Clothes women love

Fashion Designer Rose Keys talks fashion and designing for Lania The Label.     Where did your journey into fashion begin? From a young age I was fascinated by fabrics and textures, and I was encouraged to follow what I loved. I often remind myself that I do love the business, as […]

Turning up the heat

Bread & Circus – World Buskers Festival is New Zealand’s largest outdoor festival and one of the hottest highlights of the summer events calendar.     This summer’s selection is even hotter than ever before, with a miraculous mash up of international street theatre, music, cabaret, comedy, circus and genre-bending performance art. […]

A fairytale romance: Q&A with Erin Simpson

When beloved television presenter Erin Simpson met former Bachelor contestant Zac Franich, it was love at first sight. So not surprisingly, their wedding day on 25 October was a fairytale come true. We catch up with Erin about the big day.     You must be one of the busiest people in […]

Q&A: Jason Kerrison’s Kiwi Tour

We caught up with multi-platinum, multi-award-winning singer-songwriter, producer, planetarian, carpenter and hemp farmer Jason Kerrison during his New Zealand tour about having croissants and champagne in Akaroa and writing his latest single.       How is the tour going? It’s been really fun getting out in front of a public audience […]

A collaborative collection

What does popular New Zealand fashion designer Karen Walker have in common with an Australian denim production house? A whole lot, it seems. Karen Walker has just revealed her latest project; a collaboration with Outland Denim.   Based in Queensland, Australia, Outland Denim is a B-Corp company and one of the world’s […]

Nadia Lim gets vegeful

She is proudly an omnivore but Nadia Lim isn’t afraid to make veges the star of the show. We catch up with the culinary mastermind about how good old veges have given her a hit of inspiration in the kitchen.       You’ve just launched My Plant-based Bag, a limited-edition meal […]

Are you the Best Dressed?: Q&A with Jackie O’Fee

The whispers of Cup and Show Week are starting to be heard around town, so Metropol caught up with Jackie O’Fee of Signature Style and six-time judge for Addington Raceway’s Fashion Competition to get her take on how to prepare for this year.       Signature Style is your company/brand. What […]

Bach Beauty: Q&A with Caleb and Alice Pearson

The Bookabach Bach of the Year Awards are back for 2019 to find New Zealand’s best holiday homes and baches. The Block NZ’s 2013 winners, Caleb and Alice Pearson, along with a junior judge, have uncovered the top holiday homes.     We caught up with Caleb and Alice about what makes […]

Creating clothes to mooch in: Q&A with moochi

Moochi is your everyday luxury, from off-duty essentials to coveted designer pieces. With contemporary design and classic, effortless style, moochi is all about feeling confident and looking chic.       We caught up with founder Kellie Taylor about her design inspiration and her top style tips for the coming season. Can […]

On Cloud 9: Q&A with Patrick Gower

Patrick Gower is on cloud 9. He has, after all, been living the high life, after traipsing half way across the globe to examine the pros and cons of legalising marijuana.     We caught up with ‘Paddy’ about doing his due diligence on the cannabis debate – not once but twice […]