Pamela Wade admires the sweetest cupcake, iced with Swarovski crystals.

Two weeks on, the Rana Plaza catastrophe in Bangladesh is now the deadliest catastrophe in the history of the garment industry, with the death toll toping 1000.

It's one of the first rules of fashion - don't wear too many prints at once. Well, maybe it's time to break a few style laws this season, because clashing prints have burst onto the scene for autumn/winter.

Older women are challenging popular opinion on beauty and leading the charge is supermodel Carmen Dell'Orefice.

A handpicked selection of what's new in fashion, food and beauty right now. See this week's issue of Viva for more.

Stella McCartney did some spring cleaning for fall-winter, replacing her old wardrobe standbys with a more textural and sculpted collection than usual. With exaggerated lapels, it was the British tailoring staple - the dark pinstripe suit - that was reimagined. But for McCartney, the most feminine of designers, the menswear allusions were only hinted at. The signature remained relaxed, with soft silhouettes and circular cuts in silk duchess and silk cloquet jacquard.

Dame Vivienne Westwood has teamed up with Virgin Atlantic to design uniforms made from sustainable materials for cabin crew.

Even by mega-show standards, the reaction to Raf Simons' first ready-to-wear collection for Dior was frenzied. Lisa Armstrong got through the scrum to meet the man himself.

Commuters familiar with musty rush-hour train carriages may not believe it.

Singer-turned-fashion designer Victoria Beckham is preparing to open her own clothing store in her native London.

According to her stylist, Gwyneth Paltrow deserves to flaunt her trim and toned figure and that dress looked elegant not vulgar.

Some of humanity's daily tragedies stand out because they inflict wantonly futile suffering; others awake the persistent tug of collective conscience.

Robert Lloyd was born to collect. "I have garage sales in my blood," jokes the makeup artist and hairstylist for theatre, film and television, who has been collecting Crown Lynn and other retro treasures for over 40 years.

As a new generation of Russian It-girls cause a kerfuffle on the international catwalks, we take a look at Moscow's fashion revolution.

International fashion houses are snapping up Australian crocodile farms to feed demand for accessories made from the reptiles' skins, a farmer says.

Janice Dickinson has reportedly filed for bankruptcy, claiming that she is almost US$1 million in debt.

The best of Brazil's bikinis and swimwear was on display at the summer edition of Fashion Rio, attracting a growing number of foreign clients. From micro, string mini to maxi and pieces that can be worn day or night, there was enough to satisfy all tastes.

Isabella Rossellini once declared imperfections to be where life’s interesting bits are. Photographer Emma Bass thinks along similar lines, writes Rebecca Barry Hill.

Anti-bra claims stand no chance against the power of the lingerie-makers.

On the ground at Australian Fashion Week.

A Kiwi outdoor clothing start-up has raised more than $59,000 during the first 12 days of a crowdfunding campaign.

Qantas has unveiled its new uniform for 12,600 of its staff at a fashion parade featuring supermodel Miranda Kerr.

The Italian designer believes the industry is less creative now than it used to be.

Miranda Kerr denies she was dropped from Victoria's Secret and David Jones because she's hard to work with.

Heels and gowns mixed with laughter and inevitable tears last night at the inaugural Miss Junior New Zealand final.

New Zealand brand Zambesi returned to Australian Fashion Week after a two-year hiatus.

In one room, the whirr of the tattoo needle, in another the calm and conversation of an old-school barbershop, and lining the walls, framed pieces of tattoo flash.