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How to look stylish every day
Looking stylish every day is about doing your homework says fashion stylist Anna Caselberg. Add only what's essential to you closet and subtract ruthlessly.
Film Festival: Girl on film
Model Derya Parklak takes a turn as Juliet in a new local film adaptation of the Shakespearean love story.
Test kitchen comes to town
Bringing some South African flavour and flair to Restaurant Month is visiting star chef Luke Dale-Roberts.
10 Favourite Things: Treasure hunter (+pics)
San Francisco's flea markets and thrift stores enchant Kiwi expat Ginny Fisher.
Review: Waiheke Island Yacht Club, San Francisco
'Yeah, nah' rings out in a Kiwi restaurant on the shores of the America's Cup race route.
Innovative Kiwis Part 3: Stephan Micallef
At Francis Ford Coppola Winery, no one gets to sit in the chair from The Godfather, not even staff, says Kiwi Stephan Micallef.
San Fran: Bring your appetite
Nici Wickes is delighted by the amazing choice of quality eats on offer in San Francisco and by the ethical commitment to the food produced there.
Aussie chefs to burn their Argie barbie for Restaurant Month
Top Sydney chefs will bring their fiery Argentinian style to Auckland Restaurant Month
Bay watch (+recipes)
Chowder and crab cakes, then clafoutis for dessert. Delicious memories of San Fran dining.
San Francisco: Making a splash
Ginny Fisher takes in the glittering Louis Vuitton gala and enjoys the glamorous side of sailing.
Look like an American beauty
Celebrate the two sides of San Francisco style with these contrasting all-American approaches to grooming, drawing on the city's hippie-chic ethos or the technology focus epitomised by nearby Silicon Valley.
Innovative Kiwis Part 1: Victoria Ransom
There are no flash cars parked outside Google headquarters in Silicon Valley, California, only smart cars.
Viva Hit List 17/7
A handpicked selection of what’s new in fashion and culture right now. See this week’s issue of Viva for more.
San Francisco style beauty
Celebrate the two sides of San Francisco style with these contrasting all-American approaches to grooming, drawing on the city's hippie-chic ethos or the technology focus epitomised by nearby Silicon Valley.
France: Paris address book
Three stylish women, frequent visitors to France, share their favourite Parisian haunts.
The man who made French food his passion
Linda Herrick talks to an Australian who has made French food his passion.
10 Favourite Things: Best foot forward
Family photos, Foxywood shoes and a treasured china swan thrill Paula Perillo.
Isabel Marant: I am my own muse
Clothes that make you look fabulous yet don't get in the way of everyday life. That's why Isabel Marant's eponymous label is the hottest thing in French fashion.
Viva Hit List 10/7: A french special
A handpicked edit of the best in French inspired style right now – see this week's issue of Viva for more.
VIP VIVA Restaurant month
More than 125 central-city restaurants and cafes will be creating special menus for the third annual Restaurant Month.