My Heels Are Killing Me

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NZ Fashion Week 2016 - Day Two

2016-08-2311:28

Sonia Sly and fashion blogger Vlad Tichen dissect the good, the bad and the "mind -blowing" from day two of NZ Fashion Week.

NZ Fashion Week 2016 - Day Three

2016-08-2512:52

Sonia Sly and Simply You editor Naomi Larkin discovers the secrets to blending music with storytelling on the runway and finds out why coats made of carpet may be your ticket to AW17 style.

NZ Fashion Week 2016 - Day Four

2016-08-2510:48

Day Four was all about the group shows, with a side of racy swimwear... Sonia Sly catches up with Assia Benmedjdoub, editor of Australian publication, Ragtrader.

NZ Fashion Week 2016 - Day Five

2016-08-2512:05

What lies behind the facade of Instagram and outfit shots? Fashion blogger Alison Gordan chats about her website Modesto and keeping up appearances while being a country girl at heart.

Model Talk

2016-10-1809:36

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

Pearly Wong's International Minimalism

2016-10-2511:10

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.

Jimmy D: There's more to life than fashion

2016-11-0115:15

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 fashion.

The Importance of Well Made Clothes

2016-11-0814:47

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.

Wynn Hamlyn: striving for perfection

2016-11-1509:07

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

Growing a brand in a fickle digital world

2016-11-2214:34

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.

'I try to mix it up a wee bit'

2016-11-2911:27

Anabela Rea talks trends, landing a job in fashion and the importance of promoting cultural diversity and clothing that works for all types of women.

Yu Mei: East meets West

2016-12-0611:38

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.

From the runway to the great outdoors

2017-03-2115:07

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 until he decided to break away from the fashion bubble he was living in. Today, he couldn't be happier as the designer for iconic Kiwi brand Swanndri, transitioning from the high fashion runway to designing for the great outdoors.

Creating a career in the Big Apple

2017-03-2720:38

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 international fashion industry, producing shows for designers at New York Fashion. Sonia Sly finds out what it was like to work with Winona Ryder and working on a show that sent a stream of models topple over on the runway.

Making the modern gentleman

2017-04-0314:50

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 good old Kiwi lifestyle and they've got a great brand story that works for their international clientele. Sonia Sly meets the team to find out why they took an unconventional approach to their business model by launching in Beijing, before breaking into the New Zealand marketplace.

Young visionaries and the future of fashion

2017-04-1017:17

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 out what their vision for the future of fashion looks like and what concerns them most.

Prop styling in New York

2017-04-1715:42

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 being covered in paint.

A Fashionable Ambition

2017-04-2413:35

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 the digital age.

Karen Walker: The changing tide of fashion

2017-05-0120:18

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 industry that has no off-switch.

Stolen Girlfriends Club: Beyond the rock n' roll facade

2017-05-0822:49

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 candidly about the brand's rock n' roll edge and experiencing failure and success in a high pressure industry.

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