Fifteen days, 62 designers and a new venue in Newmarket, Auckland for AW2026. Here’s Word on Fashion‘s edit of New Zealand’s underground fashion week ĀHUA told through our favourite images.
Backstage at Isabella Holland. Photography Alexandra Black
Isabella Holland. Photography, including main image, Aliyah Hazel Edwards
Adrion Atelier. Photography Fergus Clark
Manzil by Jumannah Vahora. Photography @ba.il3y_
Adrion Atelier. Photography Sanjay Suresh Karimpanackel
Oosterom by Nicole Hadfield. Photography Aliyah Hazel Edwards
Micro-break during rehearsal. Photography Aliyah Hazel Edwards
Stang. Photography Sarah Doss
Adrion Atelier. Photography Paige Carson Wilson
Backstage at Oosterom. Photography Kat Schreiber
Fringes by Finn Mora-Hill. Accessories Anthurium. Photography Aliyah Hazel Edwards
Tuihana by Tuihana Ohia. Photography Max Beach
Adrion Atelier. Photography Sanjay Suresh Karimpanackal
Fringes by Finn Mora-Hill. Accessories Anthurium. Photography Max Beach
Venus Rose by Emma King. Photography Aliyah Hazel Edwards
Tuihana by Tuihana Ohia. Photography Aliyah Hazel-Edwards
Winnie Catherine. Photography Aliyah Hazel Edwards
Jojo Ross. Photography Jeri Oporto
Sherbet Lemon. Photography Aliyah Hazel Edwards
Manzil by Jumannah Vahora. Photography @ba.il3y_
Mitchell Vincent. Photography Max Beach
Emma Cade. Photography Jarzy Shotz
Safety pin plaits. Photography Aliyah Hazel Edwards
Adrion Atelier. Styling Levi Tan. Photography Sarah Doss
Daf Nimkovsky. Photography Aliyah Hazel Edwards
Fable Creek by Ella Fidler. Photography Jarzy Shotz
Manzil by Jumannah Vahora. Photography Jarzy Shotz
Dane Dagger. Photography Vivienne Tam
Jojo Ross. Photography Sarah Doss
Emily in Paris-esque-capades – Aera the Label by Nana Doan. Photography Kat Schreiber
Behind the Scenes of the Frayed Opulence show. Photography Sarah Doss
Fringes by Finn Mora-Hill. Accessories Anthurium. Photography Scarlett Henry
Tuihana by Tuihana Ohia. Photography Aliyah Hazel Edwards
Dane Dagger. Photography Vivienne Tam
Manzil by Jumannah Vahora. Photography Jarzy Shotz
Winnie Catherine. Photography Fergus Clark
Manzil by Jumannah Vahora. Photography Sarah Doss
Ella Rhoades. Photography Aliyah Hazel Edwards
Photography Aliyah Hazel Edwards
Winnie Catherine. Photography Fergus Clark
Adrion Atelier. Styling Levi Tan. Photography Jarzy Shotz
Fable Creek by Ella Fidler. Photography Sarah Doss
Aera the Label by Nana Doan. Photography Kat Schreiber
Manzil by Jumannah Vahora. Photography Vivienne Tam
Sherbet Lemon rehearsal. Photography Aliyah Hazel Edwards
