What does wellness feel like?
What if it sounded like the wind moving through tussock, the tidal pulse along a winter shoreline, or the quiet rhythm of a forest stirring awake?
Last week, in partnership with Fashion Quarterly, we gathered at Kenkō Studios to celebrate the launch of our Autumn/Winter ‘26 collection, Roam the Wilderness. It was a morning designed not simply to present clothing, but to offer a pause. A moment to reconnect.
A Slow Unfolding
The launch unfolded like a slow breath.
Guests were welcomed into an immersive sound bath, intuitively shaped by the raw energy of the natural world. Low vibrations echoed like distant waves, layered tones hummed like wind across open land. It wasn't background ambience; it was an invitation to land in the body.
To soften. To listen. To arrive.
In a fashion calendar that often moves at pace, this felt intentional. A reminder that wellness isn't always about doing more, sometimes it's about feeling more.
A Conversation Grounded in Nature
Following the sound bath, Fashion Quarterly's editor-in-chief Sarah Murray sat down with our Lead Designer, Moira Te Whata, for a heartfelt kōrero about the collection's origins.
As shared in Fashion Quarterly's coverage of the morning, Roam the Wilderness is shaped by untouched landscapes, early light, layered horizons and the grounding calm of Aotearoa's raw beauty.
Moira spoke of how the land influences every decision. How colour palettes are drawn from soil, sea and sky; how texture replaces noise; how silhouette mirrors protection and ease.
Amber and chocolate reference shifting earth. Deep navy and teal recall winter tides. Soft layers wrap and cocoon, offering garments that feel considered yet effortless, pieces designed to move with you, rather than restrict you.
Because when fashion is at its best, it doesn't demand attention.
It creates stillness.
Clothing That Grounds
Roam the Wilderness is an exploration of what happens when clothing is treated as a companion rather than costume. When fabrication, proportion and palette work together in quiet harmony.
Think tactile wool, fluid drape, breathable fibres and silhouettes that encase rather than constrain.
Each piece is a gentle invitation to dress with intention, to choose garments that support your rhythm, your body and your day.
This is fashion not as performance, but as practice.
A Shared Moment
After the conversation, guests lingered, slipping into favourite pieces, feeling the weight of wool, the softness of knit, the movement of fabric cut to flow. The studio hummed with curiosity and warmth.
We're deeply grateful to the partners who helped shape the atmosphere of the morning; Tahī Skincare and Aesop, whose considered approach to ritual and sensory experience aligned beautifully with the spirit of the collection.
Together, the experience became more than a launch. It became a shared exhale.
