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Retail Therapy: Eye to eye

Country Road has collaborated with Specsavers to release an exclusive range of eyewear.

Elle Macpherson new host of <i>Britain's Next Top Model</i>

The leggy Australian is drawing on her three-decade career as a supermodel to relaunch her television career.

Profile: Emilia Wickstead

Auckland-born Emilia Wickstead dresses the British Prime Minister's wife but her feet are firmly on the ground, writes Zoe Walker.

Beauty: Naturally nice

Let nature offer a helping hand, writes Janetta Mackay.

Cyclewear: Get into the right gear

The latest trend for cyclewear celebrates the feminine, writes Catherine Smith.

Paris Fashion Week: Space travel and rock'n'roll

Paul Smith is music mad. Rock'n'roll is at the core of each one of his collections.

Should ultra-skinny models be banned from NZ catwalks?

Aussie code discourages ultra-skinny fashion models

Australia has moved to take ultra-skinny models off the catwalks and magazines under a new code of conduct announced yesterday.

Paris Fashion Week: Smocks, shirts and summery shapes

Even the more outlandish pieces at Raf Simons only served to make the traditional seem even more covetable in the end.

Feel it

Add a little luxe and texture this winter with suede, sherling and cosy lambswool.

Fashion plate: Sandra Gunn

Devonport jeweller Sandra Gunn loves the back stories of the different materials which make up her unique collections.

Profile: Phoebe Philo

The former creative director of Chloe, who's always known what women really want to wear, is now casting her spell at Celine.

Retail therapy: Art investment

Over 400 artists from around the country will be selling their works at the annual Original Art Sale this weekend.

Beauty: Different strokes

Paint your way to a perfect finish with good-quality makeup brushes.

Hair hear: Accolades for Auckland identities

Mana Dave was named New Zealand Hairdresser of the Year last week.

Milan Fashion Week: <i>American Gigolo</i> style - 30 years on

There are two schools of designers - those who view fashion as serious business, and those who see it as spectacle.

The art of jewellery

<i>Viva</i> meets a Wellington couple with a shared passion for art you can wear on your sleeve.

Why fashion on screen lacks style

There are high hopes for the film about style icon Isabella Blow, but fashion flicks aren't always a guaranteed success.