Fashion

Author Hilary Hunt talks to Wallace about Lindsay Kennett, a master milliner who created hats for some of New Zealand's best dressed and most fashionable women. Audio

Wellington based Kiwi fashion designer Gosia Piatek's fashion label "Kowtow" is all about being 100% environmentally and ethically sustainable. It's taking off, and selling all over the world. Video, Audio

Jessie Wong, 23, is taking the fashion industry by storm with her luxury leather accessories brand, Yu Mei. She explains why a good bag should weather its journey with you. Audio, Gallery

The rise of fast fashion, the move towards zero waste garments, and the abandonment of catwalks by designers who instead market their work online, are just some of the seismic shifts happening in the… Audio

Valerie Steele has been described by The Washington Post as one of “fashion’s brainiest women.” Since 2003, she been director and chief curator of The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology in… Audio

British fashion photographer Kirsten Sinclair knows more than most about the chaos behind the scenes at the world's biggest and busiest catwalks. Images she's taken in London, Paris, Milan and New… Audio, Gallery

Kelly Thompson is the ultimate multi-tasker. The former Wellington makeup artist and photographer is based in Melbourne and is best known for her beautiful fashion illustrations and personal style. Audio, Gallery

Fashion imagineer Nixi Killick talks to Kathryn Ryan about designing for Lady Gaga, & Kimbra and her tech focused streetwear. Her label NXK has been hitting runways around the world, most recently… Audio, Gallery

Wynn Hamlyn Crawshaw is a young designer who moved from a career in construction to developing his own womenswear label. Audio, Gallery

Courtney Sanders is a Melbourne-based Kiwi and co-founder of Well Made Clothes. She talks to Sonia Sly about setting up an online ethical clothing business and a movement towards slow fashion. Audio

Auckland-based designer James Dobson talks about life before the internet, meeting the needs of a clientele that range from 15-60, and why he has to remind himself that there is more to life than… Audio, Gallery

Pearly Wong is a fashion designer based between Malaysia and Berlin. She talks to Sonia Sly about catering to an international market place and the realities of the industry for Malaysian designers. Audio, Gallery

Rather than using plant or animal materials, fashion designer and bio-materials engineer Suzanne Lee formulated a method of growing clothes in a laboratory vat, using bacterial cellulose. Her high… Audio, Gallery

Sonia Sly meets two New Zealand models to talk about life on and off the runway. Audio, Gallery

Kathryn Ryan talks to Melbourne's Dee Goldberg about her wearable creations which are always colourful, interesting and above all - humorous. She says she came late - in her forties - to the idea of… Audio, Gallery

The World of Wearable Arts’ Supreme Award, as well as the Avant Garde Award, has gone to Gillian Saunders from Nelson. She first entered the WOW in 2002 and has entered almost every year since… Audio, Gallery

Our masterpieces guest today is a fashion model, among other things - but there's something that separates her from other catwalk models. Audio, Gallery