Culture is fluid, it changes over time and we are constantly looking at ways to preserve the threads of our cultural identity whether it's through new forms of art or through the ever evolving digital space. We, Fijians love a good story, we love to sit around the tanoa or congregate with a fresh loaf of bread and cup of tea and 'shoot the breeze'. But most importantly it's a rich part our culture and tradition. Generations of traditions and folklore has been passed down oral

In true Fijian style, I was on Fiji time for my first international fashion show. Yes, this Fijian forgot you can’t just catch a $10 cab and be at your destination. Two trains and one Uber later I was at Carriageworks in the nick of time as the first collection debuted. Carriageworks is a contemporary multi arts center and is the home of Australian Fashion Week and it is ‘everything’. (Swooning at all this glorious space under one roof) The bright vivid Pacific colors of th

Fijian designer and Fashion Council of Fiji member Ilai Jikoiono has put Fiji on the blue carpet at the world premiere of Walt Disney’s Moana by designing a dress for Hon. Frederica Tuita Filipe, daughter of Tonga’s Princess Royal Salote Mafileʻo Pilolevu. This is a first for a Fijian designer to feature at a Hollywood premiere. “Moana is such a significant movie for young Pacific Islanders who will have a role model on the big screen, who looks exactly like them. I wanted