Oozing glamour
Nicole Kidman shines at Cannes
Sarah Berry The 66th Cannes Film Festival has opened with pompadour and ceremony thanks to Nicole Kidman's impressive coiffe.
Buyers win as velvet rope lifts on catwalk designs
PAULA JOYE The latest fashion is more affordable than ever with high-end labels finding homes among mid-market brands.
Date with Kate: Jessica Gomes
KATE WATERHOUSE Model Jessica Gomes on filling Miranda Kerr's shoes, finding success in her home country and having her sights on Hollywood.
Look on the sunny side
Maggie Alderson Yellow, as the best idea ever, is something that's snuck up on us. It has been ignored for so many years as the colour that didn't really suit anyone, rarely even seen on sale in clothes shops - despite being perennially popular for interiors.
All fine and dandy
There's a new breed of dapper dude in town, and Rachelle Unreich has found out where he shops, grooms, wines and dines.
The rules: Look on the sunny side
Maggie Alderson In fashion circles, yellow has long been considered a lemon, but those who embrace it will shine.
High fashion embarks on safari to bring sustainable income to African workers
PAULA JOYE Fashion has always had its philanthropists but Sydney label Sass & Bide has taken aid to a new level by manufacturing in the slums of Nairobi.
Flapper fashion
Best in show
PAULA JOYE Without pointing any fingers there's a lesson to be learned from last night's fashion fails. And wins.
Shopping addiction
Retail remedies... or an acquiring addiction?
PAULA JOYE With many of us not living within our means, shopping can turn from a happy hobby to a troubling habit.
Billboard Awards
Near naked stars turn out for 2013 Billboard Awards
JENNA CLARKE The 2013 Billboard Music Awards was a cavalcade of sheer delight.
Street seen
Arsineh Houspian Painter Alex Ramsdale describes her style as smart with a bit of hipster to it.
One detail can transform an outfit
Maggie Alderson Can I just say that if I won the lottery, the very first thing I would do (before even looking at real estate and contacting a lawyer to start setting up my charitable foundation ...) is to go out and buy this handbag.
Retailers raise fashion stakes with exclusive designer collaborations
PAULA JOYE It's the age of fashion democracy: luxury design at affordable prices. Ten years after Chanel's Karl Lagerfeld produced a collection for Swedish mass retailer H&M, high-end designer collaborations are no longer a trend but essential weapons in the fast fashion war.
Oozing glamour
Nicole Kidman shines at Cannes
Sarah Berry The 66th Cannes Film Festival has opened with pompadour and ceremony thanks to Nicole Kidman's impressive coiffe.
Fit romance
Bridges and Willis make very public statement
JO CASAMENTO Michelle Bridges and Steve Willis aka 'Commando' have been strenuously denying their romance. Do actions speak louder than words?
Style awards
Thanks via video as Kidman cops another award in style
ANDREW HORNERY Nicole Kidman's trophy cabinet is already groaning, but the actor will no doubt be pushing her Golden Globes, BAFTAS, Oscar and United Nations Humanitarian Award aside to make way for her latest gong: InStyle magazine's Women of Style inaugural Hall of Fame Award.
LED LBD?
Fashion Technology – the new frontier
Natasha Silva-Jelly Live runway streaming? Smartphone style apps? So last season. On 'planet fashion' technology continues to move faster than holographic Burberry models on the runway.
Poaching labels
Stealing beauty: DJs nabs Myer designers
PAULA JOYE David Jones has launched heavy artillery in the ongoing store wars, poaching five premium fashion labels from rival Myer.
Date with Kate: Jess Hart
KATE WATERHOUSE Gap-toothed beauty Jess Hart is following in the footsteps of Miranda Kerr.
Cool-climate clobber
Rachelle Unreich As winter looms, it's time to bulk up your wardrobe with this season's trends, from coats and capes to leather and leopard.
Street seen
Arsineh Houspian 'I admire the style of Nick Cave. He's really rock'n'roll and grunge with class.'
The rules: Embrace a new genre
Kate Moss takes Maggie Alderson back to her uni years, in which the jumpsuit featured prominently as a versatile and - sometimes - practical wardrobe mainstay.
Home style
At home with Peter Morrissey
Ian Lloyd Neubauer His move downmarket raised eyebrows, but the designer who helped inspire Australian fashion is a man for the people.
Glamorous rebel
Punk's back, but only the finest cuts
PAULA JOYE Dust off your tartan trousers and smudge on some black eyeliner because fashion's disobedient child - punk - is back. Soft-studded leather jackets, sharp plaid blazers and spiked stilettos make the modern punk a far more glamorous rebel.
Italian luxury knitwear legend Missoni dead at 92
Italian knitwear impresario Ottavio "Tai" Missoni, an innovator whose distinctive colourful zigzag dresses became a global fashion empire, died on Thursday at his home at 92, his family said.
Sexy seniors
Australia's 'Trinny' bringing style back to the 50+ set
Natasha Silva-Jelly Suzy Black is a stylish woman who's helping ladies over 50 get their fashion mojo back.
Street seen
Arsineh Houspian 'I love all of my mum's old clothes from the 1980s and '90s that have a bit of vintage grunge to them.'
The rules: Rejoice in the past
Maggie Alderson As designers reimagine '90s trends, re-welcome the pant suit back into your life.
Fashion in a flap with hysteria on the historical
PAULA JOYE Baz Lurhmann's adaptation of The Great Gatsby is leading a revival of Jazz Age dressing.
Gothic gowns
Fashion week Canberra-style
JENNA CLARKE She's the favoured wedding dress designer of rugby WAGs in her homeland but there was nothing pure and virginal about Sarah Joseph's gothic gowns which made their sultry Australian debut during Canberra’s inaugural Fashion Week event, Fashfest.
Vogue's view
The View on Vogue from Clements
SHELLY HORTON Former Vogue Australia editor Kirstie Clements will discuss the drastic measures models take to stay 'catwalk thin' on America chat show The View.
Fashion Blogs
Style Files, Paula Joye
Paula Joye has spent the last twenty years working in the fashion industry. The former editor of Cleo, Shop Til You Drop and Madison magazines, she believes in the healing power of shoes and that leggings should never be worn as pants.
Photos
Celebrity red carpet watch
Premieres, parties, awards and events. Where the stars have been spotted this week.
Northern Territory Fashion Week 2013
NT Fashion Week is an annual event where Darwin Fashion Designers create wearable art/fashion commemorating the bombing of Darwin.
Great Gatsby fashion
Fashion editor, Paula Joye reveals her favourite fashions on the Great Gatsby red carpet.
Billboard Music Awards red carpet
The stars turn out, in relatively demure fashion, for the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas.
Celebrity red carpet watch
Galas, special screenings, presentations and premieres. Where the stars have been spotted this week.
Videos
Who took the $2.6m necklace in Cannes?
Diamond necklace swiped from a Cannes party after being shown on a catwalk in front of the likes of Leonardo Di Caprio and Paris Hilton.
Gatsby fashion - who wore it best?
Flapper dresses, feathers and headbands filled the red carpet at the Sydney premiere of The Great Gatsby, but who wore it best?
Does style come from within?
Shelly Horton reports from the InStyle Awards 2013, which celebrates inspirational women who are making a difference in their fields.
Aussie helps pen Beyonce's new tune
Singer Beyonce Knowles has released a video for fashion store H&M. The beachwear campaign features her new song co-written by Australian singer-songriter SIA .
Brazilian bikini bodies at Fashion Rio
Brazil's hottest bikini trends go on display during the second day of week-long beachwear spectacle Fashion Rio.
