Celebrating Women in Business: Sophie Cooper, anihana
After spending a decade as a florist, Sophie Cooper remembers that one of her favourite floristry jobs was for a woman who also owned…
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Celebrating Women in Business: Marissa Kan, Essano
Innovation manager at Essano Beauty, Marissa Kan knew from a young age that she wanted to work in the beauty industry. After observing her…
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Celebrating Women in Business: Gosia Piatek, Kowtow
Kowtow is a Wellington-based label that is proud to produce clothing that has sustainability in mind. The woman behind this initiative is Gosia Piatek,…
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Celebrating Women in Business: Natalie Procter, Mina
During Natalie Procter’s last year of her fashion degree, she travelled to India on a Prime Minister’s Scholarship. For Procter, her six week seed-to-garment…
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Celebrating Women in Business: Caitlin Crisp
Owner of her namesake womenswear label, Caitlin Crisp has been sewing since she was 12 years old. Surrounded by positive role models in both…
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Celebrating Women in Business: Kate Berry, Huffer
For the last decade, Kate Berry has been the company director and managing director of Huffer, a unisex brand with 15 stores across New…
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Celebrating Women in Business: Dame Denise L’Estrange-Corbet, WORLD
Dame Denise L’Estrange-Corbet is arguably one of the most influential names in New Zealand Fashion. With an illustrious career of more than thirty years…
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Designer Focus: Gillian Boucher, Orba Shoes
For Orba’s co-founder, Gillian Boucher, footwear is a necessity of daily life that is largely overlooked when discussing the environmental impact of the processes…
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Designer Focus: Camille Paloma Walton
Based on the Kapiti Coast, and doing what she loves most, Camille Paloma Walton designs jewellery in an artistic and expressive style. After studying…
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Designer Focus: Anne and Lucy Aitchison, Dorothy
Behind Dorothy, a one-off and custom New Zealand knitwear label is the mother and daughter duo, Anne and Lucy Aitchison. Their label began with…
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Designer Focus: Myint Aung, Reca
Myint Aung began her journey into the jewellery industry during her childhood. Having been raised as a young girl in Myanmar, where it is…
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Designer Focus: James Bush
A life-long fascination with the sculptural qualities of clothing, and the ways that textiles can be engineered around the body, prompted James Bush to…
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