Auckland Council's tourism arm won't reveal how much ratepayer money has been spent on NZ Fashion Week, amid criticism.

Designer Oscar de la Renta may be a celebrity favourite, but the feeling isn't mutual when it comes to stars and athletes who want to delve into fashion design.

The red carpet at the GQ Men of the Year was dominated by black. Check out the polished celebs who attended the event in London.

The distinctive red soles of Christian Louboutin shoes are entitled to trademark protection, even if the company can't exactly call the colour its own, a court said.

The Viva fashion team look at what's in store for Day 3 at New Zealand Fashion Week.

The Viva fashion team's top picks from day two at New Zealand Fashion Week.

The Viva fashion team's top picks from day one at New Zealand Fashion Week.

The biggest beauty trend of the moment is nail art, we put you in the picture with the latest looks.

Mary-Ellen Prendergast of up-and-coming local fashion label, Shen, has an easy affinity with the Ballet. This artistic connection was explored in Shen’s SS 12/13 collection Naïve Romance and has now been fully realised through a stunning short film of the same name, featuring Royal New Zealand Ballet dancer Katherine Grange and filmed by renowned photographer, Stephen Tilley. Video courtesy PROCESS Fashion.

As Huffer celebrates 15 years in business, we take a trip down memory lane with the label's co-founder, Steve Dunstan.

NZ Fashion Week has opened, marking four days of shows and behind the scenes business.

The beauty look for a show can have as much impact as the frocks.

Wearing "smart clothes" can make you smarter, according to a growing field within psychology known as embodied cognition.

She was the darling of last year’s Fashion Week, with her debut show a hit. But with twins and a newborn baby, how can fashion designer Ingrid Starnes follow up with another successful showing?

Established names form the backbone of the industry, but it's the fresh new faces who keep it moving forward. We talk to the designers behind four new labels holding their first solo shows at NZ Fashion Week.

Lady Gaga refused to sign a fragrance deal with cosmetics firm Coty Beauty unless bosses could find a way to create the world's first-ever black perfume.

The Redken NYC Hair Awards has been set-up to scout new creative colouring talent. Check out a few of the looks that impressed judges of the Kiwi wing of the competition. Dunedin based hairstylist Kelsey Lyons took out the top prize, winning a trip to Las Vegas.

Fashion business World's co-founder is a stranger to diplomacy, talks loudly and very fast and is never short of an opinion

Men are well advised to seek specific scalp solutions.

Colombian Gilberto Navas-Cotte shaers his South American style.