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'Major gasp moment': Bella Hadid's iconic runway moment

Coperni's finale at Paris Fashion Week had to be seen to be believed.

Sewing skills making a bucket hat out of woollen blanket

Kiwi TikTok user shows her skills on the sewing machine with a bucket hat made out of a woollen blanket. Video / Polly Inglis

$40 million success that started with loan from parents

Brisbane sisters asked parents for a loan to open fashion store, now it's worth millions.

Kiwi lands Dyson award for compostable shoe design

22-year-old Rik Olthuis has always dreamed of designing athletic shoes.

'Wearable Art': You can now create your own Lego denim clothing

The collection will be available in NZ from October 1.

Allbirds vs Amazon: Kiwi company's latest moves

In the face of competition, NZ sneaker maker fills out its environmental credentials.

Sam Judd: Beware of what you wear

COMMENT: If you wear plastic clothes, every time you put them in the washing machine, thousands of pieces of microplastics pollute the ocean, contaminating the food chain, writes Sam Judd.

Fashion conscience

Zero-waste design is a means of creating clothes that minimises fabric disposal. At the forefront of this move is Holly McQuillan. <i>Viva</i> finds out more.

Going the green mile

Environmentally friendly fashion is all the rage in the industry at the moment, but what does it actually mean?