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NOT NEW is here to bring luxury fashion resale to designer wardrobes.  We are lucky to have an engaged audience and are often asked questions –– so we wanted to take a moment to celebrate the interest and let you know the answers to our 5 most commonly asked questions…   Does NOT NEW sell second hand clothing? Yes we do. We specialise in designer clothing which has been bought but hardly worn. Often our selections have tags on or have only had a handful of outings. We have a category rating from good to flawless and we offer any...

‘Fast Fashion’ describes fashion created and sold at an accelerated pace, compared to traditional expectations and models of fashion consumption. Essentially, when trend cycles speed up there is a need to increase the speed of clothing production. To keep this up, some brands make things cheap to reduce barriers to purchasing decisions. Then, to keep people purchasing you need to reduce the wear cycle (how many times a garment is worn) and then it’s a new trend to keep up with - so as a consumer you are back at the start of the cycle again. The costs commonly associated...

Each month we take the opportunity to sit down with some wonderful women and ask them questions on life, fashion, their careers and what inspires them. A moment to listen and learn, over an aperitif, and an occasional boujee fry... This month we met with entrepreneur, award winning and quite frankly, all round great human, Francesca Voza, at her new venture, Eliza's Manor.  You may know Fran from one of her many delicious establishments in Wanaka and Christchurch. Over the years her eatery portfolio has included a mobile woodfired pizza truck and the breakfast hotspot, Miro in Christchurch city centre....

Each month we take the opportunity to sit down with some wonderful women and ask them questions on life, fashion, their careers and what inspires them. A moment to listen and learn, over an aperitif, and an occasional boujee fry... This month we met with the inspiring woman behind the delicious Bennetto Chocolate, Lucy...and it was sweet! Location: Miro We ate: Eggs Benedict We drank: Coffee I first met Lucy Bennetto almost eight years ago when she was presenting her start up business at a Coffee & Jam session run by the Ministry of Awesome. She had just launched her...

It is estimated that the global fashion industry is worth over 1.9trillion nzd and employs over 300million people globally. With known labour exploitation, vast quantities of raw material and chemicals used in production of textiles, excessive amounts of clothing made - and dumped -the industry is suffocating with problematic practices which are damaging our relationships with people & planet alike. With this in mind – it is crucial that we appreciate our individual part in defining the ethics of our fashion choices and finding pathways to stand behind our beliefs.  As we all wear clothing and make choices around our...

Each month we take the opportunity to sit down with some wonderful women and ask them questions on life, fashion, their careers and what inspires them. A moment to listen and learn, over an aperitif, and an occasional boujee fry... This month we had the pleasure of catching up with Olive Hill of The Winemaker's Wife - santé! Location: Eliza’s Manor We ate: The Cheese Platter We drank:  A French 75 cocktail Fashion and wine have always gone well together. From Coco Chanel’s purchase of wineries in the Bordeaux region to Roberto Cavalli’s Tuscan vineyard, the design elite have taken...