A blonde, blue-eyed woman is in a new racism row after winning a Miss IndiaNZ beauty contest, then being accused of not looking Indian enough.

Mecca Cosmetica has become the New Zealand stockists of Diptyque, the cult French candlemaker.

Sometimes the simplest of garments brings out a display of virtuosity in designers more effectively than anything more obviously sensational.

A British clothing supplier has won a four-year trademark battle against the fashion giant Lacoste.

Lots of people start new businesses. Not so many sell them for more than $10 million. Two sisters tell Christine Nikiel how they did it - and why lunch matters.

The French are the experts when it comes to all aspects of culture. Julie Harries explores Auckland's Gallic connections in a quest to gain some quintessential French style and attitude.

The wild weather bomb that hit the 10th New Zealand Fashion Week made everyone feel a bit drippy. At times the front row resembled a row of sodden crows on a wire, as fabulous baubles and sexy shoes were abandoned in favour of warm clothes.

When a champagne house can name Marie Antoinette and Marilyn Monroe as fans, you'd think the brand couldn't get any more glamorous - then they announce a collaboration with shoe designer Christian Louboutin.

Pop artists have been involved in clothing lines for a while, but now indie rock bands are getting in on the action - and not always with successful results. Viva charts some of the failures.

Marc Jacobs has long flirted with danger and it has yet to do him much harm.

Forget the frocks, this year hair and makeup rocks.

A new book about Coco Chanel captures the spirit of the great designer. Here Viva explores how Chanel revolutionised women's fashion, and why, even 25 years after Karl Lagerfeld took over, the label remains as iconic as ever.

Lagerfeld's shows are never presented on anything less than the grandest scale but, even so, such an ostentatious display of wealth and power was breathtaking.

Stay ahead of the game with some of the key trends and moments from the latest international fashion weeks.

The current passion for purple gives plenty of choice for nails without going garish.

Australian retail analyst Robert Buckingham is in New Zealand to share his insights on global fashion trends.

There was no shortage of fantastical creatures on show at last night's NZ Body Art Awards.

Model wannabes who have so far missed out on becoming New Zealand's Next Top Model might land themselves a third chance to impress the judges.

One of NZ's top international models has suffered a potentially career-ending broken nose.

Glamour.com's top 10 best dressed British men.

Glamour.com's top 10 best dressed women in Britain.

Glamour.com has named young starlets Emma Watson and Robert Pattinson Britain's best dressed woman and man.

Was the announcement of the wrong winner of 'Australia's Next Top Model' one of live television's worst ever blunders or a stunt?

Bonds underwear in New Zealand says it has made a moral decision not to sell bras aimed at girls as young as six.