KoiNo Clothing Blog

Made in New Zealand

Made in New Zealand

Oh my goodness I am overwhelmed with New Zealand’s desire to support local businesses at the moment, it truly warms my heart! Just check out the N...

Fashion Revolution Week oh, and Coming out of Lockdown

Fashion Revolution Week oh, and Coming out of Lockdown

This week is Fashion Revolution Week. I haven’t done much to highlight this specifically throughout the week this year, though it is something nea...

Business: but not as usual

Business: but not as usual

  These past few weeks have been strange to say the least.  I’ve had to postpone/cancel a lot of my in-person events, which is a bummer as I love...

Make a Whale out of Old Jeans - Free Pattern

Make a Whale out of Old Jeans - Free Pattern

Do you have a pair of jeans that are beyond repair? I developed this pattern a while back for my just-for-fun instagram Stitch Something and thoug...

Slow Fashion

Slow Fashion

I consider KoiNo a slow fashion brand. You may or may not have heard the term slow fashion over the last few years, these articles from Good on ...

30 Wears Challenge Complete

30 Wears Challenge Complete

In January of 2019 I set out to complete a 30 wears challenge and on December 31st 2019 that challenge was complete.  I did call this a 30 wears...

Shop News Dec 2019

I’m writing this with just over a week left at my first physical retail store, a 3 month pop-up on Victoria Street in Hamilton, NZ. I want to say ...

Model Call

Model Call

KoiNo clothing is made by New Zealand women, for New Zealand women. New Zealand women consist of a myriad of body types, ages, and ethnicities, an...

Why I Started KoiNo - and new sizes!

Why I Started KoiNo - and new sizes!

I started KoiNo in 2017, partly because I would find it difficult to find clothing I like that is in my size and aligns with the values I believe ...

Cost Per Wear

Cost Per Wear

Have you ever thought about how much each wear of a garment costs you? I’m not talking about the bargain you may have got at the store, rather, on...

I Made Your Clothes

I Made Your Clothes

Do you know who made your clothes?  The 22nd-28th April 2019 is fashion revolution week, a time where people are encouraged to ask brands “who ...

Shop in Person

Shop in Person

Where you can find us in 2019! Throughout 2019 we will be making our way around and about selling our wares. As we do with our in-person events w...