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Into temptation
Practicality isn't a priority in Superette staff member Louisa Penney's enviable wardrobe.

One step ahead
An exclusive behind-the-scenes look at what makes Prada one of the world's most influential labels.

Making the stars shine
It's her job to make celebrities look good. Here we find out what Kiwi Emma Trask's personal tastes extend to.

Beauty: High and dry
Dry shampoos are the low-profile oddballs of the hair cleaning world. Their main fans are travellers and backstage fashion show stylists, especially time-poor ones.

Retail Therapy: Get Ingrid
Auckland boutique Made have just received a selection of pieces in store from new label Ingrid Starnes.

Velvet underground
The trends from the latest international fashion weeks have yet to trickle down to stores here, but there is one key look you can wear right now: velvet.

Christopher Kane's 'biker girl' take on the LBD
When Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel created the little black dress in the Twenties, she could hardly have foreseen the sexy leather and lace versions which graced London Fashion Week yesterday.

Modestly stylish
Being comfortable while looking good is important to Tagata Pasifika's Angela Tiatia.

Wearable clothes - a novelty for fashion week
Stylish, wearable clothes which do not demand a model's body or a film star's lifestyle: that was what several designers delivered at London Fashion Week yesterday.

Netting designer garb
Designer labels including Kate Sylvester, Karen Walker and Huffer are being hocked off on Trade Me at heavily reduced prices.

Violent ads deemed a fashion faux pas
An Auckland fashion boutique has been blasted for its billboard ad campaign.

<i>Beauty:</i> From NY with love
First they took Manhattan ... now this quirkiest of companies is coming to Auckland.

Canapés steal the show
As london Fashion Week kicked off on Friday, it wasn't just the designers putting the finishing touches to their collections.

Face cream a jab-free answer to Botox
Is a new product that wipes away wrinkles a life-changing cosmetic breakthrough or just too good to be true?

Retail therapy: Karen in New York
Karen Walker has showcased her newest collection, Salzburg, USA, in New York earlier this week, bringing together two unlikely influences: The Sound of Music and Bob Dylan.

Wardrobe makeover
As the autumn/winter collections begin going into stores, we bring you 20 easy ways to update your wardrobe.

Alexander the great
Leaders in the local fashion industry remember British designer Alexander McQueen who died last week.

NZ Fashion: The ones to watch
They're new and they're exciting - just don't call them the next big things. We bring you three new labels to watch out for in 2010.

NZ designer Rebecca Taylor shows at NYFW
NZ-born designer Rebecca Taylor had a healthy dose of masculinity in her fall 2010 ready-to-wear collection at New York Fashion Week.

Preteen samba queen breaks down at Rio Carnival
The youngest drum corps queen in Carnival memory broke down crying after being surrounded by cameras.

Barbara Sumner Burstyn: Inspired by passion
With a busy life as a producer, director and writer, and mother, Barbara Sumner Burstyn still has time for stylish luxury.

Fur makes a comeback at New York Fashion Week
Alexander Wang showed a cool leather trenchcoat with a strip of mink running entirely down the back during the weekend's shows at New York Fashion week.

McQueen's death strips UK of one of greatest talents
Alexander McQueen was a wonderful example of the successful blend of art and commerce, writes Lisa Markwell.

Rachel Hunter's daughter joins her as model
Renee Stewart is following in her famous mum Rachel Hunter's footsteps into the world of modelling.

Miss Universe leaves Levin for city lights
Its KFC went up in flames in December, and now Levin has lost one of the country's top beauty pageants as well.