Innovative French cosmetics line By Terry proved popular in Mecca Cosmetica's recent Beauty Election in which customers and staff voted for their pick of products sold across Mecca's Australasian stores.

It hasn't been proven, but we think you would find it difficult to be unhappy in these new socks by Karen Walker.

White blonde is having something of a fashionable resurgence. Harriet Walker dyed her hair to see what the fuss was about.

Gill South plays a Remuera lady for a day, getting herself an anti-ageing facial at Lucy & the Powder Room.

I make a point of not buying anything that isn't immediately wearable after drip-drying on a coat-hanger.

Rachael Duval is among three young designers whose works will feature in this year's New Zealand Fashion Week.

A 17-year-old model from Matamata is touted to give Kate Moss a run for her money.

The plus-size finalist on New Zealand's Next Top Model has her skinny counterparts on the run.

Jane Shepherdson changed the way women shop and has been dubbed the most important person in fashion.

Research has revealed the naked mole rat has a genome similar to that of a human.

TV presenter Taupunakohe Tocker is a confident dresser who always has more room in her wardrobe for shoes.

Workwear need not mean a shirt and pencil skirt. We look at how to make a personal style statement while staying professional.

The claws are out over a Gold Coast beauty salon's poster campaign to help raise funds for an animal welfare group.

Unisex fragrances challenge the notion that men and women should smell a certain way.

The male tuxedo is a womenswear classic that is both smart and seductively louche. Now 'Le Smoking' is ripe for yet another reinvention.

It's hard to be a young designer in New Zealand right now, but the Westpac Young Fashion Designer competition is looking to help out those who are starting out in the industry.

Actor John Malkovich has extended his fashion range to include a second clothing line - full of bohemian-inspired pieces.

Flats or heels? Viva asks what stylish women around town prefer.

Get it right so goggle eyes look gorgeous, writes Janetta Mackay.

Bollywood star and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is expecting a baby with her husband Abhishek Bachchan.

For Georgia Faull, elegance, quality and endurance are key factors in both business and personal life.

It's the skin secret the Duchess of Cambridge reportedly used in the lead-up to her wedding in April and now a version of bee venom mask is on sale in New Zealand.

Versace is the latest luxury brand to team up with chain store H&M to produce a collaborative collection.

Kate Moss lost her $27,700 engagement ring while partying at the Glastonbury Festival.

Festival-goers in gumboots, raincoats and their best party attire braved mud and rain for Glastonbury 2011.

A slimmer and smoother sports star denies rumours he's had cosmetic surgery.

The Next Top Model competitors, thrown together in an apartment for the contest, go a bit gaga during a photoshoot with the boys.

Jacqueline Smith blogs on New Zealand's Next Top Model.

Designer Cedric Charlier, is steadily reinvigorating the famous French label Cacharel which is now available here.