Māori fashion entrepreneur Kharl WiRepa (Te Arawa) has just launched Ohomairangi, a fashion show aimed at breaking down colonisation barriers in the fashion industry and building up indigenous worl
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Kiri Nathan showcases Fiji and unique graduation gowns to fashion world
Māori fashion designer Kiri Nathan (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Maru, Ngāti Hauā) has been busy, both on the catwalk in the Pacific and in the United States.
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'Pageants are uplifting, not demeaning' Māori beauty queens defend criticism
Beauty pageants. Objectification or empowerment? While opinions are divided, Māori women are entering and winning too.
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From Ōtautahi to New York, Ngāi Tahu designer debuts new line
Her work has featured on the catwalks of New York fashion week and now jewelry designer Sonia McManus from Ngāi Tahu is launching a new collection inspired by her own journey of self-discovery.
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New Miss Earth NZ proud to bring Māori culture to global stage
Eva Wilson, of Ngāi Tahu and Ngāti Kahungunu, is the new Miss Earth New Zealand 2021 and was announced as the winner virtually over the weekend.
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Ngāti Kahungunu artist turns his whakairo skills to painting custom sneakers
Artist Rangihaira Jaxon Greening is a professional sneaker colour-inner and has made a living from painting custom shoes.
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Māori-owned dress rental business empowering wāhine
One Fit Hire provides sizes six to 26 and has taken off online.
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Waikato hosts world-class fashion event celebrating Māori and Pacific connection
The event attracted hundreds of guests including the honourable Kīngi Tūheitia Potatau Te Wherowhero.
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NewsMiromoda 2021 designers to showcase at NZ Fashion Week
The winners are Taylor Pumphrey, Taongahuia Maxwell, Jacob Coutie, Sosefina Masoe, Ravai Titifanue, Charleigh Te Peeti, Mitchell Manuel, Tessa Lont Bailey and Rosette Hailes- Paku.
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Recognising the Pasifika connection to Matariki through fashion
Ohomairangi 2021 is a Matariki celebration showcasing indigenous fashion through traditional and contemporary arts and culture. Māori designer Kharl Wirepa said the high-end show is the most prestigious event and a collaboration of Pasifika art.
