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Floral favourites
The print shirt has become a staple in menswear for several seasons now, with a focus on bold prints and perennial floral favourites.
Debenhams shows diversity in fashion
Debenhams has become the first high street retailer in the UK to promote its latest fashion collections by using models in a diverse variety of ages, sizes and looks.
America's Cup fashion
This week it's all about the America's Cup. Auckland's harbourside has been heating up with early morning breakfast screenings.
Clash cool
Combining prints with prints may have worn itself thin lately, as over-styled street-style stars continue to saturate the trend. Stylist: Dan Ahwa Model: Jaeger Glucina from Nova Models Hair and makeup: Katie Melody Rogers Stylist’s assistant: Tautahi Subritzky Pictures: Natalie Slade
Style File: NZFW special
Style File are right in the thick of things at this year's New Zealand Fashion Week. Check out the street style from the fashion pack.
Vanity Fair celebrates 100 years
Vanity Fair magazine celebrates its 100th anniversary with a cover by renowned photographer Annie Leibovitz. Take a look at some of the iconic magazine's most famous covers over the last 100 years.
NY Fashion Week: Prabal Gurung Fall 2013
Military touches are shorthand in high fashion for strength and confidence. Gurung added some exclamation points, specifically citing as his muse a woman in combat. There has been much in the news - and Gurung is a newshound - about the Pentagon's decision to open more on-the-ground options to women and also technological advances in women's body armour. "They're redesigning the whole uniform for women because all this while they've been wearing men's uniform,'' he said backstage. That led Gurung to think about women's empowerment, all the way to women he read about from the Ukraine who are coming together in self-defence against human trafficking. There were smart jackets with gold hardware and some with red-and-black brocades, crisp navy suits, and leather harnesses over stretch-crepe dresses with sexy slashes on the bodice and asymmetric peplums and hemlines. There had to be a little femininity mixed in with the aggressiveness, Gurung explained, because it's femininity that gives women their best tool "to rule a man's world.''
NY Fashion Week: Jill Stuart Fall 2013
It was that easy: Stuart woke up one day thinking about how stylish British model Stella Tennant and her friends were, so Stuart thought she would create a wardrobe just for them. She aimed to dress an aristocratic fashion risk-taker for all those parties at castles in the English countryside. "I was thinking about the beautiful dinners and the charades she and her friends play, and the great performances they see at the end of the night,'' Stuart said backstage. Her offerings include a plum-coloured halter dress covered in satin flowers, a more tailored dress in black wool with more sharply cut flowers, and a white sheer man-tailored shirt paired with black evening shorts and a full-cut long black coat.
NY Fashion Week: Nicole Miller Fall 2013
Miller's collection was called "Menswear With a Twist: Raiding the Boyfriend's Closet.'' It was the good girl meets bad boy, packing a wardrobe of tough leather jackets, pleated skirts and several fedoras for the adventure. No apologies to mum. There were particularly short knit dresses and a skin-hugging corset dress in a print called "tatooage,'' which looked exactly as it sounds. And there were outfits more in line with what's expected from Miller, including a long dress in a wallflower print with a ruffle front and a stretch-denim dress with sexy net inserts. The black matte-jersey, floor-length dress, with a dropped leather waist and notched V neck, that closed the show was the right high note to leave on. But where Miller saw "golf pants'' on a pair of loose baggy trousers paired with a burned out velvet-and-georgette blouse, the audience might have seen glorified sweats.
Robe up this season
Dressing between seasons means making the most of versatile pieces from lightweight knitwear to chambray separates, the type of clothing items that work well in both cool and mild temperatures.
Top 10 highest paid models
Take a look at this list of the top 10 highest paid models in the world.
Pirelli calendar 50th anniversary shoot
To celebrate 50 years of success, the Italian tyre manufacturer praises the world's supermodels, exposing them in a sexy, yet discreet photoshoot by renowned fashion photographers Patrick Demarchelier and Peter Lindbergh.
Teen Choice Awards 2013
Stars arrive at the Teen Choice Awards at the Gibson Amphitheater in Los Angeles.
Pinstripe chic
Over the years, the pinstripe has been revisited by designers looking to add a touch of the sartorial into their collections.
NY Fashion Week: Kenneth Cole Fall 2013
Kenneth Cole has returned to New York Fashion Week after a seven-year hiatus.
The Heart Truth 2013 Fashion Show
This is the unofficial kick-off of New York Fashion Week. The event, staged to draw awareness to women's heart health, included a collection of celebrity faces, from Wendy Williams and Kelly Osbourne to the youngest girls of the Kardashian clan. Check out the pictures.
Alexander Wang's surprise free sale
Designer Alexander Wang invited fans to a surprise event then told them via video that they could take as much FREE clothing as they could carry. A video was made to document the mayhem at the one-time event that sees men and women go mental, snatching up as many pieces from the Fall '13 T by Alexander Wang collection as they can. Check out the trampling, kicking, screaming, punching and stealing as the crowd goes wild at the free-for-all.
Louis Vuitton campaign with Michelle Williams
Go behind the scenes of the Louis Vuitton campaign shoot featuring actress Michelle Williams.
Juliette Hogan summer 2013: Kaleidoscope City
A trip to Tokyo inspired Juliette Hogan’s beautiful new summer collection Kaleidoscope City, showcased in this video that sees model Alyssa at the circus, among the flashing lights and fireworks. Read Viva’s Juliette Hogan profile in this week’s issue.
Animal head sweatshirts
High-fashion brands have given the humble sweatshirt a makeover, turning it into one of the season’s most-coveted wardrobe stars.
Perfect winter blazers
Tailored jackets have made a strong impact this season, with designers and retailers focusing on trimmer shapes, slim lapels and traditional fabrics such as tweed, wool and boucle.
Bizarre bras
Take a look at this strange and wonderful bras from a new book compiling the very best from the World of Wearable Art's Bizarre Bras.
Check out: The best bow ties
Bow ties have been reworked this season from formal into several casual alternatives available in tweed, wool and grosgrain, reflecting a growing appreciation for traditional aspects of men’s dressing.
Bags we love
There's a sense of mystery when it comes to a woman and her handbag, the contents of which can leave any man utterly perplexed.
Karen Walker campaigns
As Karen Walker celebrates 20 years in retail, she takes a look back at some of her memorable campaigns.