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Beauty cosmetics: Your Top 10 Products
Before you consider a facelift, buy these makeup musts first, say beauty writers Josephine Fairley & Sarah Stacey.

The Moss factor
Smoking on the catwalk has only added to the allure of a woman who has kept her mystery while being one of the world's best-known faces.

Fashion Plate: Emilie Pullar
Fashion designer Emilie Pullar just loves layering. So much so she's looked to Egyptian mummies for design inspiration.

The power of Anna Wintour
In fashion circles and beyond — in the worlds of business, politics and entertainment — she's just Anna, a worthy peer to Oprah and Martha.

Play on, Paris
When the going gets tough, the tough get going at Paris Fashion Week. In a season dogged by intrigue, this could be a mantra, on the catwalk and beyond.

The big squeeze
Curves are in. Corset shop owner Jill Peterson is well-placed to create the hourglass look that is so hot right now.

Cool runnings: NZ designers share their winter fashion tips
Nine leading labels share their hottest winter looks ahead of tonight's Viva runway collection at the NZ Fashion Festival.

Somehow it's fine to target women such as Kate Moss - they're not 'real'
Ageing faster than a blue cheese in a damp cave!" opined the Daily Mail's Jan Moir, following Kate Moss's recent appearance at the Louis Vuitton show in Paris.

NZ Fashion Festival: Day one
Photos from last night's Fashion Festival show in Auckland, which featured designs by Cybele, Zambesi, Kourbela, Taylor Boutique, Ruby, Gregory, Moochi, Storm and Helen Cherry. To buy tickets for any of this week's other shows, click here.

Your Business: Making the shoe fit for loyal customers
For a certain breed of expat women, when they come back home to visit, they will always make a beeline for a Minnie Cooper shop to pick up a new pair of shoes or a bag.

Weddings: Big ticket beauty
We check out the value of two treatments that require saving up for.

Chic with a sting in its tail
Killer ray skin the latest in leather but can come with qualms of conscience.

Model hopefuls quizzed
Elation and disappointment among first batch of contestants for New Zealand's Next Top Model as they were put through their paces yesterday.

On the search for treasures
There are few shopping outings more fun and fascinating than exploring vintage stores on a lazy weekend afternoon. Libby Nicholson-Moon uncovers some of the best in Auckland.

Dunedin: New kids thrive on a grand old
NZ's freshest designers set up camp in Dunedin's historic quarters, writes Catherine Smith.

Fashion Festival highlights
There is a whole host of fabulous events happening at next week's Fashion Festival in Auckland.

Fashion gets festive
Following the success of last year's show, Fashion Festival now lasts an entire week.

Wedding notebook: Diary it
If you need more inspiration and ideas for the big day, don't miss the Bride & Groom Show on May 1 at Ellerslie Racecourse.

Beauty: Cutting edge
A London hairstylist at the top of his game is realistic about affordable hair care for women.

Win tickets to Viva's NZ Fashion Festival show
We have a New Zealand Fashion Festival experience prize pack to give away.

Beauty: Be your own super heroine
Shandelle Battersby gets expert tutelage to transform her look.