A good night’s rest is essential to feeling vital — make sure your bedroom is an oasis of calm and luxury.

Brand strategist and leadership coach Sandy Burgham advocates playtime as an essential element for a well-rounded life.

A new boyfriend has Noelle McCarthy in a style dilemma.

Move your mojo in 2014 with a balance of spontaneity, calmness, courage and planning. Mentor Jo Brown shares her top tips.

Tweaking our beauty routines keeps things fresh, so it is always good to be open to new approaches.

Janetta Mackay gets a bit girlish over these new pastel temptations.

A versatile wardrobe gets gallerist Sarah Hopkinson through her work day.

The iD International Emerging Designer Awards will celebrate 10 years of supporting young talent in April, with the finalists for this year’s competition just announced.

Karen Walker's latest eyewear campaign highlights a new collaboration with the Ethical Fashion Initiative.

Teens should be free to experiment with fashion and beauty before they come under serious scrutiny - including Lorde, writes Janetta Mackay.

Treatments optimised to advances in skin science are a new-tech trend, reports beauty editor Janetta Mackay.

Karl Lagerfeld presents a collection of dynamic modernism with exquisite examples of handcraft.

Our money is on Lorde winning something at the Grammy Awards - but what will she wear?! Several local fashion designers have produced very Lorde-y pieces for winter - we imagine her rocking the red carpet in these suggestions.

A gallery of work from pioneer fashion photographer Erwin Blumenfeld.

Pioneering fashion photographer Erwin Blumenfeld was once the highest-paid in the world. A documentary shines the spotlight on this extraordinary man. His grandson Remy Blumenfeld, who produced the film, talks exclusively to Viva.

What to covet this week.

The author of the book French Women Don't Get Fat is set to visit New Zealand. Janetta Mackay looks at how Kiwi woman can adapt her maxim of being comfortable in one's skin.

Be stylish and comfortable at Friday's BDO in these festival appropriate pieces.

Icebreaker's Maya Gaebler talks about fitness, family and finding purpose.

Fashion and faces to look out for this coming year.

Our pick of pieces to love right now.

What's new in menswear from Prada, Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana and more.

Busy designer Kate Sylvester retreats to one of Northland's loveliest beaches to replenish her energy for 2014.

10 summer looks to keep you looking - and feeling - cool on your holiday break.

What to be seen reading this summer.

No need for Trelise Cooper to frequent restaurants and bars this summer - the sea and the barbecue will provide.

Lazy days at home with the family make the perfect retreat for the jet-setting designer.

Heading to the races at Ellerslie on Boxing Day? Our tips for standing out - and winning - Viva Fashions in the Field.

Left it to the last minute? Be inspired by our pick of affordable Christmas presents for everyone in your life.

All Juliette Hogan needs for Christmas is family, the beach and a good barbecue.