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Tribute to fashion fantasist Isabella Blow

The exhibition Isabella Blow: Fashion Galore! opens in London this week, charting the life and wardrobe of one of contemporary fashion’s most extraordinary and influential characters. Alexander Fury unpicks her influence and legacy.

Focus On: Linda Farrow

Zambesi joins a stellar line-up of international designers to celebrate the 10th anniversary of boutique label Linda Farrow.

Return of the Glamazon

The work of photographer Guy Bourdin is being brought to a new generation with a new makeup collection from Nars.

Fashion at the NZ Music Awards

Tomorrow night's Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards look set to be one of local music's most stylish, with several local designers creating special outfits for hosts, guests and performers.

Global Glamour: Interior designer Sandra Nunnerley in New York

New Zealander Sandra Nunnerley has earned a reputation for elegant, liveable interior design. From her New York home she explains her avoidance of passing trends and talks about her new book.

Jennifer Lawrence's best looks

<i>The Hunger Games</i> star Jennifer Lawrence, the face of Dior, has been representing the French fashion house on the red carpet. We take a look at some of her best fashion looks. Take a look at some of her best looks here:

Recipe: Chai icecream

Make your own easy homemade chai icecream with Angela Casley's new recipe.

Noelle McCarthy: Out with the old

Precious possessions aside, a sensible clean-out can lighten the load, if not your heart.

Recipe: Tea smoked chicken breasts

If your looking to mix up your chicken dish, try this delicious smoked chicken flavour.

Five of the best body oils

Bring a healthy post-shower sheen to your limbs with Janetta Mackay’s roundup of plant based oils.

Wine: Mighty Martinborough

A new wave of success flows on from this small wine region’s early pinot noir vintage, discovers Jo Burzynska.

An audience with Diane von Furstenberg

The designer who helped sex-up the sexual revolution has lost none of her powerful allure, writes Alexander Fury.

Retail Therapy: This week's fashion and shopping news

The natural beauty trend

Organic makeup is much harder to find in New Zealand than organic skincare, but a new Auckland-designed range is adding to the choice.

Recipe: Yoghurt cheese rolled in herbs and lemon zest

Try this clever recipe for home made cheese from Petite Kitchen's Eleanor Ozich.

Body + Balance: Business amid beauty

Megan Douglas of World Organic shares her techniques for balancing work and the other important things in life.

Gallery: Smith & Caughey's Retrospective

Browse the archives of one of Auckland's retail icons.

150 years of Smith & Caughey's

The Herald celebrates its 150th birthday and we salute one of Auckland - and Viva's - favourite retail stores, Smith & Caughey's.