Why is this beauty in New Zealand? To go bungy jumping, eat a burger in Queenstown and strut in six shows for Fashion Week.

Fashion Week is no longer the sole domain of highly paid, high-powered players. With the rise of new technology has come the rise of self-styled fashion commentators armed with little more than an internet connection and their passion.

Photos from Kathryn Wilson's debut footwear catwalk show on day one of New Zealand Fashion Week 2010.

Photos from Cybele's runway show on day one of New Zealand Fashion Week 2010.

Photos from Sera Lilly's runway show on day one of New Zealand Fashion Week 2010.

AgResearch is showcasing new innovations in wool technology at NZ Fashion Week. Here are some of their garments. Photos / Supplied

With Fashion Week turning 10, Canvas columnist and World co-founder Denise L'Estrange-Corbet meditates on its importance, its problems and recounts a memorable tanty at World's first New Zealand show.

The glitz and glamour of New Zealand Fashion Week hits the catwalk on Tuesday. It is the culmination of weeks of frantic preparation - on stage and off. Emma Dunlop talks to a model, a reporter, a buyer, a designer and a stylist.

It might be New Zealand's showcase fashion event but overseas models are earning the big dollars.

The latest winner of America's Next Top Modelwas expected to arrive today as a VIP guest for NZ Fashion Week.

Follow the money, they say. But after the recession, there's no big money at New Zealand Fashion Week this year.

Ah, it's that time of the year again, when the scent of New Zealand Fashion Week is in the air and I am called forth to wander like a hippo among the gazelles of the fashion world.

Tumbling long or swinging short, summer styles are hair heaven.

If you believe NZFW is all about clothes, think again: there's a lot more that goes into a hit show than a pretty dress ...

From Manhattan to Auckland - fashion week warmly welcomes American designer Nicole Miller.

Fashion is all about the new, so who are the latest designers to be showcasing their collections at NZ Fashion Week? We find out more about the new generation of designers, set to show next Tuesday.

Nothing beats the smell of coffee and freshly baked croissants first thing in the morning.

The quiff is back in vogue - with a more modern approach, writes Janetta Mackay.

New Zealand fashion queen Karen Walker unveiled her latest collection, Perfect Day, at New York Fashion Week this week.

Fashion fans had best move fast to make the most of our fabulous prize offer in conjunction with Servilles, Twenty-seven Names, Cloud Nine, M.A.C and New Zealand Fashion Week.

Viva speaks to the people working to ensure the catwalk at Fashion Week remains catfight-free.

New Zealand Fashion Week kicks off on Monday and there's a lot going on. Keep your finger on the pulse with Viva's guide to what's hot...

Katie-maree Coleman is a young Auckland designer on her way up.

They might be Top Models, but a couple of the contestants on the top-rating television show have turned out to be anything but role models.