"Dior is too big an empire to take on." An Aucklander surnamed Dior has given up his fight with fashion giant Dior and changed the name of his business.

Make heads turn on the street with some hard working hardware.

The 30-year-old star has been training at a specialist gym where clients are put through punishing regimes that act like a "natural Botox" to fight off ageing.

Botox, facelifts and implants are no longer just for women. Alan Perrott looks at the growing trend of male cosmetic surgery.

An Australian artist is on a mission to collect 100 photographs of women in their underwear for a project that aims to promote body love and diversity.

Sometimes an item of clothing can be emblematic of lifestyle shifts and achievements; for Emma Gleason, that item is the high heel.

You'd think that, between the filters and the #fitnessgoals and the celebrity-grams, Instagram would make an unfriendly place to talk body acceptance. But the opposite is actually true.

A pierced septum used to be reserved for punks and cows. But the look has gone mainstream, with herds of young women having bolts, rings and spikes put through their nasal passage.

Fast forward to the present day, and beauty pageants seem as relevant as white gloves and Playtex girdles, writes Rowan Pelling.

Viva managing editor Amanda Linnell shares highlights from today’s Viva magazine.

An 18-year-old Australian model with Down syndrome is breaking down barriers and proving that a disability needn't stand in the way of a dream.

"Sneaker collecting is in the tradition of other male collecting, like baseball cards and fine wines," says the curator of an upcoming sneaker culture exhibition.

Miss USA may have been crowned, but all eyes and ears were on the third and fourth place winners who gave some cringeworthy answers during the interview round.

Its a classic rags to riches story that's almost too much of a cliché to be true, but an Israeli teenager with no experience strode down the catwalk at Paris Fashion Week.

Ten emerging fashion designers have been selected to open four shows at New Zealand Fashion Week in a colourful display of garments made from Indian saris.

Budding designers picked to open fashion week with takes on colour using silk saris.

Developed during the Great War, plastic surgery has changed the way we feel about the way we look. Harry Wallop reports.

Complementary shirt and tie combinations elevate a humdrum suit to the next level.

French fashion designer Christian Audigier has died in Los Angeles aged 57.

Diane von Furstenberg has lived a life of wild excess far removed from the refined elegance of her designs, according to a new biography.

Wimbledon spectators have taken a break from the court to dabble in a bit of royal watching, as Kate turned up the heat in red.

Julia Roberts' niece Emma Roberts is worried she is too pale to be a model.

Australian supermodel Miranda Kerr's latest business venture comes in the form of a personally-designed jewellery line.

Ads for L'Oreal moisturiser featuring actress Dame Helen Mirren have been cleared following a complaint that claimed post-production editing had enhanced her appearance.

Viva managing editor Amanda Linnell shares highlights from today’s Viva magazine. Follow her hyperlinks below and be informed and inspired at viva.co.nz.

A new survey has busted some myths about our lingerie shopping habits.

Pippa Middleton has caused a stir by wearing a dress by a New Zealand-born designer to her niece's christening.

Prince George wore an almost identical outfit to his baby sister's christening in England to the one his father wore when he visited his newborn brother in hospital.

Pebbles Hooper brings you the best, worst and most bizarre celebrity looks from around the world this week.