Lily Aldridge insists she isn't a sex object, but reveals she isn't bothered by the idea she has male fans lusting after her.

A gift bag is estimated to be worth $45,000 is given to Oscar nominees and includes an array of luxury items.

The Weekend Herald takes a look at the cost of going to the Oscars.

Yolanda Bartram has body painting in her blood. Her mum was a trained theatre artist in the Netherlands, using a young Yolanda as a canvas. Life & Style Editor Nicky Park visited Yolanda's Auckland studio to watch her paint a wolf on to the bare chest of Hannah, a 19-year-old "exhibitionist". “For me it’s normal to paint naked people but I guess a lot of people would find it strange,” Yolanda said. “I like to think I’m a collector of images. I have things in my head that I like to see.” · You can check out Yolanda at work at The International Tattoo and Art Expo, happening this weekend in Hamilton. Visit the website for more info.

Fendi is to fur what Ferrari is to cars. Yet given current concerns about animal rights, the brand has moved from the lavish fur coats that were all the rage in the 1980s to a more discreet way of interpreting fur as fashion. Fendi creative director Silvia Venturini, daughter of one of the company's five founding sisters, opted for wisps of fur used as hair decorations, bracelets, or charms hanging from Fendi bags. Fur also appeared as inserts in a skirt or a dress, or sheered and fashioned into a cozy, but not showy, jacket. Long fur, usually goat, also seen on other runways during Milan's preview showings, was used to make up a skirt or a cape.

Russell Crowe teased Anne Hathaway about her red carpet wardrobe malfunction as he presented her with a prize at the Costume Designer Guild Awards.

Lindsay Lohan has been accused of ruining a borrowed designer gown after allegedly hacking off the bottom half of the dress.

Rihanna has celebrated her birthday by signing a massive new deal with MAC Cosmetics.

The latest Alberta Ferretti winter collection could be labeled minimal Victorian. There were many of the elements of 19th century fashion, from the high collars, wide skirts, rich fabrics and austere embroidery, but on a paired down silhouette. A simple sheath takes on yesteryear allures when it comes in rich velvet and prominent jeweled embroidery. On the other hand a suit with hoop skirt and peplum jacket, is updated by making the skirt a little narrower and the jacket smaller. Eveningwear keeps old-age accents, but is cut in a contemporary long and slim style. Fancy fur wraps are reversible with a cozy felt lining, which in a minute can turn posh into pedestrian.

Agatha Ruiz de la Prada has sent down a colourful collection at Madrid's Fashion Week.

With international Fashion Week season in full swing, it's hard to keep up with the myriad looks coming down the runway.

Rising star Simone Rocha's beautifully executed autumn/winter collection was called "respect your elders" and was, she said, inspired by her grandmothers.

Twilight star Kristen Stewart is the Hollywood actress men would least like to get their teeth into, according to a new poll.

Kristen Stewart has been named Hollywood's least sexy actress, proving to be more undesirable than Sarah Jessica Parker and Lindsay Lohan.

Internationally renowned designer Tom Dixon will talk about his latest collection in Auckland next week

A handpicked selection of what’s new in fashion, food and beauty right now. See this week’s issue of Viva for more.

Join in the fun and glamour at Fashion in the BIG Little City. It may be warm outside but the fashion-focused among us are planning our winter wardrobes.

Burberry Prorsum has taken its classic trench coats on safari for a makeover. In a catwalk show that drew stars such as Kate Beckinsale and Michelle Dockery to its front row on Monday, the luxury British brand updated its coats with calfskin and mink in bold leopard and giraffe prints, cinched in with glossy gold belts. The slick runway display - the glitziest of London Fashion Week shows - was just the latest example of how deftly creative director Christopher Bailey combined Burberry's venerable English roots with trendy designs to produce clothes and accessories coveted by women worldwide.

Nicole Richie says her latest design collection is inspired by her travels to Australia as well as and the Caribbean.

Ford's show included lacy black tops, brightly coloured metallic skirts, and long, form-fitting black dresses set off by explosive sunbursts of sequinned, metallic colour. The American designer also made use of leopard-printed coats of varying lengths and — in a nod to the 1960s — soft black leather jackets with fringes in the back. Other outfits emphasized a basic colour palette of black and white in interesting contrasts, playing on a zebra-striped theme. The outfits were not revealing but very feminine and flattering, with many jackets offering high neck collars and dramatic shapes.

Vivienne Westwood has called on the Duchess of Cambridge to stop buying so many different outfits.

Rihanna's racy ensembles came under fire from some fashion critics, but Rihanna has denied that her clothing line is over the top.

Since choosing London as Cheap & Chic’s temporary residence a year ago, Rosella Jardini has infused the young and cheeky collection with some local attitude. For fall, she played to tea-parlor types in an adorably improper way, sending up good girl clothes with a pretty punk spirit, Women’s Wear Daily reported.

Few designers so consistently mix fashion with politics, or manage to secure her fans' adoration with the same looks almost every season. But Vivienne Westwood is not any designer. The flame-haired grand dame of British fashion on Sunday sent her models marching down the catwalk in her signature tight-fitting dresses and nipped-in jackets, then in the finale joined them wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with a giant image of her own face and a slogan that read "I am Julian Assange." Westwood has been selling the Assange T-shirts to raise funds and support for the WikiLeaks founder, who is living in the Ecuador's Embassy in London. He is seeking asylum from the country to avoid extradition to Sweden to face sexual assault questions. - AP