Benjamin Alexander has had a whirlwind year. Since winning the first season of Project Runway New Zealand, the handsome, brooding and brutally honest designer has been...
SUSTAINABLE FASHION
By its very nature, fashion promotes innovation and change. However, the progress towards zero waste fashion and developing more sustainable forms of manufacturing in...
3D printing, where plastic material is deposited layer upon layer to create a three-dimensional structure, has changed the way we make everything, from prosthetic limbs...
AURAI SWIMWEAR is a brand with a strong ethical and sustainability message. They have recently teamed up with Karin Horen to create a special collection, One Of Us The...
Lee Mathews presented a Resort 2019 collection rich with a hybrid of natural textiles and zero-waste fabrics – from organic cotton to a coated zero-waste Italian...
As one of the guest judges at the 2018 iD Dunedin Fashion Week, designer Maggie Hewitt from Maggie Marilyn can empathise with the young designers. Having only graduated...
Beside cigarette butts, chewing gum is the next most prevalent form of litter on our streets. Between 80 to 90% of chewing gum are disposed of inappropriately; places...
The fashion industry has an unsustainable history in fast fashion, chemicals and waste. More than ever, customers are calling for a change, and demanding more from...
The trend of luxury fashion houses turning their backs on using fur in collections has seen the likes of Tom Ford, Michael Kors and Gucci pledging to go fur-free. One...
Shooting a fashion campaign in a landfill is a powerful message about the amount of waste created by the textile industry. British designer Stella McCartney upheld her...
