Viva managing editor Amanda Linnell shares highlights from today’s Viva magazine. Follow her hyperlinks below and be informed and inspired at viva.co.nz.
This week we celebrate the amazing possibilities of mixing the masculine and the feminine when it comes to fashion. Who better to lead the charge than our cover star Conchita Wurst, the bearded singing sensation and drag artist who won last year's Eurovision Song Contest and has become a globalambassador for diversity and the LGBT community. Read our fascinating interview with the "bearded Beyonce", who spoke to writer Rosie Kelway about fashion and shifting between being a man and a woman.
More than ever, this season has seen the lines being blurred with male models on the runways dressed in flowing robes, while women embrace the strong, fuss-free cuts of minimal suits and trousers. The vital key to keeping it modern is wearing it effortlessly and with a gender neutrality, such as in this week's fashion shoot shot by James Lowe and styled by Dan Ahwa.
Vinnie and Penny both wear Kate Sylvester's paisley print shirt, $345, with a sense of ease and confidence. Vinnie teams it with a Prada nylon jacket $1890. Vintage chair, $180, from The Vitrine.
This week we also talked to Lea T, who was dubbed the first transgender supermodel by Oprah, about what it's like being a role model for the LGBT community.
Plus, eating out editor Jesse Mulligan has reviewed Britomart restaurant Ortolana - find out which dish was spectacular and which he thought was "extremely disappointing".
