Milan Fashion Week....February 2012 - GQ

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I also had the chance to shoot the guys again during Milan for GQ. You can check them out here.

Milan Fashion Week....February 2012 - Vogue

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I know I have been remiss with my posts. You can see what I have been up to at the shows in Milan on Vogue. Click here to see more. These will update every day. I will catch up with you all soon. Xxxx

London Fashion Week....February 2012 - GQ

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Hello Everyone, Sorry I have been MIA. I have been shooting for British GQ. You can check out what I have been up to in their style news GQ Personal Street Style.

Out and about....model, singer, songwiter

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So fashion week comes to London today. Let the show begin. I spotted Isabella from quite a distance. I am loving the knee socks over tights thing that is going on at the moment and it was what which I  spotted first and had me dodging traffic to get to her. Isabella is a model and was on her way to a casting, we may well see her on the catwalk at some of the shows. Originally from Germany she was born in Bonn and grew up in was formally East Germany now all Berlin. Isabella is also a student at Kings College studying Geography. Her style influence comes from the diversity of London. Favourite places in London are Nottinghill and the East. Isabella's surprise was that she is also a singer/songwriter and is in a 10 piece band called Miss Terry Blue. She is amazing, clever, talented and beautiful.

I have a very busy few weeks now with London, Milan and Paris fashion weeks. Please be patient with me, I will comment back when I can. Wish me luck, lots of energy and most of all good weather. Xxxx

Out and about....D'Arblay St to Oxford Circus

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Only after I stopped Emily did I realise that her coat is a combination of a mac and and the beautiful overcoat. Emily's mum made her this piece. I love the shape it makes and the fact it is blue and grey. I would really love one of these. Both Emily and her mum are designers. Emily is a lingerie designer for Ace Style - they supply a lot of the high st stores. So you could have on some of her designs now ladies. Her mum is a knitwear designer and you can see her work here. It was a love of what her mum did that took Emily on the path she is on and at one point her mum was her teacher. She then went on to study contour fashion at De Montfort Uni. Emily has been at Ace Style for a year and a half now. It is her 1st job out of Uni. Her style influences are 2nd hand shops, 1930's vintage, just looking around and she loves silk and lace and is always drawn to it. Which I guess is a good thing for a lingerie designer. Her surprise was that she preformed ballet for Prince Charles at the Royal Albert Hall as part of one of the Royal Variety Performances. Emily's favourite place in London is Gordon's wine bar near Embankment. Overcoat Joan Murray Knitware, mack Zara, bag from a Hong Kong market, shoes Office.

On an other note - I was interviewed for Say Daily. You can check out the interview here. 

Out and about....Britain's Best young Tailor 2012

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Emma is the 1st ever British Best Young Tailor and how wonderful that our best young tailor is a woman. Emma is an apprentice at Dege and Skinner on Savile Row and has been working with them for a year and a half now. She started her training at the London College of Fashion were she did a foundation year in art and design but decided that she wanted to make really amazing clothes and didn't feel LCF was the right place for her. She felt the best place for her to learn her trade was on Savile Row. So after googling courses she found a pre-apprenticeship scheme that Newham College were offering. It was a year and a half basic tailoring skills course, where you had to make your own coat at the end of it. The course also sent them on work placement in Savile Row. Where she got to spend time at 3 tailoring houses. After which Peter Ward who is the head cutter at Dege and Skinner offered her a job.

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After working in different areas Emma now specialises in coat making. She told me "it is very intense every single day. You have to be very alert as one slip and the coat is not as beautiful as it should be and these guys spend £3 to 5K on a coat so you want it to to be perfect for them". Emma also said that her tutor was very harsh but very fair saying "after all he didn't need me but I needed him". When we were shooting everyone who knew her who walked past congratulated her which was really lovely. She said it was so nice to be recognised for what she does, that both men and women have been working in this industry for years and can all do the job equally well. Having said that it was only a few years ago that after 200 years the 1st woman pattern cutter was appointed. "We're getting there" she said.

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Her own personal style is influenced by vintage clothing, partly because as an apprentice she can't afford anything else.
Emma found it difficult to pinpoint a favourite place in London as she said the beauty of London is that it is so varied. She likes Hampstead Heath for its great pubs and nice walks, Camden for partying and Stokie (Stoke Newington) for its food. Her boyfriend is a chief and they both love food. Also she loves her own home which is a warehouse and great for parties. When I asked her for her surprise she said she loves to host massive fancy dress parties in her home. Emma believes the mark of a good costume is when people don't recognise you. Her own 2 favourite costumes were when she dressed up as Mystique from the X-Men and Old Greg from the Mighty Boosh. Her favourite costume from one of her parties is when one of her guests came as Zebedee from the Magic Roundabout. It was so good she couldn't figure out how she had done it. "The girl had a spring around her legs and the head was done perfectly".
Emma's hat is from a charity shop in Hackney and only cost her £4.00. Her coat is from Hobbs but was also bought in a charity shop in her home town - Harlow in Essex. Her shirt is from the same shop. Dress is Public Beware, belt on dress, charity shop, belt on coat Christmas present from her mum and shoes are Russell and Bromley.

On an other note - Was interviewed myself for Say Daily. You can check out the interview here.

Out and about....homeward bound

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Chloe had been in London for the weekend seeing friends. She is from Kent near Canterbury but since going to Uni has been living in Norwich, where she is now job hunting. Her favourite place in London is Brick Lane, in Norwich it is Tombland, near the cathedral. Her surprise was that she plays the piano. Also that she writes for the music site The Four oh Five. Chloe's style influences are vintage, layering and texture. Her coat and scarf are from a charity shop, shorts and blouse eBay, shoes River Island, bag free from a vintage shop and suitcase from a charity shop.

Out and about....perfect hats for the cold

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Rie Yauo -  originally from Japan, Rie now lives and works in NYC. Having graduated from Harvard she works in Digital Media Marketing. Her surprise was that she dances the Argentine Tango. She had just bought her hat the day before in Nottinghill and the label said Yves Salmon, her coat is from Japan from Adore, jeans JBrand, shoes Tory Burch and she is carrying a YSL bag.

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Claire Middleton - no relation to royalty.....Claire is a Londoner and works as a civil servant. Her style influences are ASOS, website, Alexa Chung and Daisy Lowe. Her surprise is that she has a phobia if belly buttons. Her hat is from H&M, coat Whistles, she found her scarf, shoes TKMaxx and gloves M&S.

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Nadia Etienne - is a fittings model working at getting back into mainstream modelling. Style wise she likes to put pieces together that you wouldn't quite expect to look a bit different than everyone else. Her surprises is that she is a quizz buff and appeared on a game show in Argentina called 101 ways to leave. Nadia's hat is from Camden, scarf Faith, coat Next, boots River Island, gloves Primark, skirt  Republic.

Out and about....St. George St

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Amber owns the online jewelery store My Flash Trash. She looks to Hanneli for style influence. Her favourite place in London is Lambs Conduit Street. Amber's surprise is that she was in an Australian film when she was 11 called The Weapon where she and the other children in the movie played child assassins. She spent 6 months in the Philippines while filming took place. Amber is wearing a Korean coat she bought in Hong Kong, Ralph Lauren - Rugby, jumper and shorts, Ray Bans, Dune boots and is carrying a Chanel bag.

I have an extra surprise for you today I just found out from Little Rus that Amber is also part of the cast of Channel 4s Made in Chelsea.

Out and about....Vigo St

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Marion is living in England to improve her English so that when she moves back to Paris she can fulfill her wish to work in fashion management. Her style influence's change depending on the day. Today it is old school, it is sometimes rock, sometimes French classic and sometimes glamour. Her favourite place's in London are Oxford Street and Westfields and in Paris it is the Champs Elysees and Saint Michel. Marion's surprise is that she likes to dance with her earphones on, "I dance and dream". Here she is wearing Gucci glasses, Zara jacket and trousers, Mims shirt, her tie is a hairband and La Redoute shoes.

Out and about....Old Street

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There are many times I am walking along thinking 'wow that is a great location I wish there was someone here now to photograph in it.' I have thought it about this wall many times. And at last it all came together. I was right beside the wall when I looked up and saw Hope in the distance coming towards me so just waited for her to reach me. And, oh the joys of being a street style photographer my battery let me have 3 shots and stopped. Not because there was no battery power but because it was soooo cold and I had been out for 2 hours in it by this time it just went brrrr and stopped. Luckily Hope wasnt in a rush and understood my predicament so I had time to warm the battery up and shoot some more. Hope is a stylist and accessories designer. She has also shot street style in the past, hence her understanding. You can see her work on her blog - here and her website - here. Hope's own style influence is everything and anything. Her favourite place in London is her studio in Stretham. Although she is totally English her family name is Dutch she says from a very long way back. Her surprise for you all is that she is 6'3" and said about her height "I am a giant" - is that her Dutch ancestry I wonder? When we were out there my husband kept calling it the land of the giants. She also said that she loves strawberry milkshake. Hope is wearing a hat she made herself out an old scarf that belonged to her grandma. Her other actual scarfs are from Morocco, coat is from a charity shop and is aged for a 6 year old she said that is why it has 3/4 length sleeves, sweater is also from a charity shop - she then said "I never buy anything new" the socks were bought in Milan and her shoes are from Beyond Retro.

Out and about....Wellington Square

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When I asked Lauren what she did she said absolutely nothing. When I asked her if she was happy with things this way she said no she would like to be a jewelery designer. She says she has no style influences, Her favourite place in London is Zuma. Hard to believe from her lovely smile in the pic's but her surprise is that she says she inclined to be unpleasant. Lauren is wearing a hat and boots from Zadig and Voltaire, Ralph Lauren jacket, scarf from a shop in Italy, Cheap Monday leggings and is carrying a Hermes bag.

Inside looking out....let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

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A little detour from my usual postings. I thought these looked amazing so wanted to share them with you. I took these around midnight when the snow was falling. The warm tones in the shots is the colour from the streetlights. Very strong proof of light pollution. But they look sepia toned and beautiful anyway. The images are shot from my bedroom window looking at neighbouring gardens, my front door onto the street and from the backdoor to the garden. Indoors the happiest place for me to enjoy the snow.

Out and about....her name was Lola

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....her style was showgirl (Las Vegas style). It's true. Lola is a model with Nevs but she had the day off and was celebrating her birthday and was turning heads with this wonderful striking look. Her surprise was herself, she says she surprises herself most of the time. Her 2 favourite places in London are Shoreditch and Brixton. Her black and white coat is from River Island, the denim jacket is from Beyond Retro, shorts are Bitching and Junkfood, top is from an American charity shop, leggings H&M and stripper shoes.

I have another Guest Blog post  up over at Tell us Fashion. You can see it here.

Out and about....but baby it's cold outside

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The weather was beautiful if somewhat cold, Flavia certainly knows how to look wonderful while keeping toasty. She was sitting having coffee with her friend and fellow blogger Anne Jonsson when I spotted her. They have just started a blog called mobileuploads.spotlife.se. ( I just popped over there and they have already posted about meeting me - its your turn next time Anne :-)) As it is so cold out right now when I asked Flavia what her style influence was not so surprisingly she told me keeping warm. But she also likes to be casual, smart and chic. She is in her 1st year of a 3 and a half course studying business. So far both Flavia and Anne say their favourite place in London is a nightclub called Cuckoo. Originally from Rome her favourite place there is the Trevi fountain. Her surprise was that she can speak 5 languages. That will come in very handy when she eventually goes into business. Flavia is wearing a hat from Christies, Ray Bans, coat from AC Bang, Zara boots and is carrying a Chanel bag.

I have another Guest Blog post up today over at Tell Us Fashion.

Out and about....vintage twist

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Kiara was going between offices to meet friends for lunch when we met. Originally from Co. Wicklow
she has been product training Ralph Lauren staff for the past 2 years and loves her job. Her 2 style influences are Edie Sedgwick and Alabama from True Romance. However surprisingly she loves to watch Poirot and Miss Marple. She also has a stall in the Trueman Brewery where she sells vintage clothing on a Saturday and Sunday. Kiara's favourite place in London is the Albion Cafe. Her beret is vintage from her stall, coat is H&M, scarf and shoes Topshop and the purse is Chloe.

I am guest blogging over at Tell Us Fashion this week follow the link to see what I have been up to.