Workshop

Workshop started in Auckland in 1982, growing out of a denim label Chris Cherry had set up two years earlier, sourcing fabric from Europe and Japan for hardwearing, well-cut jeans. That denim grounding still shows in the edit across its four shops, alongside a minimalist, Scandinavian-leaning wardrobe for men and women. Expect its own Workshop.co.nz label sitting next to Filippa K Man, LEMAIRE, Our Legacy and Acne Studios, with knitwear specialists like Merz b Schwanen and COOR, and heritage names such as Pendleton and Sebago for texture. Footwear runs to Common Projects and Bather, with James Perse and Guest In Residence adding an easy, lived-in feel. It's a shop built on quality cloth and understated cut rather than logos.