Fashion

Some international orchestras ban their female players from wearing pants. What’s the standard here? We look forward to this weekend’s Christchurch Symphony Orchestra performance of Prokofiev’s Third…

The 2018 Football World Cup is almost upon us,so it's time to kick off our special podcast series Squeaky Bum Time. Audio

US designer Kate Spade is one of several who've taken their own lives in recent years. Designer Annah Stretton tells us what the players in New Zealand's fashion industry are like. Just how bitchy… Audio

DJ Sir-Vere's sneaker obsession has seen him amass an impressive 500 pairs of kicks, some worth tens of thousands of dollars. Audio

It's too expensive for women's shoe label Minnie Cooper to make shoes in New Zealand, it's had to close. Workers have been made redundant, everything's for sale, and owner Sandy Cooper believes fast… Video, Audio

With news in recent weeks about New Zealand textile factories being priced out of the market by cheaper overseas suppliers, and the controversy over the label 'World' attaching 'Made in New Zealand'… Audio

Have you seen the new thong or seam jeans? Would you wear them? It got us thinking about strange fashion trends in history - there have been plenty of strange short and long lived trends.  Audio, Gallery

How soon will it be before there are knockoff copies of Meghan Markle's dress? Designer Liz Mitchell looks at the influence of royal weddings on wedding dress fashion in NZ. Audio

Jeans are a ubiquitous staple in many wardrobes. And today, jeans are big business with street wear denim brands competing against premium labels.  Audio

Revelations that a fashion brand with a Kiwi-made reputation sells some stuff made offshore lifted the lid on strains in the fashion business. It also prompted a fierce push-back from the owner in the… Audio

Benny Castles from WORLD addresses the changes in the New Zealand fashion industry and the challenges of local production and more in this episode of My Heels Are Killing Me recorded live at iD… Audio

New Zealand's largest textiles supplier is shutting it's fashion division - which some local designers say will leave a huge hole in the industry. Charles Parsons will instead concentrate on the… Audio

Sonia Sly gives her assessment of iD Dunedin Fashion Week held from May 1-6 at the Dunedin Town Hall. The competitors are fashion design students from all over the world - 44 designers, 42… Audio

Fashion photographer David James talks about the challenges of cutting through the noise in the online space, why he learnt about the commerce of fashion during an experience in New York, and why grit… Audio

This year marks three decades since the Karen Walker brand was born. She speaks with Wallace Chapman about the importance of her upbringing, her love of music and staying relevant in a tough business.

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