London-based Vivienne Westwood led the crowd, celebrating Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee, but travelling via Japan, Russia, Spain and Africa. Viktor & Rolf, meanwhile, went back to their signature plays on oversized proportion to produce a glitzy show as they prepare to celebrate 20 years since they founded the label. The epitome of femininity, Cacharel, explored spring through the natural colors of mother nature, in a trademark delicate display.

True style doesn't try too hard. That was the statement at Paris Fashion Week, alarmingly simple, but proved in ready-to-wear presentations from Celine, Givenchy, Hermes - which heralded a move towards clean, simplified elegance.

Wellington has played host to a creative catwalk at the Brancott Estate World of Wearable Art Awards. The supreme winner of the event was called Delight Of Light, designed by Yuru Ma and Mengyue Wu from China. The same designers were also named runners-up for their piece, Revive.

Emma Watson showed off an unconventional red carpet look at the screening of The Perks of Being a Wallflower in London. The actress stunned in a Dior strapless minidress which she wore over some tailored black pants. Check out that and some of her other looks.

Can ethics and glamour co-exist? Lisa Strathdee explores the sustainable side of London Fashion Week.

The looks were sheer and the message for next summer from Milan was crystal clear: Fashion should be fun. Many designers showing spring-summer collections during Milan Fashion Week made prominent use of sheer fabrics. But rather than being straight-out sexy, the effect was often an optical illusion, giving the eye more to feast on, not less.

Small screen stars shone on the red carpet at today's Emmy awards. Life & Style Editor Nicky Park has hand picked her favourite beauties and thrown in a few that missed the mark.

Stars arrive on the red carpet to the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California.

Photos from the NZ Body Art Awards, held at the Bruce Mason Centre on Saturday night.

On the same plaza where models had strutted the runways just days earlier, it seemed like New York Fashion Week had been a mere prelude to NYCB's glittery fall gala. The evening's star was legendary designer Valentino, and the focus was on clothes, onstage and off.

Floral references during the second day of Milan Fashion Week womenswear previews on Thursday ranged from the graphic motif to romantic bouquets or jungle foliage. It's not a sexy season. Collections for next summer are more romantic than racy and sheer fabrics suggest more than they show.

A positive self-image helps take the angst out of ageing.

If the first day of previews at Milan Fashion Week is any indication, next summer will feature a lot of bold colour and patterns. While the more structured, usually daytime, looks were in heavier fabrics, evening or playtime came in airier, diaphanous materials like chiffon and tulle. Milan designers are offering more romantic looks rather than their trademark slinky and sexy. Long and loose pants were paired with ample tunic tops while voluminous long skirts offered a nice sweep.

Effective ways to hold back the years.

We pay through the nose for them, but what's the appeal of fragrances made by famous faces?

London Fashion Week kicked into high gear on day 3, with a hectic day of shows that culminated in Lady Gaga taking a starring turn on celebrity milliner Philip Treacy’s catwalk. Earlier in the day, punk queen Vivienne Westwood upstaged her own models in a finale that saw her strutting down the runway with a climate change slogan T-shirt. Fashion doesn’t get more theatrical than this.

Elasticated waists and sensible shoes? Not these women. They tell Viva why being of a (certain) age is something to celebrate.