Just like fashion itself, Barbie is going back to basics with a new collection that celebrates the power and sophistication of the Little Black Dress.

Checked shirts have never gone out of fashion, but today this comfortable, rugged cloth of the clans is selling like never before.

Elizabeth Arden celebrates its 100th anniversary and a singular story.

Intelligent, mischievous and absurdly glamorous, French model and eternally beautiful style icon Ines de la Fressange gives a rare interview.

Hair and skincare needs change with time, writes Janetta Mackay.

Make the first meal of the day a delicious one for the mothers in your life.

Combine mother-daughter time with a treat this Mother's Day.

Big appetite? You won't go hungry at Der Metz, a German eatery whose focus is firmly on quantity.

Skin tone is becoming the new beauty obsession, writes Janetta Mackay.

Lights, makeup, camera ... controversy.

Highlighting powders are a lovely all-in-one way of sculpting and illuminating the face.

Pear and hazelnut bircher muesli

Coconut crumpets, wild thyme honey, creme fraiche.

Vanilla-baked quince.

No longer just a place to scrub up, Viva speaks to the design experts about what else is happening in the bathroom

Comedian Justine Smith gets serious about her favourite things.

World have collaborated with the Pashmina Environment and Community Trust to present a range of luxury pashminas.

Pick a palette like a true professional

Adventurous actress Morgana O'Reilly takes theatre around the world and to your place.

Printmaker Rodney Fumpston has the best of both worlds with a home in Auckland and the beloved place of his birth, Fiji.

Australian Fashion Week starts next week and some of our top designers will be there to showcase their goods. Viva looks at what else will be hot and happening on the runway this year.

Fed up with vacuous celebrity scents, perfumer Geza Schoen is teaming up with beautiful minds to inspire his new fragrances.

When the sad day comes for the barbecue to be stored, never fear, Ken Yakitori is here.

Kati Kasza's father instilled in her a love of plants and the importance of seeking quality.

Trend forecaster Li Edelkoort knows what we are going to wear, eat and drive before we have even thought about it.

Jean-Paul Gaultier's Classique fragrance is given a makeover.

Milan's furniture design fair, the Salone del Mobile, is a mecca for international trend-seekers.

It looks good, it tastes good and it sounds good too?