Fashion Fiesta brings Fashion Week pedigree – and a party – to Waiheke Island
Four New Zealand labels, a helicopter option, an after-party with two of the country's most in-demand DJs, and the woman who once ran sponsorship for New Zealand Fashion Week are behind Waiheke Island's newest event on the calendar. Fashion Fiesta lands at Batch...
The 87-year-old knitter who blitzed WoolOn 2026!
Biennial fashion design competition WoolOn has been a fixture on the Central Otago calendar for 20-plus years and this year some locals were joking that it was Daphne Randle’s event. Randle entered almost every category and blitzed the competition, taking out the...
The complete lowdown on NZ Fashion Week 2026
Word on Fashion has been immersed in New Zealand Fashion Week-land for the past week and gosh it was good for the soul and creative spirit. Sure, we were on social media A LOT, sharing reels of the incredible collections hitting the runway but it was also a week where...
Natural beauty on the runway at NZ Fashion Week with Aleph
Aleph Beauty brought its skin-first, consciously created make-up to the runway at New Zealand Fashion Week Kahuria 2026. We unpack some of the looks created for NZFW’s opening show The Art of Style, Twenty-Seven Names and Taylor – where Aleph helped bring each...
WIN with Aleph x Word on Fashion
In the spirit of NZ Fashion Week, Word on Fashion and Aleph Beauty are giving one lucky reader a full Aleph trio – Serum/Primer, Remove/Cleanse Balm and The One Moisture Cream – total value RRP$276. Aleph Beauty is a Support Partner for NZ Fashion Week 2026, bringing...
Meet New Zealand’s future fashion finalists: Future of Fashion Driven by Giltrap
The countdown is on to the Future of Fashion – Driven by Giltrap runway showcase which will take place during New Zealand Fashion Week on 20 August. The eight finalists representing the next generation of fashion talent in Aotearoa are Anthurium, Heather Brennan...
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