Fashion

Top New Zealand fashion designer Karen Walker partners with Cook Islands artisans for the Commonwealth Fashion Exchange in the UK. Audio

Emma Cheape started making hats when she couldn't find any she felt comfortable and confident in. She's now a one-person hat-making machine selling eight styles through The Brim Label. Audio, Gallery

In 2006 Auckland fashion designer Lucie Boshier was 24 and the next big thing in Kiwi fashion. She was also controversial and two years later she closed her shop, and later disappeared like fairy dust… Audio

Former World Cup soccer player Tim Brown on finding the right amount of nothing in an overcrowded market and why launching his sustainable footwear label, Allbirds wouldn't have been made possible in… Audio

An unusual tale of accidental ushering. Shaun D Wilson berates his flatmate, NZ Fashion Week Miromoda Emerging Designer winner Jacob Coutie, after Jacob’s stunningly poor texting leads to Shaun… Audio, Gallery

Today there are a multitude of pressures placed on designers in the fashion industry as consumers increasingly demand transparency in the manufacturing process. But there are many ways to approach… Audio

The international fashion week circuit has become more like a circus than ever before. In this episode of My heels are killing me Sonia Sly chats to a Kiwi street-style photographer who shares the ins… Audio, Gallery

Is there something about act of wearing sunglasses that is an extension of yourself? Dr Vanessa Brown, senior lecturer in design and visual culture at Nottingham Trent University, says taking away… Audio

Fashion is often a signal of a change in the air, reflecting societal norms and values. On RNZ podcast My Heels Are Killing Me Sonia Sly meets designer Jason Lingard who says being gay and growing up… Audio

Fur is controversial in the fashion industry and wearing it today is a statement of nothing more than excess. The controversy lies not only in the hands of the designers producing it, but also those… Audio

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

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

NOM*d founder Margi Robertson talks about her iconic 30-year-old brand, the one thing she would save in a fire and why summer is a season that never feels quite right. Audio

The annual spectacle and extravaganza that is WOW kicks off in Wellington tonight. Drawing an audience of over 55 thousand, the international design competition, which began in Nelson 30 years ago… Audio

Trish Peng is a designer who creates show-stopping wedding gowns. At last year's NZ Fashion Week her 25-metre long train broke a world record and this year she created a dress that had to be kept in… Audio

Could very tight clothing improve your athletic performance? We unwrap the truth with David Cox, who's been investigating such claims for The Guardian. Audio

Sonia Sly shares her thoughts on NZ Fashion Week that ran August 28-31. She talks about the highs and lows, who stole the show and what the upcoming trends are for Autumn Winter 2018. Audio, Gallery

Fitness fan and former purveyor of active wear Kate Robertson talks about the phenomenon that's taking over the gym and the office. Audio