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Fashion: Neutral territory
Down-to-earth and warm, the new neutral is a sight for sore eyes.

Fashion: Neutral territory
Organic desert tones are the neutral palette of choice this season, pairing with pretty much any colour from a block bright for an interesting take on colour blocking, to classic tones of cream and navy for something more tried and true.

Site lets you shop by shape
Women who are sick of buying clothes online only to find they don't suit or don't fit when they are delivered might have a new favourite website.

Bigger Oscars gown rebuffed
Melissa McCarthy has revealed designers refused to make a dress in her size for the Oscar awards in 2012.

Kiwi handle's grace Queen's coach
The Queen was last night to take her first ride in the Diamond Jubilee state coach, parts of which were Kiwi-made.

Rihanna's dress - 'It's so naked'
"It's so naked" - this is how Rihanna's stylist described the popstar's revealing crystal encrusted mesh dress, en route to the Council of Fashion Designers of America Awards.

Photos: The many looks of Rihanna
Rihanna is not only a super-star singer, but she is also a major a style icon.

Pride of NZ Awards: Chemical-free beauty for better world
Living in an environmentally better world has always been something young entrepreneur Brianne West has strived for.

Fashion: Cape style
Wrap up to keep out the winter chill with everything from the classic trench coat to sassy capes.

Fashion: Coat game
Wrap up to keep out the winter chill with everything from the classic trench coat to sassy capes.

Kate's bottom exposed again
An Australian newspaper owned by Rupert Murdoch has become the second publication to run images of the Duchess of Cambridge's bare bottom in its pages.

Katy Perry scores first ever global Cosmo cover
The singer will feature on the front of all 62 issues of the magazine around the world in the July edition.

Twelve questions: Leah Light
Leah Light is New Zealand's best known nail stylist and has created nail fashions for visiting celebrities including Taylor Swift, Katy Perry and Eva Longoria. She left school aged 14.

10 bizarre plastic surgeries
Here are 10 extreme, bizarre and painful plastic surgeries. Are they worth it?

Welcome to Qatar: remove your leggings
The Arab emirate of Qatar has bought into a topic that has already caused division among western women - by declaring that leggings are not pants.

Must-have ball accessory: lots of cash
Ball season has arrived - and so have the costs, which can approach $2000 once the dress, shoes, spray tan, hair, makeup, nails and tickets have been paid for.

Nicky Park: Cannes 2014 - Best dressed
The fashion at Cannes Film Festival 2014 is some of the most glam we've gushed over. The 12-day festival was as much about frocks as it was about films.

Cannes Film Festival: Best dressed
Here are our picks for Best Dressed at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.

UK store promises cheaper fashion
Kiwi shoppers looking to kit themselves out in UK brands Topshop and Topman due to hit Auckland later this year can expect to pay "approximately" the same as those buying online - and the store's arrival may up the ante for existing retailers.

Queen St bank premises to be made over for new fashion offering
Topshop's first Auckland CBD store will be in the Q&V Building opposite Whitcoulls on Queen St.

Lorde jumps at MAC chance
It was just a matter of time before skyrocketting teen sensation, Lorde, sold her statement dark lip - and cosmetic label M.A.C was the perfect partner.

'I've never thought of myself as sexy': swimsuit model
Her gorgeous bikini-clad body has graced magazine covers but Chrissy Teigen doesn't think of herself as sexy.

Superfood kale can be painted on your nails
The kale obsession has gone beyond adding the leafy green to smoothies and salads - it's now showing up in your nail polish.

Kiss from dark cosmetic queen
A Lorde fan got a right royal surprise in New York City yesterday when the purple-lipped singer planted a quick kiss on her cheek.

Skincare brand slashes prices
A leading skincare brand has dropped its prices by as much as $50 on some products to stop customers buying cheaper, and sometimes counterfeit, products online.

'A perfect butt doesn't make an amazing person' - model
She might make a dollar showing off her enviable body, but Victoria's Secret Angel Alessandra Ambrioso says there's more to life than a nice booty.