Fashion

Trend of personalised presents changes the game of gift-giving

Sarah Berry   New product technology is allowing customers to create their own individual versions of everything from surfboards to gin.

The most important fashion moments of 2015

Elizabeth Clarke   Harry Styles in floral, Justin Bieber's abs and Caitlyn Jenner had some of the most memorable sartorial moments of 2015.

Break dress codes with tartan aplomb

Maggie Alderson   The Brits don't do double tartan. Who better to smash this code than Eddie Redmayne?

Beauty

Miss Universe judge Perez Hilton slams Miss Colombia for being a 'diva'

Jenna Clarke   "I'm like, you're Sofia Vergara. You're not Miss Universe."

Was Steve Harvey's Miss Universe mix-up a publicity stunt? Conspiracy theories begin

Emily Yahr   Steve Harvey mixing up the winner of the 2015 Miss Universe pageant on Sunday had all the ingredients of an epic viral moment: A beauty pageant. An embarrassing gaffe. The agonising scene when Harvey admitted he made a mistake. The look on Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez's face when her crown was taken off and given to the real winner, Miss Philippines Pia Wurtzbach.

Miss Colombia philosophical after mistakenly crowned Miss Universe

Jenna Clarke   Miss Colombia 'happy' despite the embarrassing outcome which saw her stripped of the $400,000 crown.

Wellbeing

Heston Blumenthal: Our brains can be fooled into healthier eating

Heston Blumenthal 9:50 AM   Labelling and tax are not the only answers - we must be smarter if we are to tackle the obesity crisis, writes chef Heston Blumenthal.

A fit body leads to a fit brain

GRETCHEN REYNOLDS 8:16 AM   The most persistent theme in exercise science in 2015 was that to live long, age well and maintain a nimble mind and shapely brain, we must be physically active - but not for as much time as many of us might fear, or in the ways that many of us might guess.

'Fat but fit' may be a myth, researchers say

Ariana Eunjung Cha   One of the most controversial ideas in medical science today is whether people can really be fat and fit. That is, is weight in itself a marker of health - or simply a suggestion of a person's physical fitness?

Home & Style

Are men or women better at assembling Ikea furniture?

Jeff Guo   The putting together of flat-pack furniture is the new battle of the sexes.

Beyond the backyard

Beverley Johanson   A new precinct of luxury apartments is about to change Moonee Ponds for the better.

Editor's Choice

Veronica Ridge   HomeStyle editor Veronica Ridge tracks down creative places and new products that are cool and covetable.

Life

'Manspreading', 'Vape' and 'So': Hated words for 2016

Christine Hauser 1:09 PM   If you are still trying to decide on a New Year's resolution, there are some people who might be able to help: Promise never to use the word "problematic" again.

What to do with your unwanted Christmas gifts

Annita Batliwala   What to do with those unwanted Christmas presents without having to awkwardly ask for the receipt.

How I broke free from New Year's Eve expectations

Sara Eckel   On a New Year's Eve many years ago, I watched an early evening snowstorm from the one window of my 200-square-foot Manhattan apartment.