Your guide to New Zealand Fashion Week

What to Expect at New Zealand Fashion Week 2026

New Zealand Fashion Week is Aotearoa’s premier fashion platform, elevating the creative and innovative New Zealand fashion industry. Each year, New Zealand Fashion Week presented by Giltrap Group provides leading designers from across Aotearoa and beyond with a powerful national and international stage to present their collections, ideas, and creative vision through runway shows, installations, and experiences that define the future of fashion.

Running from 17 – 22 August at Shed 10, the week features:

• Runway shows from leading and upcoming New Zealand designers including Juliette Hogan, Kathryn Wilson, Twenty-Seven Names, Yu Mei, Caitlin Crisp and many more.
• Westfield’s very own experience at Shed 10
• The Graduate Collections, showcasing emerging talent from some of Aotearoa's leading fashion design schools

Whether you're an industry insider or a fashion lover, it’s a week not to be missed.

Image source: New Zealand Fashion Week. Image credits: Creative Director - Dan Ahwa, Photography - Matt Hurley, Makeup - Kiekie Stanners, Hair - Joshua Scott

We’re excited to be giving Westfield members the chance to win a $5k VIP fashion experience.

It’s fashion’s biggest week, and you and your style-savvy bestie could be going on us: one night's boutique stay at Hotel Indigo, a private chauffeured ride in a Bentley thanks to Giltrap Group, $1,000 Westfield Gift Card and front row tickets to VIVA presents Greatest Hits Vol.1.

Enter from 16 July for your chance to win.

Live model casting at Westfield Newmarket

Experience NZFW 2026 from behind the scenes at Westfield Newmarket’s live model casting. A rare opportunity to witness one of the most anticipated moments of the NZFW calendar as it happens.

Location: Level 1, near David Jones
Date: Saturday 18 July
Time: 10am – 4pm

Get runway ready at Westfield

Whether you're heading to NZFW or refreshing your look for the new season, Westfield has everything you need to look and feel your best at your local Westfield.

Exclusive Westfield member benefits 

Westfield members are also the first to know about the latest offers, events and extended free parking. 

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