New Zealand’s longest-running fashion website, Fashionz.co.nz, has today announced the launch of SUPERNOVA, a premium quarterly print magazine set to debut in August 2026. The move signals a significant evolution for the digital-first platform, embracing the enduring power of print in an increasingly saturated online media landscape. Founded in 1998,…

Today – Monday March 30 – the Australian Fashion Week 2026 schedule dropped. Normally, that would mean a flurry of calendar invites, group chats lighting up, and the annual question: how many shows can you physically sprint between in a day? But this year feels different. Less frenzy, more… recalibration.…

Beauty advice online often gets repeated so many times that it starts feeling like laws. By Jenny Jung Water-based with water-based. Setting spray to seal everything in. Dewy everything for mature skin. But ask any working makeup artist, and the reality is much less rigid.  @ares.artistry on Instagram A lot…

As the seasons shift and wardrobes deepen into richer tones and heavier textures, hair follows suit. This autumn/winter, it’s less about reinvention and more about refinement – elevating classic shapes, enhancing natural texture, and embracing colour with intention. In collaboration with Auckland’s Anco Studio, we spoke to salon manager and…

Everybody starts somewhere. Traditionally, the fashion industry – like most others – does an excellent job of celebrating its leaders, creative geniuses, and greatest success stories. Business media has also long amplified those whose pursuits fail, often giving the biggest failures the most attention. Yet rarely do we shine a…

In a landscape increasingly defined by speed and saturation, Shop Squeeze arrives with a sense of quiet clarity. Founded by Auckland-based creative Eloise Bloomfield, the emerging label is carving out a space that feels both deeply personal and refreshingly considered – a brand built not on excess, but on intention.…

We get the skinny on what’s stopping Kiwi labels going beyond size 16. Last month, New Zealand clothing label Augustine announced it would no longer be producing plus-size clothing. In a statement on Facebook, the brand’s founder, Kelly Coe, explained that extended-size stock was often ending up in outlet, which…

Because beautiful clothes should be for every body Fast fashion is one route for shopping plus-size, but it isn’t the only one. There are a number of premium New Zealand brands creating design-driven, thoughtful clothing for wāhine who wear sizes above a 16. If you’re looking for labels in this…

With over a decade immersed in Aotearoa’s fashion landscape, Courtney Joe has cultivated a distinctive voice as a stylist, writer and creative consultant. Known for her ability to create character through clothing, her work blends practicality with a refined, culturally attuned sensibility. Whether working across editorial, brand consultancy or creative…

This week in fashion moves between Paris and home, balancing new-season drops with wider industry conversation. CAMILLA AND MARC’s Paris Fashion Week moment sits alongside releases from Yu Mei, RUBY and Deadly Ponies, each refining the language of everyday dressing through materiality and form. At the same time, RMN and…