My Heels Are Killing Me

New Zealand's foremost fashion podcast where Sonia Sly goes behind the scenes of the fashion industry to find out what exists beyond its glamorous façade.

Hosted by Sonia Sly

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Championing change in a volatile marketplace

Season 5 / Episode 1
It might be hard to imagine life without the internet and the ease that technology has brought to our lives. In this episode of My Heels are Killing Me, Sonia Sly talks to three fashion designers about a changing world where business have to be agile in a volatile market.
Maggie Marilyn Lookbook Season 6

A share of wardrobe

Season 5 / Episode 2
In this episode of My Heels are Killing Me, Belinda Watt Head of Fashion at Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design, shoe designer Kathryn Wilson and Murray Bevan - the founder of fashion PR agency Showroom 22 discuss the different ways to produce sustainable; diversifying, and the importance of collaborating and remaining agile.
Rachel Mills collection 2016

Ahead of her time

Season 5 / Episode 3
From a pair of hand-knitted baby booties to a fully-blown business two-decades on selling not one, but two lifestyle brands, seems a far cry from Peri Drysdale's days as a nurse. In this episode of RNZ podcast My Heels are Killing Me Sonia Sly heads to Christchurch behind the scenes of Untouched World.
Peri Drysdale at her Untouched World store in Christchurch

The Business of Underwear: Flesh is More

Season 5 / Episode 4
"On the red carpet Kim Kardashian wore a slip that I designed and it was designed to be worn in the bedroom," says Kiwi lingerie designer Chloe Julian who has worked for international labels Agent Provocateur, Stella McCartney and Rihanna's new label, Savage X Fenty.
Rihanna's label Savage X Fenti designed by Chloe Julian

Rise of the Y-Front

Season 5 / Episode 5
Jockey launched the Y-Front in the U.S. in 1935 and five years later the product landed on our shores, and it's been a favourite for Kiwi men ever since. In this final episode of RNZ podcast My Heels Are Killing Me, Sonia Sly finds out about our 'brief' history and the story behind the iconic Y-Front.
Jockey have cornered the underwear market