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Penny Hunt & Milly Nolan

Beauty editor Milly Nolan experiences the Cutera CoolGlide laser system at Prescription Skin Care

Rebecca Vallance has just launched her first ready-to-wear winter collection.

Meet Rebecca Vallance. This new face on the design block has just launched her first ready-to-wear winter collection, for which she is garnering international recognition. And she’s already got some...

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What's in your wardrobe? Louise Gaffikin

Penny Hunt dives inside the wardrobes of the nation's most stylish to find out what they wear.

This week, fashion and beauty editor Penny Hunt caught up with Louise Gaffikin, showroom director for Marie-Claude Mallat, to find out what she'll be wearing this season, which brands she loves to...

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Find the right facial

Silly season may be just around the corner, but that's no reason to let your skin suffer.

If your schedule is anything like mine, then the lead-up to Christmas will require the skills of a professional juggler. For most of November and December, my weekends will be spent at an engagement ...

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Perth Fashion Festival

Milly Nolan travels to Western Australia to soak up the sights and sounds of Perth Fashion Festival.

Last week I crossed the Tasman to Western Australia’s capital city, for the annual Perth Fashion Festival (PFF). While the journey from New Zealand was a long 13 hours (including a stopover in...

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Day five at New Zealand Fashion Week

A whirlwind of fashion, hair and makeup trends, the 2011 New Zealand Fashion Week closed in style.

WORLD Not only was the WORLD show a presentation of their Autumn/Winter 2012 collection, but also the live finale of New Zealand’s Next Top Model , with the three finalists walking in the show....

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Day four at New Zealand Fashion Week

Milly Nolan brings you the latest fashion and beauty from day four of New Zealand Fashion Week

ZAMBESI In atypical fashion, the Zambesi show opened with not black, but bright neon yellow - an indication that something has shifted for the label, which is renowned for its dark palette. As the...

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Day three at New Zealand Fashion Week 2011

Milly Nolan brings you the latest trends emerging on day three of New Zealand Fashion Week.

RUBY It was a good thing that the Ruby show was held in a large Grey Lynn warehouse, as the turn-out was impressive – with young hipsters, media, friends and family all there to show their support...

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Day one at New Zealand Fashion Week 2011

Sabatini kicks off New Zealand Fashion Week in style with a champagne breakfast.

Although the event officially starts on August 30, Sabatini kick started New Zealand Fashion Week 2011 with a champagne breakfast and show to celebrate their 20th birthday – a milestone for the...

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Day two at New Zealand Fashion Week 2011

As NZFW 2011 enters its second day, Milly Nolan brings you the latest trends from the catwalk.

INGRID STARNES Having honed her craft of pattern-making and design at Kate Sylvester, Ingrid Starnes set out on her own in 2009 and today showed for the first time at New Zealand Fashion Week,...

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The secret to straightness

These days, having your hair permanently straightened doesn't need to involve heavy chemicals.

A few years ago, having your hair permanently straightened was only possible with the use of heavy chemicals, which generally left you with poker-straight but lifeless locks. Then came KeraStraight, ...

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Dress Michelle Obama

How does Michelle Obama manage such a perfectly styled look?

When is a dress not just a dress? From the moment the US first lady Michelle Obama posed for US Vogue wearing a J Crew two-piece, commentators have applauded her for championing affordable,...

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Jewllery notes

The Style Files : Jewllery notes

Oh Ebony For serious art lovers, a trip to Miami was once only complete with a trip to Rosa de La Cruz’ Key Biscayne house to view the prodigious collector’s recent acquisitions. But with the...

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NYC Unpacked

The Style Files : NYC Unpacked

Famed choreographer George Balanchine’s practical wisdom “there are no new steps, only new combinations” rang true at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York this February where reconfigured...

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Tuxedo time

Move over Yves Saint Laurent, tuxedo style is making a comeback.

There is no better fashion image of a 20th century woman’s tuxedo than that shot by Helmut Newton for Yves Saint Laurent, at night in a Paris back street - and there's probably never been a better...

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Tutti frutti

Trying to understand Miuccia Prada's fascination with banana earrings is a complex matter.

Late last year when, Miuccia Prada unveiled her spring / summer 2011 collection in Milan, she took to wearing dangling banana earrings. Ever the connoisseur of kitsch Prada can get away with such...

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Put your hands on me  John F. Kennedy

Lady Gaga made her runway debut this week at a Thierry Mugler show in Paris.

Pop star Lady Gaga made her catwalk debut in Paris this week in homage to the French designer, Thierry Mugler. The Mugler brand, founded by the outrageous Paris fashion icon of the 1980's, has been ...

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Cycle chic

The bike is now the ultimate fashion accessory, but it was in Copenhagen where cycle chic was born.

Cycling is officially chic. From London to Copenhagen to Sydney fashion aficionados are uniting under the Cycle Chic Manifesto. Their vision is clear: all those wishing to join the revolution must...

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Weekend wardrobe conundrums

Fashion editor Penny Hunt solves your weekend wardrobe conundrum with these summer trends.

Dressing for the office is simple: the golden rule is wear attire appropriate for your profession. Special-occasion or evening dress is, again, easy: simply read the invitation and follow the...

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A summer affair

With the holiday season on the horizon it's time to shed the woolly layers and embrace summer style.

PRIMARY BLOCK Forget pastels, "brave, bold, and obvious” is the colour motto this summer season. From Karen Walker to Prada, Joe & Paul and Jil Sander hot pink, vibrant teal, canary yellow...

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