by Carolyn Enting | Oct 14, 2026 | News, Scene, What's On
The countdown is on to Fashion Fiesta at White + Wongs Newmarket on 21 October 2026! This time next week Word on Fashion will be sipping champagne, laughing (because Fashion Fiesta is such a joyful occasion) and enjoying good food and fashion, and we hope that you...
by Carolyn Enting | Sep 23, 2026 | Features, News
Fans of Rory William Docherty will know him for his “Painter’s Shirt” with floppy ties that hang loose around the neck or can be tied in a knot-style bow. However, if anyone was doubtful of his signature, his second London Fashion Week presentation...
by Carolyn Enting | Sep 19, 2026 | fashion, Features, Musings
Wool took an unexpected hit at New York Fashion Week earlier this week when PETA protesters infiltrated COS’s runway show claiming that sheep were beaten and bloodied for wool. Their message was “don’t buy it!” The whole fiasco was a shock to me. Firstly, the way the...
by Carolyn Enting | Sep 6, 2026 | fashion, News
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...
by Carolyn Enting | Aug 26, 2026 | fashion, Features
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...
