The Blog

In Conversation With Frandson Bahati

This month we met up with Frandson Bahati ahead of his New Zealand Fashion Week debut. Frandson is a multi-disciplinary artist, who founded the contemporary fashion label Nineteen99. Nineteen99 ...

In Conversation With Gray's

This month we visited Gray’s, a coffee shop run by two friends, Dan & Grayson. Since opening...

The Odd, The Beautiful: Kloos

Introducing the 7th instalment in The Odd, The Beautiful series. Originally from South Africa, Auckland based rapper Kloos is an artist intent to define the “bigger picture”. We are given an ins...

In Conversation With Crystal Chen

Crystal Chen is an Auckland-based artist. Her practice is diverse and is constantly expanding. Crystal's ability to actualise her ideas through creative mediums enables her to crea...

In Conversation With Keciano

Keciano is a South Auckland based visual artist who creates colourful large-scale pieces influenced by self-discovery and life's seasons. His works are bright and fluid, often orga...

International Women's Day — Meet the Team

Here at I Love Ugly, we are so proud to have such amazing women who work behind the scenes, helping develop the brand into what it is today. Although ILU was initially a menswear ...

The Odd, The Beautiful: Michael Whittaker

Introducing The Odd, The Beautiful: Michael Whittaker — Audacious goals are something we constantly strive to set for ourselves both as a brand and as individuals. They sit at the ...

A Q&A With Kayra Yildiz

I Love Ugly began as an art project, so when we came across the idea to launch womenswear with an artist collaboration, it felt like the perfect final touch to work with a talente...

A Q&A WITH OUR WOMENSWEAR DESIGNER

As the founder of I Love Ugly, I thought it would be a good idea to give you some context as to why we decided to branch into womenswear. For the very early followers of the brand...