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Up-and-coming labels in NZ fashion

Fashion's all about the new. <i>Viva</i> meets two young designers you may not have heard of yet.

The Cinderella syndrome

Why makeovers are so good for you - and so bad.

Sisterhood of the travelling frock

Beauty news: Perfume precinct

Retail therapy: Sweater girl (and boy)

Choo fits as shoemaker sold for $1b

Kathmandu puts faith in city

<i>Gill South</i>: On the face of it

Working Style deal suits 100 IRB men

Monster outfits to cupcake bras, the fashion world is turning

From Lady Gaga's fantastical creations to Katy Perry's tongue-in-cheek costumes - today's female pop stars are in competition to top the charts for outrageous fashion. So what happened to elegant red-carpet styling?

UK women chasing Pippa bum

Your Business: Quake-hit Starfish gets given a lifeline

Fashion company Starfish lost a third of its business when the Christchurch earthquake struck.

To-dye-for Russian hair at $16 a strand

Beauty: Skincare science

When a biochemist could not find the right skincare products to suit her, she took matters into her own hands. Now Olga Garkavenko has a blooming cosmetics business.

Beauty: The hue is blue

From icy to indigo, there's a shade to suit.

Fashion Plate: Rachel King

Actress/stuntwoman Rachel King likes to mix up her style so it's both feminine and fun.

Australian Fashion Week: The wonderful world of Oz

Australian Fashion Week is about so much more than what's on the runway. <i>Viva</i> gives us the lowdown.

Learning the fashion trade, it's in the bag

Battered satchels, fleetingly fashionable designer clutches, elegant classics ... We should acknowledge that bags are a crucial barometer of our times.