by Word on Fashion | Sep 19, 2026 | fashion, News
An intricately hand-painted and stitched tapestry which summons an ethereal night goddess from the deep native forests of Aotearoa took out the Supreme Award at the 2026 World of WearableArt Awards in Wellington last night. Called Sacred Nightfall, it was made by New...
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 Word on Fashion | Sep 7, 2026 | fashion, News, What's On
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...
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...
by Carolyn Enting | Aug 12, 2026 | fashion, News
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...
