Ensemble Magazine

Ensemble is a collection of items considered as a complete unit, as well as a selection of clothing designed to work well together. Ensemble caters to individuals who are passionate about both global topics and beautifully crafted apparel. Since its inception in August 2020, this online magazine has become a trusted source for unbiased articles, social insights, and diverse fashion. It aims to uplift local fashion and creative sectors during times of change while balancing striking visuals with practical perspectives.

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You need a zip-up hoodie, like Lorde and Addison Rae

1 week ago | ensemblemagazine.co.nz | Zoe Walker Ahwa

They’re everywhere, once you start looking. On pop stars working with conversation-starter stylists: Addison Rae in a hipstercore American Apparel-coded purple zip-up (styled by Dara for her Headphones On video), or Lorde in a minimalist grey version adorned with brooches (styled by Taylor McNeill). On Romy Mars, daughter of Sofia Coppola, in her charmingly bratty TikToks. On the streets of Tāmaki Makaurau, worn by cool young things with low-slung jeans.
The Valley villain Jax Taylor on reading books and questionable taste in music

3 weeks ago | ensemblemagazine.co.nz | Rebecca Wadey

Longtime readers of Ensemble will know we contain multitudes. While we care deeply about politics, slow, sustainable and ethical business practices, and uplifting voices who are often marginalised and silenced, we’re also big fans of the Bravo-verse, specifically Vanderpump Rules and its spinoff series, The Valley.
Thank god Air NZ has finally updated its uniforms

1 month ago | ensemblemagazine.co.nz | Zoe Walker Ahwa

This story was originally published on our Substack for paid subscribers. Read the full story, and help secure the future of Ensemble, by becoming a paid subscriber for $7 a month or $75 a year. In March 2023 I wrote an opinion piece bluntly declaring, “It’s time for Air NZ to update its uniforms”. Two months later, the airline announced exactly that: after 12 years, they were looking for a new designer to give it an update.
You need… a zesty dress

1 month ago | ensemblemagazine.co.nz | Zoe Walker Ahwa

A few weeks ago we popped into Kowtow’s Newmarket store, where Rebecca and I gravitated towards two dresses that really summed up our individual vibes: me, A-line polka dots and her, a bright yellow “sack” (not an insult, she’d describe it and many of the dresses in her wardrobe that way). She loved it so much that she bought it on the spot, wore it out of the store and later packed it for her trip to Hawke’s Bay.
Simone Kessell on the last purchase she really loved

1 month ago | ensemblemagazine.co.nz | Rebecca Wadey

Simone Kessell (Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāi Te Rangi) is a legend of both screen and a pickleball court. The Muru star and former tennis player discovered pickleball while filming a TV show in Montreal, and found it gave her both a local community and a physical outlet that helped relieve pressures of the entertainment industry. She now plays competitively for Australia where she is based when not working overseas.
Petra Bagust and Niki Bezzant's menopause road trip

1 month ago | ensemblemagazine.co.nz | Rebecca Wadey

Menopause is big business, valued at NZ$29 billion in 2024. So it’s no surprise that women, who previously had little in the way of resources or expertise to support them through this period of their life, are now completely swamped in products, content creators hawking products, and information and misinformation coming at them faster than their foggy brains can process. Two wonderful voices that cut through the noise in Aotearoa are Niki Bezzant and Petra Bagust.
Rewind, repeat: 'Having it all, all, all' is a feminist archive on tape

1 month ago | ensemblemagazine.co.nz | Zoe Walker Ahwa

A purple curtain sits in the middle of the main room of Gus Fisher Gallery Te Whare Toi o Gus Fisher, with vintage television sets on either side playing video works from nine iconic feminist artists. The curtain is the centre of Having it all, all, all, a powerful and entertaining exhibition exploring the activism and identity politics of Second Wave Feminism and its critiques.
Meet the creatives dressing, and working, in full colour

1 month ago | ensemblemagazine.co.nz | Rebecca Wadey

This story is part of Ensemble’s colour week, presented by ReseneAs a kid, I was obsessed with Jenny Joseph’s 1961 poem Warning: ‘When I am an old lady I will wear purple / With a red hat that doesn’t go, and doesn’t suit me.’ As I age, I wonder if this poem is the story of my life. One of my favourite ‘fits is a purple Kate Sylvester dress with a red Videris bra, and I’ve even painted my bach bathroom a vivid violet – pure joy every time I pee. Colour has always been part of my personality.
The last time Alok Vaid-Menon cried, laughed and raged

2 months ago | ensemblemagazine.co.nz | Rebecca Wadey

Internationally acclaimed comedian, performer, poet and writer Alok Vaid-Menon has a unique ability to bring light and joy into the darkest of places. Case in point: it’s hard to fathom being trans and a comedian in today’s political climate. Alok has performed in Aotearoa on a number of occasions, and has built relationships with a team of creatives they return to again and again – including, for this shoot, local dreamboats photographer Frances Carter and makeup artist Richard Symons.
You need… some sparkle in your life

2 months ago | ensemblemagazine.co.nz | Zoe Walker Ahwa

The sparkling heart is my most-used emoji, I own Collina Strada’s rhinestone-covered water bottle and rhinestone collars for my two cats – but my actual wardrobe is entirely free of sequins, glitter or embellishment (I’m clearly more of a minimalist than I thought…). So when we hosted our Ensemble Presents screening of The Last Showgirl last month, I knew that our ‘razzle dazzle’ dress code would be near impossible.