Her role as top model has allowed Grace Barcelos Owen to achieve a long-held dream, writes Rachel Grunwell.

In what many women would consider a fashion crime, an Auckland student has cleaned out half her wardrobe to make way for hand-me-downs and second-hand clothes.

A $10 million bra, embellished with a 52-carat pear-shaped ruby and over 4200 sapphires and diamonds, has been unveiled by South African model, Candice Swanepoel.

The singer, who is renowned for her over-the-top outfits, has told Graham Norton's BBC talk show that clothes keep her mentally on track.

The most beautiful women in the world have pulled on some bizarre looking outfits and taken to the stage in the Miss Universe costume show.

The Melbourne Cup is just as much about the fashion on the field as the fillies. Our gallery brings you the best looking ladies at gents at Flemington for race day.

This week's street style captures looks reflecting a typical spring day in the City of Sails.

Helen Mirren's rosy crop was a show-stopper, but these babes were looking the best on the soggy Bafta's red carpet.

Victoria Beckham, Christian Louboutin and Karl Lagerfeld are among the sartorial stars nominated in WGSN Global Fashion Awards 2013.

US rapper Kanye West says when it comes to fashion, Kim Kardashian reigns supreme over every woman, including Michelle Obama.

A French association that fights for the rights of curvy women has made an official complaint against designer Karl Lagerfeld over his comments that no one wants to see plump models on catwalks.

Collette Dinnigan changed the way the world thinks about Australian style and our perception of what is possible on the global stage.

Women have been celebrated for their curvacious bodies in the first ever plus-size fashion week in Paris.

Colin Mathura-Jeffree revels in the variety of Melbourne's fashion hotspots.

After 24 years in business, the designer most celebrated for her signature lingerie-style evening dresses has announced she is shutting most of her operations to spend more time with family.

Sponsored by Histoire de Courbes, a French group whose sole goal is to celebrate womens' curves, the showcase represents French designers including La Belle Affranchie, Maryse Richardson, Tamboo Bamboo and Femme Fabuleuses and has partnered with respectable retailers with stylish plus-size merch like Forever 21 and Asos Curve.

Victoria's Secret bombshell, Doutzen Kroes, admits she feels guilty working in an image obsessed profession.

Having curves and being proud of it has scored a young Auckland woman the biggest gig of her life.

Musicians from around the world have created their own custom Converse Sneakers as apart of the In Their Shoes Charity, which is raising money for the Breast Cancer Foundation.

Comedian, Melissa McCarthy, says she picked the jacket she wears on the cover of Elle, and denies the women's glossy of any fat-shaming.

A Kiwi designer is ecstatic R&B superstar Beyonce is taking two new shoes home as a souvenir from her New Zealand concerts.

Miranda Kerr says scheduling conflicts will prevent her from taking part in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show this year.

Australian supermodel Miranda Kerr became a Victoria's Secret angel in 2007.

Kate Moss is British Vogue's new contributing fashion editor.

The American actress has created a range of "socially responsible" accessories called Bare.

Kim Kardashian's engagement ring has sold at auction for nearly US$750,000 (NZ$896,000).