New Zealand's Next Top Model is going "plus-size" - meaning almost as big as a normal, healthy Kiwi woman.

Sydney is truly an international city when it comes to the beauty industry.

Three fashion-savvy Sydney-based Kiwis share their career moves across the Tasman and why they love their chosen city.

From Lady Gaga's fantastical creations to Katy Perry's tongue-in-cheek costumes - today's female pop stars are in competition to top the charts for outrageous fashion. So what happened to elegant red-carpet styling?

Fashion company Starfish lost a third of its business when the Christchurch earthquake struck.

When a biochemist could not find the right skincare products to suit her, she took matters into her own hands. Now Olga Garkavenko has a blooming cosmetics business.

From icy to indigo, there's a shade to suit.

Actress/stuntwoman Rachel King likes to mix up her style so it's both feminine and fun.

Australian Fashion Week is about so much more than what's on the runway. Viva gives us the lowdown.

Janetta Mackay checks out a treatment fast winning fans.

Viva sniffs out the latest perfumes.

Burlesque star Lili La Scala, aka Felicity Wills, shares her passion for vintage style with Viva.

For those who love idiosyncratic and quirky style but with an elegant edge, Marni is a label worth a look.

The apple often doesn't fall far from the tree when it comes to stylish mothers.

Here's a small selection of some of the good buys available in gift sets, and a few items that spell out their message of love loud and clear.

Think of women's clothing and Iran and the unappealing image that springs to mind is probably the shapeless, black coverall of a traditional chador.

Beauty queens are often seen as bimbos.