Fashion
Fashion: Prim time
11:26am Go lady-like in these pretty ensembles.
Fame is a four-letter word
Penelope Cruz's haute hate bait
![Penelope Cruz](http://web.archive.org./web/20110524105409im_/http://images.watoday.com.au/2011/05/23/2378902/penelope_cruz_320-90x60.jpg)
Lenny Ann Low How can a simple gown inspire so much hatred, asks Lenny Ann Low.
Fashion Festival fit for a Duchess
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Katherine Feeney A collection of sultry models will bring the designs favoured by Catherine Middleton and Sienna Miller to life at the 2011 Brisbane Fashion Festival, with Miller's own eponymous collection joining Daniella Helayel's Issa label, beloved by Middleton, on the runway.
Learning curves: it's burlesque or bust
![Plus-size model Hana](http://web.archive.org./web/20110524105409im_/http://images.watoday.com.au/2011/05/19/2372568/th_BURLESQUE2-90x60.jpg)
Janice Breen Burns Life is a cabaret for this offbeat Brunswick East designer.
Claremont Sass and Bide opens their doors
![Sass and Bide Claremont opening.](http://web.archive.org./web/20110524105409im_/http://images.watoday.com.au/2011/05/19/2371658/SassBide_320-90x60.jpg)
Your backstage peek into all the glitz of Sass and Bide's official opening their 17th stand-alone store in Claremont.
Charity auction
Bids soar for Princess Beatrice 'toilet seat' wedding hat
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The much-mocked hat worn by Princess Beatrice to Britain's royal wedding last month - widely described as looking like a "toilet seat" - is up for sale on eBay where bids have reached 18,400 pounds ($28,000).
Design book gets a handle on our 'It' bag obsessions through the years
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Natasha Silva-jelly HANDBAGS are one of the hottest commodities in the multibillion-dollar fashion industry. Flexing their muscle even in the face of the global financial crisis, major players LVMH, Prada, Coach and Mulberry have all reported a spike in sales in the past two financial years.
Allure in a manner most fitting
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For more than 60 years, Simone Perele has melded fashion and function, writes Georgina Safe.
Sinfully sexy
The allure of French lingerie
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Georgina Safe Sensual designs and fabulous fit underlie Simone Perele's popularity.
Intimate exhibition
Gisele Bundchen's intimate lingerie show
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Brazilian beauty models her new lingerie line, Gisele Bundchen Intimates, in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Head gear
Wiggles bid for Princess Beatrice hat
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The stars of toddler pop are in the market for "crazy costumes".
Fashion verdict
Superinjunction v power dress: the case for courtroom chic
![Imogen](http://web.archive.org./web/20110524105409im_/http://images.watoday.com.au/2011/05/18/2369637/dress320-90x60.jpg)
What to wear for a court appearance? Did Imogen Thomas get it right for her superinjunction appeal? Jess Cartner-Morley passes judgment.
Porn chic
Tart or trainee?
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Is office appropriate style a matter of your age or just common sense? Dressing for work has never been more fraught, but as Natalie Reilly says, getting it right is as vital as ever.
Too feminine
Book giants censor Aussie male model's breasts
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Megan Levy A magazine cover featuring Broadmeadows boy Andrej Pejic has been deemed too racy for magazine stands in the US because the gender-bending model is bare-chested and looks too feminine.
Ready-to-tear fashion
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Janice Breen Burns Paper dresses from the '60s are part of a fascinating exhibition.
Winter trends 3: Capes
Be a style crusader in the season's new coat
Out of the box, a bold thinker bends minds
![Gareth Pugh's designs, which embody mortality, will be seen at the State of Design Festival.](http://web.archive.org./web/20110524105409im_/http://images.watoday.com.au/2011/05/12/2359272/th_541703606-90x60.jpg)
Janice Breen Burns After one of designer Gareth Pugh's loftier flights of creativity in 2005, a plucky young model with a soft spot for the British fashion wunderkind was asked to sign a 'death waiver' to walk in his show. Which she did.
Social photos
Stefan's Hair Awards
![Stefan's 2012 Hair Awards night was a glitzy affair.](http://web.archive.org./web/20110524105409im_/http://images.watoday.com.au/2011/05/12/2359147/th_A71F9881-90x60.jpg)
Brian McFadden, Anna Bligh and a range of local power-brokers joined hundreds of hairdressers for the annual 'do of prominent Brisbane businessman and philanthropist, Stefan Ackerie.
Fields of gold
Put on the knits – in luxurious layers and chunky textures.
Cossie kerfuffle
Lisa's blue over 'goddess' swimsuit now a diplomatic issue
![Lakshmi](http://web.archive.org./web/20110524105409im_/http://images.watoday.com.au/2011/05/10/2353947/lakshmi320-90x60.jpg)
Georgina Robinson The stoush over a racy swimsuit emblazoned with an image of a Hindu goddess has escalated to diplomatic levels.
Past perfect for the present
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Megan Johnston Savvy dealers are making vintage fresh again, writes Megan Johnston.
Brands opt to try on edgy shorts
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Glynis Traill-nash Runway shows have a creative and cost-effective competitor in film, writes Glynis Traill-Nash.
Prada gets a stitch in Hong Kong pitch
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Imogen Fox THE fashion designer and one-time women's rights campaigner Miuccia Prada told reporters last year she believed feminism no longer existed. She may now be rethinking that view.
Op shops on way up with celebrity help
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Megan Johnston CHARITY shops are revamping the way they do business by opening upmarket designer stores, hosting styling shows and launching pop-up shops.
Sneak peek for Brisbane fashionistas
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Katherine Feeney With the countdown on for fashion house Chanel's opening at Queen's Plaza, Brisbane fashionistas are looking to a Cannes fashion runway show for a taste of what's to come.
Cannes fashion cometh
Chanel Cruise collection 2012
Karl Largerfeld unveils his latest collection for luxury fashion house Chanel at the French Riviera, two days ahead of Cannes and just months before Brisbane gets ready to welcome it's own Chanel boutique.
Protest
Indian fury at Hindu goddess on skimpy swimsuits
![Lakshmi](http://web.archive.org./web/20110524105409im_/http://images.watoday.com.au/2011/05/10/2353947/lakshmi320-90x60.jpg)
Georgina Robinson The latest goddess-inspired collection from a whale-loving Byron Bay swimsuit designer has sparked outrage in India.
Beach dreaming
Brights and bikinis: the best of new beachwear
![Karen Neilsen one-piece.](http://web.archive.org./web/20110524105409im_/http://images.watoday.com.au/2011/05/10/2353918/swimwear_320-90x60.jpg)
Vibrant colours, string bikinis and cut-out styles predominate in this year's Australian swimwear designs.