A New Zealand teen beauty queen who lost her crown for dying her blonde hair brown has received a flood of support from the United States.

Marc Jacobs is set to find out how much demand there is for high fashion among women over size 14, who are still ignored by top brands.

Deeper makeup shades are right for now.

Levis new fit system takes the guesswork out of which style of jeans will suit your figure best.

Leading fashion designers are abandoning celebrity drawcards and going back to using bona fide models for their runway shows.

A major exhibition of the work of celebrated designer Valentino opened in Brisbane this weekend. Alice Neville went along.

Put the Bolly on ice, dahlings, next month's New Zealand Fashion Week will be the 10th. To celebrate, Fashion Week creator and leading dahling Pieter Stewart allowed Canvas exclusive access to her photographic archive.

Owners of the luxury shoe brand Jimmy Choo are evaluating strategic options for the company, which could lead to a sale or a flotation.

Solid gold, diamond-encrusted shoes worth $217,000 - the world's most expensive footwear - have gone on sale in the UK.

A New Zealand's Next Top Model contestant who was badly injured in a crash last month still hopes to pursue a career in modelling, her family said last night.

The supermodel's legal team accept she may have broken the law when she received three unfinished diamonds as a gift.

High-pitched screams: the second series of New Zealand's Next Top Model was - as to be expected - full of them.

Now in its 22nd year, Gore's Hokonui Fashion Awards continue to attract and inspire designers of all levels.

Viva looks back on 10 years of parties glamour and gossip.

Beat the harsh blast and cracked lips of winter with some serious skin soothing.

Looking back at the those who have made their mark on New Zealand fashion.

They say that every woman resorts to tradition where her choice of wedding dress is concerned. Chelsea Clinton is no exception, clearly.

Hairdressing entrepreneur Rodney Wayne is launching a new chain of salons which will aim at a different market.

Gurshon (Gus) Fisher, philanthropist, fashion leader. Died aged 89.

Learn the secret to getting the most out of mineral makeup.

AUT student Emma Gleason tells Viva about her passion for all things fashion.

Ellianna Placas, who has been appointed fashion director at America's largest magazine for African-American women, is white.

Competition is under way for the new flock of contestants vying for the title of this year's Next Top Model. Jacqueline Smith goes behind the scenes.

Ten years ago, women only bought clothes they had tried on. Today, millions get their fashion fix on Net-a-porter. We ask London-based founder Natalie Massenet why we're in love with online shopping.

Mineral makeup is more than a passing fad.