20 takeaways from NZ Fashion Week 2026

Including, yes, people still wear sunglasses inside, shorts and ruffles are having a moment, and much more. Emma Gleason reports from Shed 10 in Auckland. 1. New Zealand fashion appears to be alive and well. If you’re doing a pulse check on the local industry you could start with the gobsmacking number of designers involved in this year’s fashion week. By my estimates more than 180, most of them…