Fashion

Perth pair takes top fashion prize in One Fell Swoop

Candice Barnes 2:05 PM   Womenswear label One Fell Swoop was the toast of the town on Monday night after it was named designer of the year at the Western Australian Fashion Awards.

McDonald's launches its own fashion line

Livia Gamble   McDonald's revealed the new range this week at the McWalk fashion show in Sweden.

Functional to seductive: 350 years of underwear

Lisa Visentin   From the functionality of billowing bloomers to the skimpy satin numbers of the present day, the Undressed exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum offers a peek inside the boudoirs of women and men across 350 years of evolving fashions in underwear. Below are some of the collection's feature pieces.

Beauty

The world's 'most beautiful faces'

Robert Dex 10:54 AM   A computer program usually used to draw up e-fits of wanted criminals is being used to create the faces of the most beautiful man and woman in the world.

Why some critics think Japan’s Miss Universe contestant isn’t Japanese enough

Peter Holley   By most of the rest of the the world's standards, Ariana Miyamoto is thoroughly Japanese.

Transgender teen signed to skincare campaign

Michael Koziol   In a sign that corporate conceptions of what constitutes beauty may be slowly widening, a major brand has signed a transgender teenager to a skincare campaign.

Wellbeing

Welcome to Your Stories

Nedahl Stelio 12:43 PM   Send us your inspiring health story to yourstories@fairfaxmedia.com.au

Who is Kayla Itsines?

Mary Ward   Who is Kayla Istines and why is she at war with someone who eats bananas?

Home & Style

Leonardo DiCaprio is renting out his Palm Springs abode

Livia Gamble   Leonardo DiCaprio's grandiose Palm Springs apartment can be rented for a king's ransom.

Make your home office homely

Megan Blandford   If you have the freedom to work from home, make it an office of inspiration.

'Green' cleaning products may not be what they seem

Alana Schetzer   Consumers buying products marked "green" or "natural" may think they are doing the right thing for the environment, but scientists have discovered a link between many common ingredients and risks to human health.

Life

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New tattoos and old taboos

Michael Koziol 5:32 PM   A new television series looks at the tapestry of Australians who ink up each year - and why they do it.

Life hacks: Seven shortcuts to an easier day

Michael Koziol 1:26 PM   Do you simply throw out your used toilet rolls? Unless you have kids who are into craft, you almost certainly do. But that would be folly.