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Industry Picks: Stylist Courtney Joe on the pieces she’s loving right now

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…

Fashion Month 2026: Key Trends to Know

After several seasons dominated by restraint and “quiet luxury,” Fashion Month 2026 marked a decisive shift toward individuality, emotion and visual impact. Across New York, London, Milan and Paris, designers leaned into contradiction – balancing precision with chaos, nostalgia with futurism, and softness with subversion. Rather than a single defining…

The Best Dressed Stars at the 2026 Oscars Red Carpet

Hollywood’s biggest night delivered its usual spectacle of couture glamour as the 98th Academy Awards unfolded at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on March 15, 2026. While the ceremony celebrated the year’s most acclaimed films, the Oscars red carpet once again served as fashion’s most glamorous runway, with stars…

Six Designers Showing at Āhua on Creativity, Craft and Community

Āhua continues to carve out a distinct space within Aotearoa’s fashion landscape – one that champions creative freedom, emerging voices and thoughtful design. This season, a group of designers from across the spectrum of established and emerging talent will present collections shaped by personal inspiration, cultural storytelling and evolving creative…

The Shape of Āhua – FashioNZ

An editorial celebrating the designers presenting at Te Wiki Āhua O Aotearoa. Āhua continues to champion the creative voices shaping contemporary fashion in Aotearoa. Bringing together established labels and emerging designers, the week offers a space where individuality, craft and storytelling take centre stage. This editorial captures a preview of…

Unzipped: What the Sylvester Team Actually Carries to Work

A mid-morning visit to the Sylvester HQ feels a little like stepping backstage. When I arrived on a Tuesday, the team was midway through packing up to move into a new home. The lofty, industrial space was alive with movement – towering racks stretched up towards the high ceilings, boxes…

ĀHUA Returns to Champion Aotearoa’s Emerging Designers

In a fashion landscape still recalibrating after years of disruption, one movement continues to quietly redefine what a runway can be. Te Wiki Āhua o Aotearoa – Tāmaki Makaurau’s underground fashion week – returns for its fourth season this March, bringing with it a growing network of designers, artists and…

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