‘Women are allowed to change too’: Penny Pickard reviews The Super Models
NZ's own model icon reflects on the empowering - and troubling - moments in the new documentary.
NZ Fashion Week has changed, and that’s okay
Ensemble editor Zoe Walker Ahwa reviews NZFW, as it finds its new identity.
A model reviews the shows
Kaarina Parker reflects on two shows from two perspectives: as a model on the runway, and a guest watching on.
Fashion people review the fashion emojis
We finally have a plain pink heart, but please give us some better style options.
Bread and 12 butters, blind taste-tested and ranked
Ahead of the 'bread and butter budget', we put 12 butter brands to the ultimate test.
Hot cross buns blind taste-tested by people who’ve never tried them
A panel of international visitors who know nothing of the Easter delicacy give their verdict and rankings.
9 bottles of festive fizz, blind taste-tested and ranked
Raise a glass, and see what bubbles took the top (shelf) prize.
How to get salon-quality looks for less
An ensemble of readers trial TRESemmé’s professional range of shampoos and conditioners.
11 plant-based milks, blind taste-tested and ranked
Who wins? Spoiler: not hemp milk.
Kate Sylvester reviews the new adaptation of Jane Austen's Persuasion
The designer and literary fan gives her take on the drama, costumes and bunny rabbit in the new adaptation of Jane Austen's Persuasion.
This shampoo bar really works
Review: An ensemble of readers trial the ecostore Smoothing Shampoo Bar.
Still working 9 to 5, what a way to make a living…
A new documentary explores the 40-year history of cult classic 9 to 5 - and the shifts in feminism, fair pay and workplace inequality.
