Women in Asia contend with hot, humid weather for months at a time, and though many concentrate their beauty efforts on skincare, I do wonder how those who wear makeup stop it from sliding off.

Actress Gypsy Kauta often goes back to the past to make her wardrobe exude a timeless quality. Viva finds out more.

AUT's fashion school is known for turning out talented graduates, and a group of them are collaborating on a menswear-focused fashion collective, exhibition and temporary store opening in Auckland tomorrow.

Denim is fashion's great democratiser: a perennial favourite that doesn't look bad on anyone.

"Oh look, another EziBuy catalogue," says my husband, with just a hint of sarcasm in his voice.

There are new names are on the bill for NZ Fashion Week, but also some notable absences.

Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise's stylish daughter has a couture wardrobe waiting for her when she becomes a young lady.

Here are four French fragrances worth sniffing out, writes Janetta Mackay.

Life after Galliano begins - but Dior still knows how to put on a show.

White blonde is having something of a fashionable resurgence. Harriet Walker dyed her hair to see what the fuss was about.

Gill South plays a Remuera lady for a day, getting herself an anti-ageing facial at Lucy & the Powder Room.

I make a point of not buying anything that isn't immediately wearable after drip-drying on a coat-hanger.

Rachael Duval is among three young designers whose works will feature in this year's New Zealand Fashion Week.

A 17-year-old model from Matamata is touted to give Kate Moss a run for her money.

The plus-size finalist on New Zealand's Next Top Model has her skinny counterparts on the run.

Too good just for toast, slather honey on your skin, writes Janetta Mackay.

TV presenter Taupunakohe Tocker is a confident dresser who always has more room in her wardrobe for shoes.

Workwear need not mean a shirt and pencil skirt. We look at how to make a personal style statement while staying professional.

The claws are out over a Gold Coast beauty salon's poster campaign to help raise funds for an animal welfare group.

Unisex fragrances challenge the notion that men and women should smell a certain way.

The male tuxedo is a womenswear classic that is both smart and seductively louche. Now 'Le Smoking' is ripe for yet another reinvention.

It's hard to be a young designer in New Zealand right now, but the Westpac Young Fashion Designer competition is looking to help out those who are starting out in the industry.

Actor John Malkovich has extended his fashion range to include a second clothing line - full of bohemian-inspired pieces.

"Girls' Day Out" trips to Ballantynes' small Timaru branch store are proving a huge hit.

Warm up for winter with fail-safe shades.

Flats or heels? Viva asks what stylish women around town prefer.

Get it right so goggle eyes look gorgeous, writes Janetta Mackay.

Bollywood star and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is expecting a baby with her husband Abhishek Bachchan.