Te Rina Macleod and Huriana Mohi. Photo / Dean Purcell
Crochet, hei tiki and Matrix-y leather jackets: the Viva team charts the most interesting and stylish looks spotted outside New Zealand Fashion Week: Kahuria.
New Zealand Fashion Week: Kahuria 2025 returned at the end of August, and while the excitement over a week filled with runway shows, panel discussionsand intimate showcases hit a fever pitch, there was an unabashed joy in the air over the opportunity to dress up.
Shed 10 and its surrounds became a secondary runway, with editors, content creators, stylists, designers and other attendees highlighting their vibrant and ever-evolving personal style.
New Zealand Fashion Week: Kahuria’s street style never fails to deliver sartorial inspiration, and the looks Viva spotted were infused with playful layering and bold colour stories, exaggerated silhouettes and rich textures.
Day 1, August 25
Aorangi Kora of Crochet Bae, whose knitted Tino Rangatiratanga flag poraka was included in Into The Archives, wears a 100% wool homemade crochet set. Aorangi has been constructing these sets, inspired by keffiyeh, and using them to fundraise for families in Gaza. Her aunty, Awerangi Tamihere, also wears a Crochet Bae rosette on her blazer. Photo / Dean Purcell
Felix Jackson, a photographer working at both New Zealand Fashion Week: Kahuria and Te Wiki Āhua o Aotearoa, wears a Porter James jumper (Felix says comfort is key). Photo / Dean Purcell
Jade Townsend wears Claudia Li. Jasmin Scott, of jewellery label Jasmin Sparrow, wears vintage and Maison Margiela tabis. Photo / Dean Purcell
Fa’amatuainu Rasmus Pereira is attending New Zealand Fashion Week: Kahuria for the first time, as a part of his label's debut at the event. Koko Pacific is set to show as part of the Pacific Fusion Fashion Show on Saturday. Photo / Dean Purcell
Catherine Bennett and Lauren Brown both wear "a lot" of Juliette Hogan. "It's pretty much our entire wardrobe." Photo / Jason Dorday
Brydon Smallbone and Kelsi Bennett from got up at 4am to travel up from Wanaka. The week is business and pleasure for the pair who will be buying for their store 47 Frocks. Photo / Jason Dorday
Lucy Slight wears a Harris Tapper blazer from a sample sale and a jumper from the brand. The skirt is very old Juliette Hogan "maybe 12 years ago". The bag is La Tribe, flats are Zara and necklace is Jules. Photo / Jason Dorday
Huriana Mohi says, "All my taonga are by New Zealand designers including one from my brand Hunaarn. My kite is from my nanny, and my cowhide jacket is my grandpa's. My hat is from a small family-owned business in Ohakune - they use possum they hunt themselves." Photo / Jason Dorday
Christia Mesa: "It's a nice opportunity to wear white because you can't wear white to weddings." Photo / Jason Dorday
Day 3, August 27
Stan Walker wears Noa Blanket, You Know sample pants and a jacket he designed. Lou Tyson wears You Know pants, a blazer Stan designed and jewellery the couple designed together. Photo / Alyse Wright
Emma Gleason wears Ralph Lauren shirt, Virus dress, Givenchy tie from Tango, vintage Leathercraft coat, Deadly Ponies bag. Photo / Alyse Wright
Jenni Mortimer wears Zara jeans and jacket from Zara, Rodd & Gunn jumper and Saben bag. Photo / Alyse Wright
Jess Molina wears archival Claudia Li hat and coat, Levi's jeans and denim corset borrowed from a friend. Photo / Alyse Wright
Alejandro, Jacob and Venus. Venus wears vintage Crutsal. Photo / Alyse Wright
Joseph, Mani and Petone. Photo / Alyse Wright
Jess Hales. Photo / Dean Purcell
Lola Marshall (8) and mum Tess Woolcock. Photo / Dean Purcell
Erena Young and Deb Johns. Photo / Dean Purcell
Lorraine Downes. Photo / Dean Purcell
Wilhelmina Shrimpton. Photo / Dean Purcell
Te Rina Macleod and Huriana Mohi. Photo / Dean Purcell
Day 4 & 5, August 28 & 29
In line for the Auckland AFC kit launch at Soul Bar and Bistro, Natalia Abbott wears Trelise Cooper dress, Buffer jacket, Hermes shoes, Louis Vuitton bag and Ritz teddy bear keyring. Photo / Alyse Wright
At the Kowtow NZ Designer Clothing Swap, Liv Sisson dons a Kowtow vest and scrunchie, and shoes picked up on a trip to France (after seeing paid advertising for them on Instagram while at home). Photo / Alyse Wright
Lindi Wallace dons a Kowtow button up. “I find it lasts forever.”
Trudie Kareko wears a pink Kowtow dress, Nike sneakers and a Deadly Ponies bag. Photo / Alyse Wright
Dina Jezdic carried a tote that read The Pattern Project. It was made in collaboration with artist Sara Hughes, who worked with school kids from the Owairaka district.
Jane King wears Kowtow pants, Assembly Label jacket (“a great seasonless piece”) and a purse from Trade Me. Photo / Alyse Wright
Sophie Frizzell and Xanthe Barton donned complimentary ensembles. Photo / Alyse Wright
Day 6, August 30
Anne Hospers wears a pants purchased the day before at Third Eye on Karangahape Road. The waistcoat is vintage, thrifted from her mum's wardrobe, "It's so old that if you look closely, the buttons are falling off."
Photo / Michael Craig
Devanyelle Pihema is a recent fashion graduate from AUT. "I'm figuring out where I fit in fashion. Studying really highlighted the ethical implications of the industry." Photo /Michael Craig
Sonny and Pippi stood proud in block colours. Photo / Michael Craig
Pascal Silliman and Moana Lamdin studied at Whitecliffe, bonding over a love of natural dyes and weaving. Photo / Michael Craig
Vince Ropitini wears a CDG skirt, thirfted shirt and blazer with a Messini Palace hei tiki. Photo / Michael Craig
Fred Kim said he was going for "a Matrix vibe". Photo / Michael Craig
