rising interest in menswear is a global trend and New Zealand label Working Style have experienced the ebbs and flows of what it means to be in the suit game. Sonia Sly heads to Auckland to meet… 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
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
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
