EPISODE · Mar 31, 2023 · 22 MIN
The Kiwi fashion designer and the duplicate dresses
from The Long Read from Stuff · host Stuff Audio
Within New Zealand’s tight-knit fashion industry questions have been swirling about Adrian Hailwood’s design practices, after it emerged the same dresses worn by the likes of Tova O’Brien, Wendy Petrie and even former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern are widely available through Chinese manufacturers trading on wholesale site Alibaba. So what's going on? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Within New Zealand’s tight-knit fashion industry questions have been swirling about Adrian Hailwood’s design practices, after it emerged the same dresses worn by the likes of Tova O’Brien, Wendy Petrie and even former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern are widely available through Chinese manufacturers trading on wholesale site Alibaba. So what's going on? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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