Tag Archives: fashion

Ataahua Mahi – Beautiful Work

Posted on May 3, 2018 by Angela Dawn

Fashion fans can see Simone Montgomery’s millinery on Display for Dunedin Fashion ID week. See her work on display from 30 April – 6th May in two venues: Mayer Shoes in Wall St Mall Dunedin – with thanks, Glen and Poppy Fashion … Continue reading →

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The Costume Designer: Edith Head and Hollywood at Bendigo Art Gallery

Posted on December 1, 2017 by Angela Dawn

Wall of costume design sketches, Image; supplied While planning my dream trip to see the House of Dior exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria I discovered that Bendigo Art Gallery had an Edith Head exhibition on at the same time. I decided to … Continue reading →

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Land Girls and Lifesavers, painting by Sally Spicer

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Angela Dawn

In Land Girls and Lifesavers, Sally Spicer has created paintings and prints that observe the varied lives and contributions of New Zealand women during World War II. Sally, who specialises in portraiture, worked from black and white photos from the … Continue reading →

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Free fashion lecture this Saturday 22 April – 3pm – Auckland Museum

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Angela Lassig

Amy Johnson, c.1930 (Public Domain image) CTANZ, in association with the Auckland Museum Institute & with thanks to the Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, is delighted to present High Flown Fashion: Women Pilots and the Selling of Aviation … Continue reading →

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Forthcoming! A beautiful new NZ-based online journal devoted to WOOL

Posted on October 17, 2016 by Angela Lassig

The Wool Lover is soon-to-be-launched digital journal featuring fresh and contemporary stories across culture, fashion, film, design and so on, all with wool at their heart. ‘A VISUAL, LITERARY AND CULTURAL STUDY DEVOTED TO A CELEBRATION OF THE WONDER FIBRE … Continue reading →

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Wearable Technologies & Smart Textiles Symposium – AK – 14/10/15

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Angela Lassig

WEARABLE TECHNOLOGIES AND SMART TEXTILES SYMPOSIUM WED 14 OCTOBER 2015 AUT University’s Textile and Design Lab is hosting New Zealand’s first public symposium on Wearable Technologies and Smart Textiles, also referred to as e-Textiles. Keynote speakers are Dr Oscar Tomico … Continue reading →

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Missed IRIS at the NZIFF? Well it’s coming back on the 17th Sept and we have free tickets to give away!

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Angela Lassig

“I’m not pretty, and I’ll never be pretty, but it doesn’t matter. I have something much better. I have style.” – IRIS APFEL Veteran documentary maestro Albert Maysles’ Iris is a captivating salute to a proud flag-bearer of the vanishing … Continue reading →

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Fashionable listening

Posted on September 6, 2015 by karinwarnaar

Although Radio NZ has long been the best local broadcast medium for arts coverage, it’s only recently that fashion has become a more regular topic.  There have been some fascinating interviews across many of RNZ’s programmes, both weekday and weekend, … Continue reading →

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March talks at Toitu, Dunedin

Posted on March 15, 2015 by karinwarnaar

Sunday 22 March, 2pm:  Fashion Flashback: The Fifties Revisited Veteran fashion writer Cecilie Geary will read excerpts relating to the 1950s from her new book Being There: Memoirs of a Fashion and Beauty Writer 1956 – 2006. Cecilie will be … Continue reading →

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