With its mix of established icons and rising stars, Beyond The Runway is not to be missed…
Together Journal is thrilled to share details of the newly announced Beyond The Runway panel series, one of the most anticipated additions to the New Zealand Fashion Week 2025 programme.
Designed to offer more than just a front-row view, Beyond The Runway invites the industry’s leading voices to step off the catwalk and into conversation. Over the course of the week, some of the most respected names in fashion, business and wellness will share their stories, insights and ideas, sparking dialogue on everything from building a global brand to reshaping the fashion landscape with sustainability and wellbeing at its core.
The series will open with Australian fashion and business icon Pip Edwards, Creative Director of Ksubi and co-founder of P.E Nation, a name synonymous with creative vision and entrepreneurial drive. Edwards will spearhead the first conversation and appear at a number of other key events throughout the week as an official NZFW VIP delegate. With decades of experience in global fashion, her perspective is set to be both inspiring and unfiltered.
The line-up revealed so far includes:
From Idea to Empire:
Turning Creativity into Global Success – Pip Edwards, Karen Walker and Marc Moore. A rare coming together of three powerhouse creatives to discuss building enduring brands on the world stage.
Frome left to right: Karen Walker, Founder of Karen Walker+ Marc Moore, Founder Stolen Girlfriends Club + Above Image Pip Edwards, Creative Director Ksubi
The New Guard: Rewriting the Rules of NZ Fashion
Driven by Porsche, featuring Lauren Tapper, Rebe Healy, Wynn Cranshaw and Georgia Currie. A look at how the next generation is reshaping the industry.
Left to right: Wynn Crawshaw, Founder Wynn Hamlyn + Rebe Burgess, Founder Rebe + Sarah Harris & Lauren Tapper, Co-Founders Harris Tapper + Georgia Currie, Creative and Designer, Founder Flowers & Georgia Alice
Menswear Unfiltered:
Identity, Innovation and Industry – presented by Cupra, with Josh Heares, Des Rusk and Mike Beagley, MC’d by Emma Gleason. Honest perspectives on where menswear is headed.
Left to right: Josh Heares, Founder Porter James Sports + Mike Beagley, CEO Rodd & Gunn + Des Rusk, Founder LongForm+ Panel MC: Emma Gleason, Award winning fashion journalist
From Fast to Regenerative:
Redefining Fashion in Aotearoa in an Age of Speed – presented by Mindful Fashion NZ, featuring Peri Drysdale, Emily Miller-Sharma and Rory Docherty, MC’d by Michele Wilson. An exploration of sustainability and the path to meaningful change.
Frome left to right: Peri Drysdale, Founder and CEO of Untouched World Chair of the Untouched World Foundation + Rory Docherty, Artist and designer Rory William Docherty + Michele Wilson, Aotearoa Manager for B Lab Australia & Aotearoa New Zealand + Emily Miller-Sharma, General Manager of RUBY & Co-founder of Mindful Fashion NZ
Skin Deep:
How Wellness is Shaping the Fashion Culture – presented by Ready&Reset with co-founders Esther Cronin and Grace Miller. A conversation on the growing influence of wellness within the creative industries.
Above image Esther Cronin (Right) and Grace Miller (Left), Founder of Ready&Reset
With its mix of established icons and rising stars, Beyond The Runway offers a rare chance to go deeper into the ideas shaping fashion in New Zealand and beyond. Whether you are part of the industry or simply passionate about style, creativity and innovation, these conversations promise to be as inspiring as the collections themselves.
Tickets are available now at nzfashionweek.com!
