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The sweet smell of celebs
We pay through the nose for them, but what's the appeal of fragrances made by famous faces?

London Fashion Week Day 3: Theatre on the runway
London Fashion Week kicked into high gear on day 3, with a hectic day of shows that culminated in Lady Gaga taking a starring turn on celebrity milliner Philip Treacy’s catwalk. Earlier in the day, punk queen Vivienne Westwood upstaged her own models in a finale that saw her strutting down the runway with a climate change slogan T-shirt. Fashion doesn’t get more theatrical than this.

Celebrating style at any age
Elasticated waists and sensible shoes? Not these women. They tell Viva why being of a (certain) age is something to celebrate.

Kate’s local label
Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, has added some island flavour to her wardrobe and gained a small Pacific label international recognition overnight.

Embracing the lowbrow look
A new study by plastic surgeons found that women's ideal eyebrows are becoming lower, flatter and less arched.

How to tame that frizzy hair
The latest in tress-taming treatments and smart salon innovations.

Cute kids on the catwalk
Like a proud grandfather, de la Renta beamed as bite-size models showed off his first full children's collection for spring, a garden party of floral and lace party dresses for girls and classic layered looks for boys.

Gwyneth Paltrow's sophisticated style
Gwyneth Paltrow's classic and sophisticated style has earned her the crown of the best dressed woman in the world according to People magazine. Check out a few of her flawless looks this year.

Meet the world's hippest grandma
The world's hippest grandmother and former French Vogue editor, Carine Roitfeld, talks to Melissa Whitworth about the past, the future and peeing in carparks.

A time out from fashion in NY
The Big Apple has myriad temptations for time away from Fashion Week events.

Black, white & printed all over
The story of New York Fashion Week has been told in mostly black and white - making it that much harder to ignore all the unusual prints on the runway. And it's not just pretty florals or polka dots.

Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
Victoria's Secret Angels have taken to the catwalk in the annual luxury lingerie extravaganza. Check out the stunning snaps from the New York event.

Fashion statement: Young designers in the front rank
Nipping at the heels of the big names in fashion are keen young designers taking their place in the industry’s front rank.

NY Fashion Week: Skin is in
Many of the styles on the runway at New York Fashion Week flash a bit of skin here or there: bare midriffs, cut-out backs, keyhole necklines.

NZ Fashion Week: That's a wrap
New Zealand Fashion Week 2012 is coming to a close today. Here's the looks of the week hand picked by Viva's front-row fashion writer, Zoe Walker.