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Yves Saint Laurent's head designer has departed the famous label, leaving behind a mixed legacy.

Makeup maven Bobbi Brown shares her beauty philosophy and reveals a bit about her home life.

What's your fashion personality this winter? We chart the season's top looks via five fashion archetypes.

As summer winds down, it's a good time to host an elegant dinner party at home.

Radio announcer Amber Peebles talks us through her fashion sense.

Sally-Ann Mullin has a ball in her job dressing screen characters. She shares with Viva the things that make her tick.

Don't cut corners with your complexion if you want that lasting luminous look.

Who's who at this year's festival of fashion? We find out the details of each designer, and a little about their approach to the season.

Foodies need go no further for tidbits on the latest offerings in the culinary world.

Saarinen, Eames, Panton, van der Rohe, Colombo ... A Christchurch couple's furniture collection, about to be auctioned, is a literal roll call of key 20th century designers.

New season's makeup is as moreish as a plate of macaroons.

Who's who at this year's festival of fashion? We find out the details of each designer, and a little about their approach to the season.

The place to be is Queen's Wharf this evening when Viva celebrates the best of New Zealand fashion.

New Zealand's fascination with black is a lot more involved than meets the eye, says Doris de Pont in a new book.

A few tweaks are needed to make this eatery a fiesta of flavour.

Vermicelli, egg, soba ... so many varieties, so many delicious ways to prepare them.

Who's who at this year's festival of fashion? We find out the details of each designer, and a little about their approach to the season.

As eye-catching, hyper-real digital prints are embraced by top designers, 2012 will be a rainbow year.

Fashion designer Jenny Drury's business nous has seen her label, Ketz-ke, expand into the international market. Viva finds out more about her passions.

Prestigious choreographer Larry Keigwin heads Downunder to create a ballet.

Creating your own bespoke fabric designs is one way to stamp your mark on a collection. We meet three local textile queens.

Actress Danielle Cormack shares her style secrets.