Greatest Friend

26/08/2026

Fresh vintage pieces available alongside making and mending today 10-4, in Surfdale- This is the last weekend of my residency, theres tea and textile books to unwind a minute with too…stay a while/ Ill be busy but welcome your energy

10/08/2026

26/06/2026

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/viva/fashion/favourite-things-greatest-friend-pre-loved-clothing-store-owner-angela-winter-means/XGDGTZHHRKU5C4DEKMF5YUCXHA/

Kia ora koutou, decided to take some warm pieces to Waiheke Ostend Market tomorrow. Hope to see local friends there…. Here’s a little reminder of the ethos of Greatest Friend-It was so fun to chat about my favourite things… and what fine company to be in NZ herald at the time, Auckland Museum’s curator, Grace Lai and Contemporary Artist, Nikau Hindin - sometimes the amazing people we have around us in our communities are hard to see outside of their immediate mahi…. Anyone else feel revived by Matariki energy?

Pre-loved clothing collector Angela Winter Means shares her five favourite things

15/06/2026

Stepping into Patreon - seeing the post from 2020, and the aesthetic hasn't changed :) - Lot's happening behind the scenes if you are not on our mailing list but would like to be - please send us your email address.

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15/05/2026

Hello Everyone,

Each time I leave the house and venture out into our small close knit community - I get stopped by a lovely local, expressing how much they miss the retail store front.

So here's whats up.

We are going to re-open Greatest Friend.

And afer some deliberation, it makes most sense to do so here where my little whanau are happy living… on Waiheke Island.

However we are manifesting the perfect space and there is no rushing a good thing.

In the meantime, our house is overfull!

So, We are connecting with both Waiheke and Auckland spots that could use a little activation during Winter.

Sound interesting?

email: [email protected] if you would like a super fun Greatest Friend with Friends vintage clothing pop up - complete with vinyl DJ.

IN your business, or at your next event.

We have a mailing list of over 500 on island and more than 5000 followers via social media, so we can bring a lot of lovely people into your space to spend on food/drinks etc 🙂

And -It costs nothing as we usually sell quite a bit of stuff and that's just awesome enough.

If you are not a business ,but rather a valued friend of Greatest Friend, please consider the other services on offer:

-Wardrobe organisation/refresh
-Personal Shopper
-Styling (Both interior, fashion and character)
-mending

- No bespoke, but I do make my own designs...

Please shoot me a message to enquire on any of the above.

Arohanui,
Angela

Photo by Maegan McDowell for Unique Model Management
Styling by Angela Means from her collection at Greatest Friend

04/05/2026

Civil War era waxed cotton quilted under skirt, hand crochet hem in virgin wool. Styled with classic 90s stocking top and the strange bird crop. All vintage pieces, rare and one only.

waxed cotton historical skirt
$300nzd/$250usd plus shipping
Stocking top; one size,
great condition some signs of wear / no staining $30 nzd or usd
Strange bird crop / layer
poly-chiffon xs $30 nzd or usd

DM to buy x

03/05/2026

Victorian era American Indigo cotton skirt and blouson set. Refurbished, size 2/4 US or 6/8 NZ. DM for details.

$250 NZD
$175 USD

01/05/2026

Ruby wears an Edwardian era woven wool dress. Impressive buttoning is worth the effort for fit like this. Again, a small sized garment but durable and wearable today, 120 years on. Treadle machined in Pennsylvania.

XS
4/6 US
8-10 NZ

DM serious enquiries

$100 USD
$180 NZD

Plus shipping.

26/04/2026

Ruby, stoic in Edwardian corduroy.
Circa 1910’s, this American cotton dress fabric was made “ribbed” to depict logs lying side by side… When inspiration was a natural instinct . 🕊️

Size 10 NZ or 4/6 US.
$120 NZD / $80 USD (plus shipping)
DM for details

23/04/2026

Here we go, this was year three in an established retail business on Waiheke Island, but already 7 years ago... crazy! I do look forward to the next store front! there I said it!! Manifest, right?

Pre-loved clothing collector Angela Winter Means shares her five favourite things