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New Zealand baffles Top Model contestants
They met "May-oris" wearing "butt flaps", posed with "horny beasts", and were confused about their geography.

NZ's Topshop outlet has them queuing
Handbags, sweaters and dresses were flying as hundreds of shopaholics fought their way into the opening of New Zealand's first Topshop outlet yesterday.

Retail therapy: Get warm
World have collaborated with the Pashmina Environment and Community Trust to present a range of luxury pashminas.

<i>America's Next Top Model</i> part of NZ tourism push
Tyra Banks said she chose New Zealand as a location because a lot of young Americans see the country as "a fantasy world".

Skincare company fights logo war with big rival
A family-run skincare company claims it is being bullied by a larger rival over its logo, which the rival claims is a rip-off of its own.

Australia Fashion Week: Keeping neighbourly
Australian Fashion Week starts next week and some of our top designers will be there to showcase their goods. Viva looks at what else will be hot and happening on the runway this year.

Making scents
Fed up with vacuous celebrity scents, perfumer Geza Schoen is teaming up with beautiful minds to inspire his new fragrances.

Fashion and philanthropy - a perfect match
Gus and Irene Fisher have won the fifth annual Arts Foundation award for patronage.

Seeing the future
Trend forecaster Li Edelkoort knows what we are going to wear, eat and drive before we have even thought about it.

PM risks fashion police on Anzac Day
John Key wouldn't get into some shopping centres in his latest outfit, but the Prime Minister decided a hooded sweatshirt was what he needed at Gallipoli on Anzac Day.

Pregnant nude shot Kiwi first
A pregnant Bernice Mene wears nothing but a hibiscus and a smile on the cover of this week's New Zealand Woman's Weekly.

Ball beauty: Save or splurge?
Getting your beauty look for less is a great way of having more to spend on your dress, writes Janetta Mackay.

Eye for inspiration
Auckland designer Amy Clarke focuses on what girls want to wear and says the best source for ideas is all around us.

A world of beauty
New approaches and age-old therapies offer much to explore, writes Janetta Mackay.

NZ designers gearing up for Australian Fashion Week
Australian Fashion Week is almost upon us - Zoe Walker reports on the New Zealanders who will be showing...

Jean genie
Jeans can be super flattering or show off everything you dislike about your shape. Here's Donna Thornton's guide to buying the perfect pair.

Beauty: Beyond basics
The days of there being anything unusual about men buying, or filching, beauty products or heading off for specialised treatments are long gone.

View from the top
Richard Kavanagh reckons it's time men grew up a bit grooming-wise. Take a dash of Mad Men and make it modern...

Suits you, sir
When it comes to buying a suit with distinction, it's all about the finer details. Chris Dobbs, director of Working Style, shares his tips on what to look for.

Retail therapy: Stella meets Edward
The new series of Iconoclasts is currently screening on the Rialto Channel, with each episode pairing two leading creative innovators from different fields and providing a change from the traditional interview with a journalist.