This week, popular fashion e-commerce store Rein opened their first permanent showroom in Parnell. We chatted with founder Gabby about the design of the new space, styling for strangers and how Auckland fashion compares to The Big Apple.
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Larger-than-life puppets, full body costumes, dance, music, performance, it all comes together as BIG NAZO in spectacularly confusing yet entertaining fashion. We’d better let them explain.
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JessB is an award-winning rapper from Tāmaki Makaurau, known for some seriously good tunes and her collabs with some of Aotearoa’s best and brightest. The visuals, the music, the songwriting and the delivery is a recipe that can’t be ignored, and with several hits to her name already, it’s up and up for Jess.
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We’ve selected our personal favourites from this year’s virtual Auckland Art Fair lineup. Pictured: Candy Cube Bubblegum by Sabine Marcelis.
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Our final part for this series. As we look forward (hopefully about to enter Level 2 in Aotearoa) we are reflecting on how this lockdown has changed our lives over the past six weeks or so, and thinking about the medium and long term effects it will have on our future.
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Eliana Glover is the talented founder and director of Hill Street Wholefoods, creating sleek and delicious whole food baking mixes available on supermarket shelves around the country. We sat down to discuss the process, product and what makes a great recipe.
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Here in Aotearoa we’ve moved into Level 3 of the COVID-19 response plan, and for most of the population this is the same as before. We’re hanging tight for now, grateful to be working from home and sharing the stories of others who are sacrificing far more than us in What’s It Like? Part IV.
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“Spread kindness and love, but do you have enough left for yourself when you take your mask off and leave for the day?” Fazilah shares her experience as an ICU nurse based at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust in London.
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What’s It Like? Part III keeps the anecdotes mostly local, with a brief jaunt over to British Columbia to check in with some family living it up with good food and radio news. It has been really interesting reading the variety of responses received, seeing patterns emerge and otherwise. We hope the readers are enjoying these small insights as much as we are.
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Natalie is the designer and owner of NZ clothing label Mina. Part of a mother/daughter team, we asked Natalie to share some stories about her experiences in the fashion business and how things are going during Level 4 and beyond.
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For What’s It Like? Part II we spoke with people around the country working in a range of fields, gaining insight into how lockdown life has affected their work and community. As we head into our (hopefully) final week of Level 4 in Aotearoa many of us have learned to adapt to the restrictions and protocols in place which help keep us all safe.
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Fresh off his latest release Lift Your Head High, Marley gave us some insight around his musical journey, process and goals for the future.
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In What’s It Like? Part I we discuss some of the ways COVID-19 is challenging and changing the way New Zealanders live, think and feel about work, life and the things we’re grateful for. We spoke with friends and family including a teacher, a PhD student and a mother who gave birth just two weeks before lockdown began.
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Founded by a couple of Kiwi gals in 2018 – one based in Shanghai and the other in Auckland – hej hej offers a collection of colourful, luxurious pieces that are effortless to wear and full of personality. We chatted with Alice and Kiki about opening a new store amidst a global pandemic, the importance of colour and their latest collection Ode to Linen.
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When was the last time you had a great sleep? Not just the bare minimum recharge-and-back-to-work snooze but a proper, restful slumber? We all know sleep is important for our mental and physical health, but despite our best efforts it can sometimes be a struggle to ensure we experience high quality sleep—and to get enough of it.
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“Doing a lot of everything” is how Frances Lowe describes her role as co-founder of luxury womenswear company, LOCLAIRE. Based in Auckland and renowned for considered and quality pieces, her eye for design and distinctive refined style has had people taking notice since they launched just last year. We got the Lowe down on their latest drop, LOCLAIRE AW20.
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Joe & Christina Wood from Liberty Brewing Co. know a thing or two about brewing beer, running a successful business and the importance of listening to their customers. We chatted about their recent awards, how they’ve seen the industry change over the years and the best time & place to enjoy a cold one.
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Launched in late November 2019, The Mercer Store is a curated e-commerce boutique founded by design graduate Lydia Riddiford.
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“We met in 4th form at high school, and pretty quickly became good friends getting into the same trouble.” That’s Bailey and Anna, co-founders and directors of Baina making elevated essentials in the form of contemporary organic towelling. It’s great stuff.
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Meet Ash & Tom, entrepreneurs and founders of No Ordinary, a luxury sleepwear brand responsibly made and based in Tāmaki Makaurau.
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