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NZ Herald
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- NZ Herald
Nicola Willis' choice of Budget day attire is a sideshow to policy debate
THREE KEY FACTS Finance Minister Nicola Willis' choice of attire on Budget day has become a sideshow to the main event, drawing the ire of a New Zealand designer who labelled it 'total disrespect'. The Carpenter's Daughter owner Caroline Marr says her research shows Willis' dress cost $1100 and was
Kiwiblog
24-05-2025
- Business
- Kiwiblog
Did they run a story on where Grant Robertson buys his clothes?
The Herald reports: Finance Minister Nicola Willis delivered New Zealand's 2025 Budget on Thursday in a vivid blue pencil dress. The distinctive outfit is believed to be the Nouvelle Sculpt Stretch Crepe Dress, from British womenswear label The Fold London. It was a sartorial choice that sent all the wrong messages, according to one New Zealand fashion designer. Caroline Marr, owner of Auckland-based fashion brand The Carpenter's Daughter, called Willis' decision not to wear a Kiwi brand during the high-profile moment a signal of 'total disrespect' to the local fashion industry. Oh FFS, how is this news? It's just a total bullshit story. A good response from Chris Bishop: Focusing on what our Minister of Finance is wearing instead of the outstanding Growth Budget she's just delivered? Be better. — Christopher Bishop (@cjsbishop) May 24, 2025
