Fashion

Being in the fashion industry is like trying to stay in control of a car that’s about to veer off the road, according to Marc Moore the founder of Kiwi label Stolen Girlfriend's Club. Marc speaks… Audio

What does it take to run a global brand and continue to grow a business in a cluttered market? Karen Walker talks about the changing tides of fashion, the global marketplace and sleepless nights in an… Audio

Caitlan Mitchell is the editor for one of the longest running industry magazines in the country. She speaks to Sonia Sly about ambition, modelling, fashion photography and the relevance of print in… Audio, Gallery

Chris Dobbs started working life, hawking shirts door to door. His burgeoning fashion empire took a great step forward when he progressed to selling items made by his mother's sewing circle in the… Audio, Gallery

New York-based Kiwi Rachel Stickley knows all about styling props. When she's on the job her art tools are at the ready and she could be doing anything from sourcing furniture to melting lipsticks and… Audio, Gallery

If you want to know what the future of fashion looks like it pays to keep an eye on emerging designers who create without boundaries. Sonia Sly meets emerging designers from around the world to find… Audio

Dunedin designer Jane Avery makes clothing out of wild rabbit fur and she's on a mission to take her label to the world. Audio, Gallery

What does it take to make the modern gentleman? With a love of art and design New Zealand menswear label, French 83, provides a twist on classic suiting for the young professional. Add a dash of our… Audio

When Jonathan Thai moved from New Zealand to New York to get his dance career moving, he never would have imagined that be styling editorial shoots for Vogue and working with the cream of the… Audio

Gumboots met 'tranny boots' at last weekend's iD Dunedin Fashion Week, writes Sonia Sly. Gallery

Sonia Sly is an RNZ producer, runs her own fashion website and presents RNZ's fashion podcast My Heels are Killing Me. She's been attending iD Dunedin Fashion Week. Audio, Gallery

Margo Barton is a Professor of Fashion, and the woman behind the iD International Emerging Designer Awards which are now in their 13th year. They attract hundreds of entries from around the world. She… Audio, Gallery

Headhunted to work for Tom Ford's eponymous label just as it was getting off the ground was like watching history in the making, according to designer Quentin Hart who worked with Ford for 3 years… Audio

Would you sign a contract to join a queue for nearly 2 days to buy a pair of shoes costing nearly $400? We explore the world of the hardcore sneaker head, a place where a passion for cool kicks is a… Audio, Gallery

Ben Galloway set up Trash Footwear a few years ago in Auckland. He fashions shoes from junk and leftover materials. Audio, Gallery

Hannah Payne is designing a high heeled shoe for women who are expected to wear them in the workplace – but aren't happy about it. Audio

Megan Whelan look at how revolutions shape – and are shaped by – fashion, literature and the visual arts, with Dr David Maskill, Dr Margaret Medlyn and Dr James Meffan. Audio

Steampunk has become a Thames tourist attraction, spearheaded by Baroness Ditzy von Karbon and Lady Lavinia Laudanum-Swoon. Audio, Gallery

One of the most notable fashion movements to come out of Japan is an uber feminine take on 19th century clothing called the Lolita style. The main version of Lolita is often very light colours like… Audio, Gallery