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NZ Fashion On Screen

Curated by NZ On Screen team 49 items
This collection celebrates Kiwi fashion on screen, from TV fashion shows to documentaries on designers, to newsreel gold.

Small screen style

This collection celebrates Kiwi fashion on screen. From TV showpieces (Benson and Hedges, Corbans, Wella and Style Pasifika) to documentaries on designers; Gloss to archive gold, from Swannies to Scribe and kākahu Māori...take a stroll down the catwalk of our sartorial screen past. Te Papa curator Claire Regnault says “the fashion industry found a powerful ally in the world of television”, while ex Fashion Quarterly editor Fiona Hawtin recalls TV fashion shaping her own eye for style. Plus fashion stylist and creative director Dan Ahwa spotlights influential music videos from our fashionable past. 

Profiles

Profile picture of Rachel Hunter
Rachel Hunter
Presenter, Actor
Profile picture of Liz Mitchell
Liz Mitchell
Costume Designer
Profile picture of Stan Wolfgramm
Stan Wolfgramm
Producer, Director, Actor

Television