Looking stylish every day is about doing your homework says fashion stylist Anna Caselberg. Add only what's essential to you closet and subtract ruthlessly.

Model Derya Parklak takes a turn as Juliet in a new local film adaptation of the Shakespearean love story.

Bringing some South African flavour and flair to Restaurant Month is visiting star chef Luke Dale-Roberts.

San Francisco's flea markets and thrift stores enchant Kiwi expat Ginny Fisher.

'Yeah, nah' rings out in a Kiwi restaurant on the shores of the America's Cup race route.

At Francis Ford Coppola Winery, no one gets to sit in the chair from The Godfather, not even staff, says Kiwi Stephan Micallef.

Nici Wickes is delighted by the amazing choice of quality eats on offer in San Francisco and by the ethical commitment to the food produced there.

Anna Weinberg likes to see humour amid madness.

Ginny Fisher takes in the glittering Louis Vuitton gala and enjoys the glamorous side of sailing.

Celebrate the two sides of San Francisco style with these contrasting all-American approaches to grooming, drawing on the city's hippie-chic ethos or the technology focus epitomised by nearby Silicon Valley.

There are no flash cars parked outside Google headquarters in Silicon Valley, California, only smart cars.

A handpicked selection of what’s new in fashion and culture right now. See this week’s issue of Viva for more.

French wines are finding favour with the Kiwi palate.

Linda Herrick talks to an Australian who has made French food his passion.

Family photos, Foxywood shoes and a treasured china swan thrill Paula Perillo.

Clothes that make you look fabulous yet don't get in the way of everyday life. That's why Isabel Marant's eponymous label is the hottest thing in French fashion.

Celebrate Bastille Day on July 14 with a memorable feast chez toi.

A handpicked edit of the best in French inspired style right now – see this week's issue of Viva for more.

More than 125 central-city restaurants and cafes will be creating special menus for the third annual Restaurant Month.

The Sugar Club was the perfect setting for our lunch party last week, when Viva celebrated the launch of this website, our new iPad app (available free at appstore.com/vivamagazinenz), and the redesign of our print magazine which comes free in the NZ Herald every Wednesday.

As Karen Walker celebrates 20 years in retail, she takes a look back at some of her memorable campaigns.