As part of the RAU Kōrero Hour postgraduate lunchtime sessions, Finn Goldbolt presented his research The Ebbs and Flows of Ornamentation: Intersections Between Politics, Technology and Craft, exploring the historical cycles of ornamentation in Western menswear to examine how political movements, industrial technologies, and shifting ideas of masculinity contributed to the decline of decorative dress. Through practice-led experimentation with digital knitting technologies, the research reinterprets historical garment features to explore how contemporary textile production can reintroduce expressive ornamentation into menswear.