The Ensemble Edit: Six surprisingly stylish things to have on your radar this weekend

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This piggy has won the first prize

File under extremely niche: On Sundays, the Otago Cavy Club holds a Guinea Pig Show at the Silverstream School in Mosgiel.

Everyone is welcome, it is open to both novice pets and purebreds and there is even a dress up category. There is an entry fee of $5 per guinea pig and over 100 prizes to be won. Too healthy for words.

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Meet you at the intersection of…

If you haven’t seen it yet Statement: A feminist agenda in the Pacific at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki not yet, this weekend is your last chance. It is a brilliant, thought-provoking exhibition that harnesses the power of matrilineal knowledge, putting artists on the line and empowering voices to reflect an approach to feminism that empowers the freedom of choice of all genders.

Drop by on Friday night and catch our friend Jess Molina hosting the incredible Shaneel Lal in a chat titled Intersectional Feminism spotlighting the incredible mahi and many ways Lal contributes to creation a safe and just world. If you feel inspired afterward (and you will!), visit our Ensemble interview and reshoot with Lal from 2020 here.

Recycle, Redesign, Wear Again, Rotorua

As a Project Runway challenge comes to life, Rotorua’s Recycle the Runway Fashion Show will challenge local fashion designers and seamstresses of all ages to create bespoke one-off garments using beloved and recycled items. Read more and buy tickets for both the family theater evening and the gala evening here.

That looks cool

This weekend, Auckland fashion showroom That looks like presents TWO, an up and coming label from Melbourne by Kacy Heywood. The New Zealand-born designer has built a trendy following in Melbourne with her lofty, bespoke streetwear aesthetic and concept store Error 404.

Heywood is available here for the first time and will hit stores at 312D Karangahape Road Friday through Sunday to introduce Aucklanders to KAHE’s latest AW22 collection, which was featured at Melbourne Fashion Week earlier this year. Go down on Fridays from 4pm – late to play dress up.

Find your style tribe

Fashion lovers in Auckland have really been spoiled for choice when it comes to special sales and events and this weekend is no different.

This Friday (9am-6pm) and Saturday (9am-2pm), local shoe brand La Tribe is holding its first archive sale at Pocket Bar in Gray Lynn. They tease discounted past and current season styles, exclusive samples, seconds and limited edition styles.

Let’s not go out girls

If you’re planning on going nowhere at all this weekend, cook the pot, snuggle up and dip your head into the recently released Shania Twain Documentary on Netflix. Real bliss.