New Zealand's Next Top Model is going "plus-size" - meaning almost as big as a normal, healthy Kiwi woman.

Sydney is truly an international city when it comes to the beauty industry.

Three fashion-savvy Sydney-based Kiwis share their career moves across the Tasman and why they love their chosen city.

Sydney-based blogger and stylist Romy Frydman talks us through her fashion choices.

Whether it's multi-brand boutiques or grand designer stores, Sydney does fashion in its own special way. Here are Viva's favourite fashion shops.

Fashion company Starfish lost a third of its business when the Christchurch earthquake struck.

When a biochemist could not find the right skincare products to suit her, she took matters into her own hands. Now Olga Garkavenko has a blooming cosmetics business.

From icy to indigo, there's a shade to suit.

Actress/stuntwoman Rachel King likes to mix up her style so it's both feminine and fun.

Australian Fashion Week is about so much more than what's on the runway. Viva gives us the lowdown.

Battered satchels, fleetingly fashionable designer clutches, elegant classics ... We should acknowledge that bags are a crucial barometer of our times.

Fashionable events worth checking out this week.

Janetta Mackay checks out a treatment fast winning fans.

Viva sniffs out the latest perfumes.

Burlesque star Lili La Scala, aka Felicity Wills, shares her passion for vintage style with Viva.

For those who love idiosyncratic and quirky style but with an elegant edge, Marni is a label worth a look.

The apple often doesn't fall far from the tree when it comes to stylish mothers.

Here's a small selection of some of the good buys available in gift sets, and a few items that spell out their message of love loud and clear.

Think of women's clothing and Iran and the unappealing image that springs to mind is probably the shapeless, black coverall of a traditional chador.

Beauty queens are often seen as bimbos.

The new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge boarded a Royal Flight helicopter to return home - and in William's case, to work.

John Key has revealed Prince William's bride Kate Middleton wants to visit New Zealand as a priority on her married life agenda, and says the royal ceremony was "a bit like a normal Kiwi wedding".

The wait is finally over. The dress has been revealed, and the hair, make-up and shoes. And it did not disappoint.