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Retail Therapy: Great minds
Last month we featured Dunedin designer Ava Saunders of the label Lou & Ash as a designer to watch.

Clogs: Shoe of the season or sign of a fashion victim?
Zoe Walker wonders whether clompy, dowdy footwear will turn out to be the must-have item for winter 2010.

Women feel pressured into facelifts
One in six New Zealand women feel under pressure by media and peers to have surgery to improve their looks.

Top of the shops
Here is the news that every female with an interest in fashion has been waiting a long time to hear: Topshop is coming to NZ.

Fashion designer labels Princess Anne "boring as bat sh**"
Her visit to New Zealand may have been low-key, but HRH Princess Anne, 59, made her presence felt at a private cocktail reception on Friday night...

An ugg-ly side to cheap boots
They're a staple of celebrity wardrobes and one way to beat winter chills, but experts warn cheap ugg boots can be bad for your feet - not to mention your knees and back.

Tweenies turned off by 'gross' sexy images
"Tween" girls are making informed decisions about sexualised popular culture, a study finds.

Retail Therapy: A piece of Europe
Those in the know, know that attending an Angela Wickstead Designer Shopping Event is the hottest ticket around.

More than meets the eye
Glasses are one of the most visible accessories, so don't overlook them.

History in the making
Oozing with creative talent and entrepreneurial flair, leading designers Chris and Helen Cherry share their story in the Angela Lassig's new book, New Zealand Fashion Design.

Cool, calm and collected for winter
New Zealand's top designers converge to present a winter wonderland on the runway.

Warehouse fills for fashion-fest
Top designers showed off their autumn/winter collections at the inaugural New Zealand Fashion Festival last night.

Be inspired
Whether inspired by years gone by or times yet to come, the essence of fashion is all about taking notice.

New Zealand Fashion Festival
New Zealand's top designers showcase their autumn/winter collections at the inaugural New Zealand Fashion Festival.

Lady Gaga's Monster Ball: Vector Arena's greatest fashion show?
Lady Gaga is as much about fashion and image as she is about music, writes Zoe Walker.

Town versus country
Designers fell into two camps at London Fashion Week - rustic nostalgics and urban warriors.

<i>Amanda Laird:</i> Roast pumpkin with watercress and goat feta
Preheat oven to 200C. Brush each slice of pumpkin with olive oil, season and bake on a tray for 20 minutes or until tender.

Straighter hair without the iron comes at a cost
Taming unruly locks into a sleek and dead-straight do is a time-consuming obsession for many Kiwi women.

Rachida Dati - stilettos with a steely edge
Rachida Dati's extraordinary rise to power has taken her from a council estate upbringing to the highest echelons of French politics.