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Tonga

Ohn Clothing continues to push the boundaries of conventional design

John Tanuvasa, a designer of Tongan and Sāmoan descent, is a trailblazer in the fashion world, known for pushing the boundaries of conventional design.

Susnation SetaThu, 17 Oct

Pacific Fusion Fashion Show founder/director Nora Swann and NZ Fashion Week owner Feroz Ali have struck a deal to keep "amplifying" the sty

Arts

Pacific vogue endorsed in new deal with New Zealand Fashion Week

The official partnership means the Pacific Fusion Fashion Show will become a permanent segment at NZFW from next year.

Atutahi Potaka-DewesFri, 20 Sep

Panikeke founder and CEO Kiteli Toma takes the Pacific beauty shop to New Lynn, West Auckland.

Business

Pacific beauty store expands to West Auckland

Panikeke is opening its third New Zealand store in New Lynn.

Atutahi Potaka-DewesThu, 02 May

Arts •

Fiji

Fiji's up and coming designers call for fashion school

Fiji fashion designer Samson Lee wants more support for those in his country to get into the industry.

Atutahi Potaka-DewesThu, 07 Mar

Society •

Fiji

Mrs Universe New Zealand shines bright at New York Fashion Week

A Indo-Fijian mother of three has proven a career in fashion doesn't need to be curtailed by a children

Paridhi Bakshi, Te Rito Journalism CadetTue, 20 Feb

Society

'We still stay true': Glitzy fashion event remains authentic to Pacific roots

The Pacific Fashion Fusion show at Ardmore Airport gave some of the region's best designers and models a chance to shine.

Mary AfemataTue, 05 Dec

Fashion designer Paul Hagai (Aree) just completed his Masters of Applied Indigenous Knowledge.

Language & Culture •

Cook Islands

‘We need to connect to heritage first’: A new framework for Cook Islands identity reclamation

An academic fashion designer’s new approach to people’s relationship with their heritage.

Atutahi Potaka-DewesTue, 28 Nov

Hijab Fashion Show is at Alfriston College, Manukau on Saturday, November 4.

Arts

From Dubai to South Auckland: Elegance in modest fashion

New Zealand's first Hijab Fashion Show will showcase a range of modest multicultural designs.

Atutahi Potaka-DewesTue, 31 Oct

Kaetaeta Watson (left) and Louisa Humphry, MNZM.

Language & Culture •

Kiribati

How Kiribati turned missionary modesty into a fashion staple

Porirua is showcasing Tibuta, a type of blouse introduced by missionaries which has become widely accepted by the local culture.

Ruci FarrellTue, 10 Oct

NZ Fashion Week model Susnation Seta picked up an accidental black eye days before taking to the catwalk. Photo/Supplied

Society

Black eye no barrier to Fashion Week model

Susnation Seta copped a black eye from a netball training session and had to be artfully made up by a makeup artist.

Te Rito Journalism CadetsMon, 11 Sep

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