Zoe Walker reports from the Emerging Designer Awards at Dunedin iD 2010.

The flamboyant Zandra Rhodes will be a guest judge at Dunedin's iD fashion show.

The collection that Alexander McQueen started but never lived to complete was shown in Paris on Tuesday.

Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting and Black Caps Daniel Vettori and Brendon McCullum put aside their rivalry to enjoy a day at the races.

Young designer Brooke Fairgray's style is anything but boring.

With all the excitement around the Auckland Horse Racing Carnival, we couldn't go past this limited edition handmade 18ct gold and diamond pin.

With their cashmere sweaters and polished sling-backs, models at the Paris collections brought the upscale, impeccably groomed New York uptown girl of the mid-Nineties to mind.

In the first of her new fashion blogs, Viva writer Zoe Walker picks her fashion hits and misses from yesterday's Academy Awards.

Fashion blogger Isaac Hindin Miller delivers his verdicts after the 'spectacle of excess' that was the 82nd Academy Awards.

From lawyer to art retailer - Melanie-Jane Smith and what makes her tick.

Janetta Mackay shows you how to go the extra distance to look good for that big event.

Stripes are very racy, so get in the style of the season with Jockey's latest look.

Stylemakers with their eye on the latest trends advise on looks for that special occasion.

Raceday outfit winners and sisters Charlotte and Olivia Moor share their unique aesthetics.

An exclusive behind-the-scenes look at what makes Prada one of the world's most influential labels.

It's her job to make celebrities look good. Here we find out what Kiwi Emma Trask's personal tastes extend to.

Find the right match for your mop.

Organic - or at least more natural - shampoos are a growing trend.

Dry shampoos are the low-profile oddballs of the hair cleaning world. Their main fans are travellers and backstage fashion show stylists, especially time-poor ones.

Auckland boutique Made have just received a selection of pieces in store from new label Ingrid Starnes.

The trends from the latest international fashion weeks have yet to trickle down to stores here, but there is one key look you can wear right now: velvet.

The fight against killing animals for the sake of fashion continues but designers are increasingly going back to the old favourite - albeit claiming the skins are ethically produced.

No one does luxurious, practical outerwear better than the British label Burberry Prorsum, writes Carola Long.

When Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel created the little black dress in the Twenties, she could hardly have foreseen the sexy leather and lace versions which graced London Fashion Week yesterday.

Being comfortable while looking good is important to Tagata Pasifika's Angela Tiatia.

Stylish, wearable clothes which do not demand a model's body or a film star's lifestyle: that was what several designers delivered at London Fashion Week yesterday.