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New York Fashion Week kicks off with 'Oz' slippers

This must have been a fantasy imagined by a fashionista: Dorothy's 70-ear-old ruby slippers from "The Wizard of Oz" were redone by contemporary designers and landed in Saks Fifth Avenue's shoe department - which is big enough to have its own zip code.

Into the fold

Photos Akira Isogawa brings a touch of origami to Melbourne's Spring Fashion Week.

Gisele Bundchen is the 'canvas' for many looks

Gisele Bundchen, the Brazilian bombshell who is one of the last to earn the supermodel title, has the luxury of picking and choosing her assignments now. That privilege didn't come quite overnight, even if she's only 28 years old...

Racing carnivals war over fashion

Photos Caulfield and Flemington enter a "carnival war" in their bids for style supremacy.

Steiff to make Lagerfeld teddy bear

Ever felt like cuddling up with Karl Lagerfeld? A German company is making a high-style teddy bear modeled on the Paris-based fashion designer, right down to his white-collared shirt and jet black tie.

10 items for every woman's closet

When you open your closet door, what do you see? There are 10 basic, must-have wardrobe essentials, according to fashion designer Tim Gunn.

Fashion Week warms to va-va-voom

Photos Melbourne Spring Fashion Week's first public event appeared to be a cold fizzer.

Hit for tats - pity about the mixed messages

If Scarlett Johansson, the doyenne of effortless chic, is sporting ink it must be the new trend.

Carnival atmosphere

Get your race-day look off to a running start with these expert tips.

Janet Jackson to release Aussie underwear line

Janet Jackson is releasing her own range of underwear. Designed by the singer in collaboration with Australian designer Bruno Schiavi, the line is named after Janet's 1987 hit 'Pleasure Principle'.

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