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A handpicked selection of what's new in fashion, food and beauty right now. See this week's issue of Viva for more.

Menswear Dog is a 3 year old shiba inu living in NYC with a panache for all things style.

The rain flowed as freely as the champagne at the Boxing Day races at Ellerslie Racecourse, but the crowds weren't deterred by the thought of a soggy fascinator.

Some of the thousands of punters who head to the Boxing Day races at Ellerslie today might be surprised to find the infield transformed into a beach.

Go with the flow - "Don't get stressed about your hair, go with the gypsyness of summer," advises Louise Pilkington of Dry & Tea salon in Newmarket. "Go with your hair, work with the sea."

This year Auckland label Ingrid Starnes ran a series on their blog that interviewed and photographed local fashion craftspeople, showing the work that goes into NZ-made clothing.

Women from around the world have taken the cultural dress category to the extreme, donning some of the most colourful, creative costumes ever seen on the pageant stage. Neck-snapping headpieces, flamboyant tail features and itty bitty sequenced swatches were among the trends. A new Miss Universe will soon be crowned in Las Vegas, replacing the 2012 title holder from Angola, Leila Lopes.

Don't be fooled by the replicas in a Queen St jeweller's window display.

The 10-year-old son of David and Victoria Beckham stars in the latest campaign for the British designer.

Rebecca Barry Hill test-drives the killer heel.

Vogue covers have become the epitome of style and beauty - from the early illustrations by artists like Olive Tilton, Pierre Brissaud and Eduardo Garcia to modern photographs captured by talent like Mario Testino and Annie Lebovitz. A new collection of postcards has been released featuring 100 iconic covers.

More than 2.4 million international votes were cast in the online AskMen Australia poll on sex appeal, character, intelligence, talent, sense of humour and professional success.

Stars step out for the press screening of the new Spice Girls musical, Viva Forever!, at the Piccadilly Theatre.

Anne Hathaway is "devastated" at photos showing her stepping out of a car with no underwear on.

Good brushes aren't cheap, so how do you judge if they are worth the expense?