Innovative Swedish fashion publication Acne Paper continues to break new ground, just like its clothing label.

On the eve of her visit to Auckland for a creative symposium, we find out about a few of US illustrator Sara Blake's favourite things

Dame Helen Mirren has beaten a bevy of other beauties to be named 'Body of the Year' in a poll.

Christchurch police are looking for a woman who allegedly fled a clinic after having almost $800 worth of botox treatment.

New Zealand offers unique spa treatments, often at sites of thermal springs, writes Diana Clement.

The UK prime minister 'looks a mess', says Patricia Field, the outspoken Sex and the City costume designer.

The Independent's Alice Jones wonders why there are so few rules governing the distortion of images in the media.

Lady Gaga's decomposing meat dress posed a unique logistical problem for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Jessica Grubisa is hoping her love of hip-hop will lead to a catwalk slot for her designs at New Zealand Fashion Week.

Despite the struggle of 40-degree heat, everything about Abu Dhabi made the girls ooh and ahh.

John Galliano says designing Kate Moss' wedding dress was his "creative rehab".

Wish comes true for a part-Maori Australian model.

These retail skincare products come with big reputations.

Inspired by the founder of her company, Estee Lauder, Marie-Ann Billens says pursuing beauty is honourable.

Japanese entrepreneur Hiroshi Ichigaya is selling jackets, shirts and pants outfitted with battery-powered 'personal cooling systems'.

An overwhelming and heartening majority of New Zealanders polled on the issue of child beauty pageants find the whole thing grotesque.

These runway ideas are set to inspire street style.

Experts in cosmetic surgery and appearance medicine talk about the latest treatments.

It's 2011's hottest shade for faces, fashion and furnishings. But in a post-feminist world, can we make our peace with puce?

Art and artistry combine for a top makeup man.

From DNA testing to popping pills, beauty editor Janetta Mackay explores what's next in the world of skincare.

The search for New Zealand's most stylish man and woman continues.

Elizabeth Hurley has been teasing boyfriend Shane Warne about his plucked eyebrows.

Expect a plethora of international flavour at this year's wearable art show, writes Ann Newbery.

Radical transplant and regrowth techniques mean that men may be looking forward to a luxuriantly hirsute future, writes newly-bald Tim Lott.