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Beauty: High and dry
Dry shampoos are the low-profile oddballs of the hair cleaning world. Their main fans are travellers and backstage fashion show stylists, especially time-poor ones.

Retail Therapy: Get Ingrid
Auckland boutique Made have just received a selection of pieces in store from new label Ingrid Starnes.

Velvet underground
The trends from the latest international fashion weeks have yet to trickle down to stores here, but there is one key look you can wear right now: velvet.

Sacrificed fur fashion
The fight against killing animals for the sake of fashion continues but designers are increasingly going back to the old favourite - albeit claiming the skins are ethically produced.

Burberry proves it's plugged into the British weather
No one does luxurious, practical outerwear better than the British label Burberry Prorsum, writes Carola Long.

Christopher Kane's 'biker girl' take on the LBD
When Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel created the little black dress in the Twenties, she could hardly have foreseen the sexy leather and lace versions which graced London Fashion Week yesterday.

Modestly stylish
Being comfortable while looking good is important to Tagata Pasifika's Angela Tiatia.

<i>Beauty:</i> From NY with love
First they took Manhattan ... now this quirkiest of companies is coming to Auckland.

Netting designer garb
Designer labels including Kate Sylvester, Karen Walker and Huffer are being hocked off on Trade Me at heavily reduced prices.

Canapés steal the show
As london Fashion Week kicked off on Friday, it wasn't just the designers putting the finishing touches to their collections.

Face cream a jab-free answer to Botox
Is a new product that wipes away wrinkles a life-changing cosmetic breakthrough or just too good to be true?

<i>Top Model</i> returning to screens
New Zealand's Next Top Model will be returning to screens for a second series this year.

Retail therapy: Karen in New York
Karen Walker has showcased her newest collection, Salzburg, USA, in New York earlier this week, bringing together two unlikely influences: The Sound of Music and Bob Dylan.

Alexander the great
Leaders in the local fashion industry remember British designer Alexander McQueen who died last week.

NZ designer Rebecca Taylor shows at NYFW
NZ-born designer Rebecca Taylor had a healthy dose of masculinity in her fall 2010 ready-to-wear collection at New York Fashion Week.

Preteen samba queen breaks down at Rio Carnival
The youngest drum corps queen in Carnival memory broke down crying after being surrounded by cameras.

Barbara Sumner Burstyn: Inspired by passion
With a busy life as a producer, director and writer, and mother, Barbara Sumner Burstyn still has time for stylish luxury.

Fur makes a comeback at New York Fashion Week
Alexander Wang showed a cool leather trenchcoat with a strip of mink running entirely down the back during the weekend's shows at New York Fashion week.

McQueen's death strips UK of one of greatest talents
Alexander McQueen was a wonderful example of the successful blend of art and commerce, writes Lisa Markwell.

Rachel Hunter's daughter joins her as model
Renee Stewart is following in her famous mum Rachel Hunter's footsteps into the world of modelling.

Miss Universe leaves Levin for city lights
Its KFC went up in flames in December, and now Levin has lost one of the country's top beauty pageants as well.

Alexander McQueen's down-to-earth manner untouched by acclaim
The sheer drama, grandeur and exhilarating bravery of McQueen's designs and fashion shows may never be surpassed, writes Carola Long.

Fashion world shocked at 'daring' designer's death
Fashion blogger Isaac Hindin Miller on the death of British fashion designer Alexander McQueen.