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.
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Rise of the Y-Front
12 May 2019Jockey 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… Read more Audio
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The Business of Underwear: Flesh is More
5 May 2019"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… Read more Audio
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Ahead of her time
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… Read more Audio
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A share of wardrobe
21 Apr 2019In 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… Read more Audio
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Championing change in a volatile marketplace
12 Apr 2019It 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… Read more Audio
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Karen Walker - 'The gatekeepers have gone.'
6 Jul 2018In this final episode of My Heels Are Killing Me for Season 4, Karen Walker talks to Sonia Sly in front of a live audience at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery about nurturing new talent, the… Read more Audio
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Sharing the love - The Aloha Shirt
29 Jun 2018In this installment of My Heels Are Killing Me, Sonia Sly heads to Te Papa to find out about historical and contemporary views on the Aloha shirt. Read more Audio
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The relevance of brick-and-mortar stores in an age of e-commerce
22 Jun 2018Surviving in the retail industry is tough, and today, it's a battle for stores to keep their cash registers ticking over. Read more Audio
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New York journalist to jewellery designer
15 Jun 2018The fashion industry is a hungry beast and beyond its glossy facade are people who work tirelessly behind the scenes. But what is it like to be in the thick of it as an editor for a top international… Read more Audio
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Dictating the terms of ageing
8 Jun 2018The beauty and fashion industries have long dictated what's deemed acceptable or desirable. And now that we're in an age of inclusiveness where does that leave women and the question of ageing? Read more Audio
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Beyond Obsession - Sneakerheads
1 Jun 2018DJ Sir-Vere's sneaker obsession has seen him amass an impressive 500 pairs of kicks, some worth tens of thousands of dollars. Read more Audio
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Reimagining the future of fashion
27 May 2018Turkey tail mushrooms, subverting the male gaze, a story of migration and hidden circular forms inspire the work of emerging designers at iD Dunedin Fashion Week. Read more Audio
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The garment that changed the fashion landscape
18 May 2018Jeans are a ubiquitous staple in many wardrobes. And today, jeans are big business with street wear denim brands competing against premium labels. Read more Audio
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Benny Castles: Carving out a career in high end fashion
13 May 2018Benny Castles from WORLD addresses the changes in the New Zealand fashion industry and the challenges of local production and more in this episode of My Heels Are Killing Me recorded live at iD… Read more Audio
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Cutting through the noise
4 May 2018Fashion photographer David James talks about the challenges of cutting through the noise in the online space, why he learnt about the commerce of fashion during an experience in New York, and why grit… Read more Audio
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New season of Heels coming soon!
8 Apr 2018Season four of My Heels Are Killing Me starts 6 May with a new look show that explores sub-cultures and the social contexts that inform the fashion industry and the cycle of trends. Read more Audio
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Allbirds - The right amount of nothing
17 Nov 2017Former World Cup soccer player Tim Brown on finding the right amount of nothing in an overcrowded market and why launching his sustainable footwear label, Allbirds wouldn't have been made possible in… Read more Audio
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A new eclecticism
10 Nov 2017New Zealand's design landscape is starting to reflect our multiculturalism. Four designers discuss how their cultural heritage inspires and challenges them and why being 'different' is an asset. Read more Audio, Gallery
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Dan Roberts: Capturing a mood in street style
29 Oct 2017The international fashion week circuit has become more like a circus than ever before. In this episode of My heels are killing me Sonia Sly chats to a Kiwi street-style photographer who shares the ins… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Defusing fashion's ticking time bomb
29 Oct 2017Today there are a multitude of pressures placed on designers in the fashion industry as consumers increasingly demand transparency in the manufacturing process. But there are many ways to approach… Read more Audio
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Fashion’s inclusive new mood
20 Oct 2017Fashion is often a signal of a change in the air, reflecting societal norms and values. On RNZ podcast My Heels Are Killing Me Sonia Sly meets designer Jason Lingard who says being gay and growing up… Read more Audio
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Bridging the gap on fur in fashion
13 Oct 2017Fur is controversial in the fashion industry and wearing it today is a statement of nothing more than excess. The controversy lies not only in the hands of the designers producing it, but also those… Read more Audio
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Kathryn Wilson lets her shoes do the talking
Designer Kathryn Wilson has thoroughly tread the boards of the Kiwi footwear industry. She talks to Sonia Sly about her naïve passion launching a label 15 years ago, how bumps in the road serve as… Read more Audio
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Working Style part of a 'perfect storm'
29 Sep 2017A rising interest in menswear is a global trend and New Zealand label Working Style have experienced the ebbs and flows of what it means to be in the suit game. Sonia Sly heads to Auckland to meet… Read more Audio
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'Everything has to be unmistakably NOM*d'
NOM*d founder Margi Robertson talks about her iconic 30-year-old brand, the one thing she would save in a fire and why summer is a season that never feels quite right. Read more Audio
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Bridalwear chilled to perfection
15 Sep 2017Trish Peng is a designer who creates show-stopping wedding gowns. At last year's NZ Fashion Week her 25-metre long train broke a world record and this year she created a dress that had to be kept in… Read more Audio
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Changing the game
15 Sep 2017What are the game-changers for fashion buyers and influencers? And why is Instagram booming in Asia? Sonia Sly chats to David Jones buying manager Teneille Ferguson and influencers Mary Seng and David… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Fashion's front-row dramas
Murray Bevan, founder of fashion PR agency Showroom 22, on what happens when the claws come out at New Zealand Fashion Week, working with Karen Walker and facing a female-dominated industry 15 years… Read more Audio
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Stolen Girlfriends Club: Beyond the rock n' roll facade
Being in the fashion industry is like trying to stay in control of a car that’s about to veer off the road, according to Marc Moore the founder of Kiwi label Stolen Girlfriend's Club. Marc speaks… Read more Audio
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Karen Walker: The changing tide of fashion
2 May 2017What does it take to run a global brand and continue to grow a business in a cluttered market? Karen Walker talks about the changing tides of fashion, the global marketplace and sleepless nights in an… Read more Audio
My Heels Are Killing Me
"Clothing allows us to transform and shape an identity." - Sonia Sly
In My Heels Are Killing Me, award-winning producer Sonia Sly looks candidly and analytically at the business of fashion and brings light to the context of what we wear, while addressing the social and economic implications of an industry that operates under the pressures of a shifting landscape.
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