Once a year we stop to watch what glamour stars will bring to the Met Gala red carpet, and this year was no exception. Embracing the “Punk: Chaos to Couture” theme, celebrities from Beyonce to Kylie Minogue hit the red carpet in a sea of stunning dresses with a punk rock edge. The event, which […]

While big name designers are still sending scarily-skinny girls down catwalks around the world, retail giant H&M has decided to champion a curvier beauty ideal. The clothing company’s new summer campaign features Jennie Runk, a size 16 model, in a collection of sexy swimsuits. What’s more, the retailer has skipped the usually ubiquitous “plus-size” tag […]

Fashion magazines are not known for celebrating curves but Elle Quebec has bucked the trend by elevating a plus-size model to covergirl status in its most recent issue. French-Canadian model Justine Legault, who wears the equivalent of an Australian size 16, is the first plus-size model to grace the cover of the mainstream magazine. The […]

New mums are embracing a different approach when it comes to getting their pre-baby bodies back — wearing an old-fashioned girdle. Jessica Alba recently admitted she used a corset to get back her toned tummy and post baby figure, and it looks like she isn’t the only one. “I wore a double corset day and […]

If you thought sexy bikinis were only forSports Illustratedmodels, take it up with plus-size fashion blogger Gabi Gregg and she’ll teach you a thing or two. The 25-year-old’s blogGabiFreshshot to fame last year with this post where Gabi, who wears a US size 18, showed stunning holiday snaps in her ‘fatkini’, inspiring full-figured women to […]

Nothing makes a girl feel so pretty as a pretty dress. The Australian designer, Leona Edmiston, knows this better than anyone – and proved it again at a special preview of her Spring Summer 2013 collection earlier this week. It was a Monday night – that was a surprise, and a delight. Everyone felt fresh; […]

For years the school formal or prom has been a rite of passage and the highlight in a teenager’s school life, but now children as young as four are engaging in the same tradition, with no expense spared. In the UK, tots are having prom events when they leave preschool to mark the beginning of […]

Talia Joy Castellano was diagnosed with terminal cancer six years ago, but she hasn’t let her illness get in the way of her dream of becoming a fashion sensation. The thirteen-year-old US girl started posting make-up tutorials on YouTube following her leukaemia diagnosis on Valentine’s Day in 2007, and has since clocked up almost 40 […]

Can you even imagine raising a child without nappies? An increasing number of Australia parents are doing just that, joining the US “diaper-free” movement and attempting to toilet train their kids from birth. Confused? Disgusted? So is Zoe Arnold. I always feel a bit intimidated around hipsters. You know the type: unwashed hair, mismatched clothes, […]