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Milan Fashion Week: Summer should be fun
The looks were sheer and the message for next summer from Milan was crystal clear: Fashion should be fun. Many designers showing spring-summer collections during Milan Fashion Week made prominent use of sheer fabrics. But rather than being straight-out sexy, the effect was often an optical illusion, giving the eye more to feast on, not less.
Emmys: Hits and misses
Small screen stars shone on the red carpet at today's Emmy awards. Life & Style Editor Nicky Park has hand picked her favourite beauties and thrown in a few that missed the mark.
On the red carpet
Stars arrive on the red carpet to the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California.
Photos: NZ Body Art Awards
Photos from the NZ Body Art Awards, held at the Bruce Mason Centre on Saturday night.
Milan Fashion Week Day 3: Not all black and white
Women's collections coming off the runway for next year's warmer weather are all about the pastoral - relaxing looks in both silhouette and colour, with flowing styles and floral patterns that blend with the prevailing pastel palette.
Ballet meets Valentino
On the same plaza where models had strutted the runways just days earlier, it seemed like New York Fashion Week had been a mere prelude to NYCB's glittery fall gala. The evening's star was legendary designer Valentino, and the focus was on clothes, onstage and off.
Milan Fashion Week Day 2: It's all coming up flowers
Floral references during the second day of Milan Fashion Week womenswear previews on Thursday ranged from the graphic motif to romantic bouquets or jungle foliage. It's not a sexy season. Collections for next summer are more romantic than racy and sheer fabrics suggest more than they show.
The secret to beauty comes with age
A positive self-image helps take the angst out of ageing.
Milan Fashion Week Day 1: Colour, patterns and romance
If the first day of previews at Milan Fashion Week is any indication, next summer will feature a lot of bold colour and patterns. While the more structured, usually daytime, looks were in heavier fabrics, evening or playtime came in airier, diaphanous materials like chiffon and tulle. Milan designers are offering more romantic looks rather than their trademark slinky and sexy. Long and loose pants were paired with ample tunic tops while voluminous long skirts offered a nice sweep.
The sweet smell of celebs
We pay through the nose for them, but what's the appeal of fragrances made by famous faces?
London Fashion Week Day 3: Theatre on the runway
London Fashion Week kicked into high gear on day 3, with a hectic day of shows that culminated in Lady Gaga taking a starring turn on celebrity milliner Philip Treacy’s catwalk. Earlier in the day, punk queen Vivienne Westwood upstaged her own models in a finale that saw her strutting down the runway with a climate change slogan T-shirt. Fashion doesn’t get more theatrical than this.
Celebrating style at any age
Elasticated waists and sensible shoes? Not these women. They tell Viva why being of a (certain) age is something to celebrate.
Kate’s local label
Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, has added some island flavour to her wardrobe and gained a small Pacific label international recognition overnight.
Embracing the lowbrow look
A new study by plastic surgeons found that women's ideal eyebrows are becoming lower, flatter and less arched.
London Fashion Week
Newcomers and established designers alike took audiences on flights of fancy on Day 2 of London Fashion Week, which showcased an eclectic range of women's wear creations.
How to tame that frizzy hair
The latest in tress-taming treatments and smart salon innovations.
Cute kids on the catwalk
Like a proud grandfather, de la Renta beamed as bite-size models showed off his first full children's collection for spring, a garden party of floral and lace party dresses for girls and classic layered looks for boys.
Gwyneth Paltrow's sophisticated style
Gwyneth Paltrow's classic and sophisticated style has earned her the crown of the best dressed woman in the world according to People magazine. Check out a few of her flawless looks this year.