A Senegalese-born French fashion designer realised a long-held ambition when she staged the first Black Fashion Week in Paris aimed at bringing African talent to a global audience.

There's more to a Victoria's Secret fashion show than the models. The show's music acts have been announced.

Marc Jacobs capped an incredibly strong Paris fashion week with his collection for Louis Vuitton shown at The Lourve. Miuccia Prada, who presides over a lucrative fashion empire, felled a small forest in aid of her presentation for Miu Miu, one of the final day's other big shows. Elie Saab threw huge graphic chunks of moon rock down the catwalk as set, to evoke his more geometric theme.

Eva Longoria has touched down for the first time in New Zealand. The petite star has spoken about shopping, politics and other fun facts.

The anticipation around the Raf Simons' ready-to-wear debut at Dior was palpable, and the designer did not disappoint, evolving his own minimalist style. Brighter hues were served up by Roland Mouret, the master of va-va-voom, and Anne Valerie Hash whose unified collections boasted vibrancy, yet, still, never strayed too far from the black, that's now a mainstay for 2013. Issey Miyake picked back up of the popular trend of color-blocking to kaleidoscopic effect.

Paris fashion has no boundaries and no borders. Manish Arora traveled to northwestern India's Rajasthan to bring a vibrant infusion of traditional Indian dress and lavish regal jewellery. Balmain travelled to the artisanal wicker-weavers of Cuba to give the collection a unique panache with hints of in-vogue black. Barbara Bui joined the expedition with geometric American Indian prints and tribal-looking dresses and foulards. Nina Ricci, forever a romantic Parisian gamine, travelled decades back in time to produce a nostalgic show with a modern twist.

London-based Vivienne Westwood led the crowd, celebrating Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee, but travelling via Japan, Russia, Spain and Africa. Viktor & Rolf, meanwhile, went back to their signature plays on oversized proportion to produce a glitzy show as they prepare to celebrate 20 years since they founded the label. The epitome of femininity, Cacharel, explored spring through the natural colors of mother nature, in a trademark delicate display.

True style doesn't try too hard. That was the statement at Paris Fashion Week, alarmingly simple, but proved in ready-to-wear presentations from Celine, Givenchy, Hermes - which heralded a move towards clean, simplified elegance.

Wellington has played host to a creative catwalk at the Brancott Estate World of Wearable Art Awards. The supreme winner of the event was called Delight Of Light, designed by Yuru Ma and Mengyue Wu from China. The same designers were also named runners-up for their piece, Revive.

Emma Watson showed off an unconventional red carpet look at the screening of The Perks of Being a Wallflower in London. The actress stunned in a Dior strapless minidress which she wore over some tailored black pants. Check out that and some of her other looks.

Penelope Cruz smouldered in red at the 60th San Sebastian International Film Festival.

The setting may have been grand but the shows on the first day in Paris are often low-key, a showcase for emerging talent.

Can ethics and glamour co-exist? Lisa Strathdee explores the sustainable side of London Fashion Week.

The looks were sheer and the message for next summer from Milan was crystal clear: Fashion should be fun. Many designers showing spring-summer collections during Milan Fashion Week made prominent use of sheer fabrics. But rather than being straight-out sexy, the effect was often an optical illusion, giving the eye more to feast on, not less.

Small screen stars shone on the red carpet at today's Emmy awards. Life & Style Editor Nicky Park has hand picked her favourite beauties and thrown in a few that missed the mark.

Stars arrive on the red carpet to the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California.

Photos from the NZ Body Art Awards, held at the Bruce Mason Centre on Saturday night.