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Dressing for the races
Racing at Ellerslie offers the perfect excuse to get dressed for the occasion.
Fashion: Pencil sharpener
If there's anything Kim Kardashian is good at, it's knowing how to dress for her body shape.
How much would you pay for a loom band dress?
Following eBay's bidding disappointment, the dress made entirely of loom bands, has finally sold, but for much less than first expected.
Bendon refreshes with Klum
The host of Project Runway and former Sports Illustrated covergirl Heidi Klum is to replace Australian supermodel Elle Macpherson as the face of Bendon.
Glassons says sorry to women
Women's clothing retailer Glassons is backtracking on its use of skinny mannequins, apologising to customers for the "unattainable depiction of women".
Skinny mannequins out
Women’s clothing giant Glassons is backtracking on its use of skinny mannequins, apologising to customers for the “unattainable depiction of women”.
Swedish model left brain dead after being hit by bus
Swedish model Anna Maria Mostrom has been left brain dead following a collision with a bus last week.
Skinny model saga: 'Get a life'
People worrying about the influence skinny mannequins have on teenagers and children should "get a life," the head of one of New Zealand's biggest fashion brands says.
'Clothes look better on skinny people'
The head of one of NZ's biggest fashion brands has defended the use of skinny models, in the wake of controversy over Glassons skinny mannequin.
Skinny mannequin slammed
An eating disorders expert has slammed the use of a skinny mannequin at clothing store Glassons, which sparked controversy because its ribs are showing.
Stylist hired for baby North
She may only be 16 months old but with a style icon for a mother and a fashion designer for a father, it was clear that North West was going to be one fashionable tot.
SBW knows he has swagger
Chilling out in a flash outer-city apartment, his hair slicked back and looking comfy in a simple shirt and denim shorts, Sonny Bill Williams knows he's got swagger.
SBW's new gig off the pitch
Sports star Sonny Bill Williams has today been named as the new face of well-known clothing label: Just Jeans.
Fashion: Young blood
The following designers are making waves not only for their collections but also for their level-headed approach to running a fashion label with real potential.
10 culturally suspect fashions
The debate around cultural appropriation is hot. We look at 10 instances of borrowing from another culture in the name of fashion.
Rosemary Overell: Vogue has cultural theft angle covered
Miranda Kerr sparked controversy last week when she appeared in Japanese Vogue dressed in a kimono.
Verity Johnson: Big booty a black fashion statement, but how does that work?
I was a squashy and bookish teenager, with berserk hair and pimples that were bigger than my boobs.
Colourful creations at WoW
A two piece ensemble made entirely out of old brown leather suitcases has taken out the Supreme Winner crown at this year's World of Wearable Arts event in Wellington.
Becks inspires nipple surgery
It could be the ultimate in male vanity - men are paying thousands of pounds in search of the perfect nipple.
Mag says sorry for moko insult
Fashion magazine Marie Claire has apologised for featuring a non-Maori model wearing a sacred Maori tattoo in its October issue.
Beauty queen's arthritis battle
A young beauty queen with a severe form of arthritis is speaking out about her experience with the disease in the lead-up to tomorrow's Arthritis New Zealand street appeal.
Fashion mag's moko 'cultural insult'
An Auckland academic says a fashion magazine’s use of a Maori facial tattoo on a non-Maori model is a “cultural insult”.
Outrage over 'it's not rape' t-shirt
One of the biggest department stores in the Philippines has been forced to withdraw a T-shirt which appeared to justify rape after outrage erupted online.
Sneans? Oh no John, no
Fashion is about self-expression, individuality, it is a way of communicating with the world around you.