The lip gloss economy is popping
We need our Little Treats, and beauty brands are laying it on thick like a Laneige Lip Sleeping mask.
The chaos and debauchery of Jimmy D’s subversive world
Ahead of his new exhibition at The Dowse, the designer reflects on his 20 years in fashion.
There’s vintage fashion at the library
Nerding out over a charming new exhibition that chronicles Auckland’s style history.
My life in claw clips
An ode to the ever-faithful and universal hair accessory.
My year in sound, wrapped and replayed
It’s the season to look back and reflect on the year that was, including our personal soundtracks for 2023.
What London’s Indie Sleaze era was really like
Kiwi Rebecca Zephyr Thomas' photos from the mid-2000s reveal her pure gaze on youth culture, pre-Instagram.
NZ Fashion Week has changed, and that’s okay
Ensemble editor Zoe Walker Ahwa reviews NZFW, as it finds its new identity.
The songs that got us hooked on hip-hop
We asked some cool people to share the tracks behind their hip-hop awakening.
A decade on: Nine people on why they’ve held onto Alexa Chung’s It
A fashion artefact released 10 years ago from the enduring style icon has stood the test of time.
Little me, and my dolls: The childhood toys that shaped us
The ones with wonky haircuts, felt-tip tattoos and other signs of our 'creative freedom'.
Vintage Barbie looks we pray are in the new movie
Please give us the one inspired by Nicole Kidman’s character in The Undoing...
What Auckland’s ‘scene’ was really like in the 90s
Rebecca reminisces with former model Caroline Barron, whose novel Golden Days is set in the era.
