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Oscars ceremony - live
All the awards, all the dance numbers! Our panel of entertainment experts provide commentary on the Oscars 2015 ceremony.

Wild and wacky festival fashion at Splore
The friendly festival is as much about the music and art as it is about the colourful fashion.

Festival fashion at Splore
The friendly festival is as much about the music and art as it is about the wild and wacky fashion. Photos / Jason Burgess

Fashion: The A team
A flattering wardrobe staple beloved in the past makes a welcome comeback.

End of the line for Barbie?
Once, she was the undisputed queen of the toy cupboard. But today, sales of Barbie are in free-fall. Rachel Halliwell (and her 8-year-old daughter) explore her decline and ask how toy manufacturers can win over girls now.

Most memorable Oscar's dresses (+gallery)
As the 87th Academy Awards are due to take place in Hollywood, here we take a look back at the last twenty years of gowns worn by Best Actress winners.

The offensive inspiration behind Kanye West's Adidas range
Kanye West had the trainer-grabbing London looters of the 2011 riots in mind when he designed his new Adidas Originals Collection.

Rich kids: 'You're just jealous'
Scrolling through their lifestyle snaps may be a little torturous for ordinary mortals, as the Rich Kids of Instagram jet between the world's most glamorous cities, dine at the finest restaurants and wear the most exclusive clothes.

Gallery: Karen Walker in NY
Karen Walker has sent a swinging 1970's sci-fi inspired collection down the catwalk at New York Fashion Week, with a special guest front row.

Jeanswest ordered to pay $50k
The Court of Appeal has ordered Australian company Jeanswest to pay additional damages, for infringing Dutch clothing firm G-Star Raw's copyright on biker jeans.

Vanishing cream for tattoos
A PhD student has created a pain-free treatment to erase unwanted designs may be on the horizon in the form of a cream.

NYFW: Backstage at Karen Walker
Models pose backstage at the Karen Walker fall show at New York Fashion Week.

Comment: Why take a baby to a fashion show?
Anyone who has ever taken a toddler to a religious service, an art gallery or a restaurant knows about the astonishing hostility that small children can inspire in otherwise quite civilised grown-ups.

Cindy Crawford untouched pic flooded with online praise
Cindy Crawford has been flooded with messages of praise after an unretouched lingerie shot of the supermodel from 2013 surfaced online.

Blog: Look good, worry less
'When you look good, you feel good, and when you feel good, it changes the game,' according to stylist Monica Barnett.

Fashion: P.S. I love you
Left things too late? here are some fashionable last-minute Valentine’s Day gift ideas available in store today.

Valentine's Day: Last-minute gift ideas
Left things too late? here are some fashionable last-minute Valentine's Day gift ideas.

What happens when men are asked the same banal fashion questions as women
But what if the tables were suddenly turned and the men were scrutinised over their fashion choices first, careers second?

Down's model's catwalk debut
American Horror Story star Jamie Brewer took to the catwalk at Carrie Hammer's fashion show.

In defence of Uma's face
Actress Uma Thurman's make-up artist has hit out at claims that the actress has undergone cosmetic surgery.

Amanda M. Czerniawski: Blame fashion for lack of curvy models
Modeling agencies have taken the first step. Now, companies and designers need to hire these models - women of all sizes, writes Amanda M. Czerniawski.

Lee Suckling: Why do Kiwis hate speedos?
What's up with our aversion to speedos? It's a drastic contrast to our neighbours in Australia, who are all about the budgie smuggler.

22 greatest Grammy outfits
We take a look back at the most memorable fashion from the Grammy awards.

Kim Kardashian confesses Spanx sin
Kim Kardashian confessed to an embarrassing secret when she was interviewed by supermodel Cara Delevingne - she once wet herself while wearing curve-boosting underwear.

22 most memorable Grammy outfits of all time
On the back of yesterday's frocks and shocks at the Grammy Awards we've taken a look back at the most memorable fashion from the music awards.

Emma Gleason: Say no to activewear and try harder
Like man-buns, denim cut offs and flatform shoes - some trends are inescapable.