Actress/stuntwoman Rachel King likes to mix up her style so it's both feminine and fun.

Australian Fashion Week is about so much more than what's on the runway. Viva gives us the lowdown.

Battered satchels, fleetingly fashionable designer clutches, elegant classics ... We should acknowledge that bags are a crucial barometer of our times.

Fashionable events worth checking out this week.

Janetta Mackay checks out a treatment fast winning fans.

Viva sniffs out the latest perfumes.

Burlesque star Lili La Scala, aka Felicity Wills, shares her passion for vintage style with Viva.

Here's a small selection of some of the good buys available in gift sets, and a few items that spell out their message of love loud and clear.

Think of women's clothing and Iran and the unappealing image that springs to mind is probably the shapeless, black coverall of a traditional chador.

Beauty queens are often seen as bimbos.

The new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge boarded a Royal Flight helicopter to return home - and in William's case, to work.

John Key has revealed Prince William's bride Kate Middleton wants to visit New Zealand as a priority on her married life agenda, and says the royal ceremony was "a bit like a normal Kiwi wedding".

The wait is finally over. The dress has been revealed, and the hair, make-up and shoes. And it did not disappoint.

Her outfit was as closely guarded as the bride's, right up until the morning of the royal wedding.

Dressing actors for Auckland Theatre Company's period piece Mary Stuart doesn't mean slavish adherence to Tudor fashion.

Finding clothes that fit and don't make people laugh becomes the bane of every pregnancy. You have a tight budget with a baby on the way but still need to be able to go out in public.

Songstress and mother Jackie Clark is doing her bit to help families hit by the Christchurch earthquake.

Kate Middleton may have been using venom from New Zealand bees as a face treatment ahead of her wedding.

When the financial crisis hit, fashion said farewell to the froufrou. Three years on, sleek silhouettes, muted colours and an austere androgyny continue to dominate the catwalks.

More and more fashion designers are creating their own prints: Viva finds out the story behind the fabric.

The lost art of embroidery, once the sign of domesticity and an accomplished gentlewoman, is examined and celebrated by artist Deborah Crowe with a display at Objectspace.

Supermodel and muse Ines de la Fressange is the epitome of Parisian chic. She lets Viva in on a few of her shopping secrets and style tips

Lady Gaga loves them - the crazier the better - Beyonce goes for gold and Katy Perry wore them to the MTV awards. We're talking about Minx nails.

Two businesswomen are on a mission to win converts to their mineral makeup cause.

Local Topman menswear buyer Liam Coleman tells Viva about his style dresser.