Fashion
Resources for the dedicated follower of fashion.
Find books, magazines and more about fashion, designers, sewing and style.
Find fashion titles in the catalogue
Find fashion titles in the catalogue
More fashion in the catalogue
Suffrage Stitchers
Feb 20th | 10:00am - 2:00pm
Add your stitches to The Tapestry Trust of New Zealand's Suffrage Panel. The project is being led by enthusiastic embroiderers.
Matatiki Sewing Club – Create Together!, part of a series
Feb 19th | 4:00pm - 6:00pm
We’ve got sewing machines and all the basics ready for you! Just bring your ideas and some fabric and see what happens.
Madam Butterfly's Vintage Style Boutique
Interior of vintage clothing store, Madam Butterfly's Vintage Style Boutique, 477 Ferry Road. 2019. An image from Canterbury Stories.
A farmer who collects couture, Eden Hore: WORD Christchurch
Teresa learns about the fascinations of Otago farmer, Eden Hore, the couture he spent decades collecting, and the book of his collection.
Suffrage Stitchers
Feb 20th | 10:00am - 2:00pm
Add your stitches to The Tapestry Trust of New Zealand's Suffrage Panel. The project is being led by enthusiastic embroiderers.
Matatiki Sewing Club – Create Together!, part of a series
Feb 19th | 4:00pm - 6:00pm
We’ve got sewing machines and all the basics ready for you! Just bring your ideas and some fabric and see what happens.
Madam Butterfly's Vintage Style Boutique
Interior of vintage clothing store, Madam Butterfly's Vintage Style Boutique, 477 Ferry Road. 2019. An image from Canterbury Stories.
A farmer who collects couture, Eden Hore: WORD Christchurch
Teresa learns about the fascinations of Otago farmer, Eden Hore, the couture he spent decades collecting, and the book of his collection.
New Zealand fashion
Explore the clothing and dress of Kiwis, from past eras and today.
Studying fashion
- Sewing and dress making
- Listing on CINCH of sewing classes and courses.
- Fashion technology and design
- Courses at Ara, Institute of Canterbury.
Staff picks
Sewing
Whether you're making clothes, creating an amazing costume for Armageddon, or mending you'll find useful resources at the Library.