1. Spot the difference
Deadly Ponies is giving its most iconic print a new life in calf hair. The Cheetah Capsule reworks the label’s signature cheetah print in luxurious calf hair, finished with black calf nappa trim across four cult silhouettes, the Mr Chopalopagus, Mr Siamese, Mr Vault Tote Mini and Mr Poucher Grande. It’s texture-forward, unmistakably Deadly Ponies, and exactly the kind of print that never really goes out of rotation.
2. Rewriting the rules
Twenty years ago, Kowtow’s founder Gosia Piątek asked a simple question: could clothing be made without harm? Two decades on, that same question still drives everything the label makes. To mark the milestone, Kowtow is releasing a limited-edition birthday capsule, its centrepiece a punk-inspired archival print by the brand’s first Art Director, Yoan Jolly, layering twenty years of textiles into one rebellious collage. Alongside it comes The Unmaking Of, a 120-page book unpacking years of unlearning fashion norms. The capsule is available now online and in store, with the book to follow on Thursday 6 August.
3. Locked in
Meadowlark is turning the humble padlock into something a lot more meaningful. The label’s new Locks collection transforms the familiar shape into a modern amulet, one built around connection, intimacy and the things we keep close, equal parts tough and delicate. It also marks a personal milestone, 2026 is Meadowlark’s 20th year designing jewellery in Aotearoa, and Locks is the first of several archive pieces to be revisited and refined. Select styles are engravable, and designed to be worn multiple ways, as bold earrings, suspended from a delicate chain, or as a refined stacker ring. 20 years in, and Meadowlark still knows how to make a statement.
4. A long time coming
Oroton has been designing for 88 years, and now, it’s finally crossing the Tasman. The Australian heritage label has officially opened its first New Zealand store at Commercial Bay, a milestone shaped by years of Kiwi customers crossing the ditch to shop it themselves. Designed by Creative Director Sophie Holt, the space leans warm and material-driven, think timber, brass and soft leather, alongside handmade pieces from local makers like ceramicist Gidon Bing. “We wanted the space to feel more like a home than a shop,” says Holt. Oroton, we’re glad you’re finally here. Now open on the ground floor of Commercial Bay, 7 Queen Street.
5. Blue sky thinking
Mongolia’s Land of the Eternal Blue Sky has inspired a lot of things, but rarely haircare. Enter Eternal Blue, a new hair-growth range from founder Saraa Orgilmaa, who’s built the brand around wild nettle, a plant her grandfather taught her to pick and prepare as a child. The three-part system, shampoo, conditioner and serum, pairs that heritage with science-backed actives to support scalp health and fullness. In independent trials, over 92% of participants reported thicker hair, the results speak for themselves.
