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Profile: Phoebe Philo
The former creative director of Chloe, who's always known what women really want to wear, is now casting her spell at Celine.

Retail therapy: Art investment
Over 400 artists from around the country will be selling their works at the annual Original Art Sale this weekend.

Fashion plate: Sandra Gunn
Devonport jeweller Sandra Gunn loves the back stories of the different materials which make up her unique collections.

Hair hear: Accolades for Auckland identities
Mana Dave was named New Zealand Hairdresser of the Year last week.

Beauty: Different strokes
Paint your way to a perfect finish with good-quality makeup brushes.

Milan Fashion Week: <i>American Gigolo</i> style - 30 years on
There are two schools of designers - those who view fashion as serious business, and those who see it as spectacle.

The art of jewellery
Viva meets a Wellington couple with a shared passion for art you can wear on your sleeve.

Why fashion on screen lacks style
There are high hopes for the film about style icon Isabella Blow, but fashion flicks aren't always a guaranteed success.

Milan Fashion Week: Armani, Ferre ... and the football
Witnessing the All Whites' draw in a bar filled with the most aggressive Italian supporters in Milan trumped any fashion show, writes Isaac Hindin Miller.

Carter's business runs out of gas
All Black Dan Carter's foray into fashion has almost run out of gas with two more of his clothing stores closing.

Milan Fashion Week: A lesson in juxtapositions
From 80s silhouettes to designer wellies, there was plenty of variety at Milan Fashion Week today.

Milan Fashion Week SS2011: John Varvatos
Photos of the John Varvatos men's Spring-Summer 2011 collection unveiled in Milan, Italy

Milan Fashion Week SS2011: Versace
Photos of the Versace men's Spring-Summer 2011 collection unveiled in Milan, Italy

Milan Fashion Week SS2011: Burberry Prorsum
The Spring-Summer 2011 looks from the Burberry Prorsum men's collection unveiled in Milan, Italy

Milan Fashion Week SS2011: Dolce & Gabbana
The Spring-Summer 2011 looks from the Dolce & Gabbana men's collection unveiled in Milan, Italy

Celebrities at Dolce & Gabbana anniversary party
Stars gather to celebrate 20 years of Dolce & Gabbana menswear, in Milan, Italy.

Cosmetics ingredient could get under skin
Kiwi women are applying makeup that contains potentially toxic materials which have been removed from stores overseas.

Miss Universe Australia crowned
18-year-old Jesinta Campbell will contest the international Miss Universe pageant in Las Vegas in August.

<i>Dita De Boni:</i> Biased toward beauty
I wonder how many of us will be telling our kids the cold truth about life: if you are good looking, your life will be easier.

Designer labels plus-size models 'a joke'
Julien Macdonald, who is also a judge on Britain's Next Top Model, insists catwalk models should be "size six to eight".

All the world's a stage
Cyan Corwine's career has been as colourful and eclectic as the costumes she designs.

Wave goodbye to bushy hair
Unruly or frizzy locks can now be kept under control for up to four months.

Ammonia-free dye: Colour me happy
A new ammonia-free hair dye is revolutionising the process, writes Janetta Mackay.

Teens opt for nip and tuck
Australian women as young as 18 are taking overseas holidays for cosmetic surgery.