Out and about....London Olympic Fashion

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London which is normally a wonderfully multicultural city has just exploded with an even more diverse population. So far the London Olympics has been running smoothly (except for a lot of empty seats.....). There are a lot of people on the streets and there is a lovely atmosphere out there. And luckily it is mostly dry, so far. Hope you enjoy the pictures. To see more of my shots for Vogue click here.

Out and about....thoroughly modern

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Derek is a Film and TV production designer. You can see what he does here. He was just naturally standing like this when I saw him and had great presence. He is wearing a Jones jacket, in his jacket is what used to be known as a snuff hanky which has a clover leaf design of 3 spots together. They were always dark in colour because of the nature of snuff. He bought his online. The top is an original Bretton Armor Lux,  he couldn't remember where he bought his shorts and his boots are Hunters.
When I asked for a surprise he said "I am a very modern person, although I don't look it".

Out and about....Viva

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I met the fabulous Viva as she was leaving her caravan to go preform at Odditorium telling stories,with Jane Spurr, which is why she was dressed up. And what stories she has to tell. Viv was in the first punk band in Cornwall in the 70's and 80's  - with her son - called The Bricks. She has just retired from working at Glastonbury (the festival). Viva has also known the Port Eliot festival since 18981 when is was originally called The Elephant Fayre and this year was managing the Bowling Green. I asked her a few questions the 1st was who or what was her style influence her reply was " I think Vivienne Westward is a genius I love her work but being the size I am I can only wear the things that fit my extremities." Her wonderful dress was designed by Theo Clinkard who now designs for opera and ballet. She also had red Vivienne Westwood wellies on under her dress and was carrying a Vivienne Westwood bag. 

I then asked Viva about her favourite place and she said "I am a Londoner and I think London is so beautiful but I also love my lovely home not far from St. Germans."  

Out and about....Port Eliot part 2

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What I spotted first was 4 girls in different coloured when I caught up with them I was treated to 4 beautiful sisters - from left to right Beatrix, Aggie, Imogen and Octavia. Just look at all that wonderful red hair. They are all wearing Mac in a Sac coats except Octavia who is wearing a waxed Barbour from Topshop.

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King Hamish

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Admiral Marty

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Admiral Marty and Director Henry and the Magical Knitted Tree.
The boys were having fun long jumping off hay bales. And Henry was both directing the action and taking part. Hamish and Marty had been dressed by the Rubbish Couture tent in the wardrobe department, which was in the walled garden.
The estate the Festival is on is huge and you never know when you are going to be surprised like you are when you come across something so creative as this wonderful decorated knitted tree.

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The Tea Ladies on Tour and Busk Stop.
The Tea Ladies were hilarious and were wondering about serving tea and causing merriment wherever they went. They are Mildred Biggins, Ethel Higginbottom and Vera forgotten used to have a memory but don't know where I left it Brown. Who is married to Erin who she gets confused with her tea urn.

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A vintage 4, just thought they looked good.

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The setting, it was beautiful. There was something for everyone, music, fashion, poetry readings, book readings, cinema, flowers, cookery demonstrations, walks, wild swimming, knitting, kayaking, mudlarking, special Hullabaloo for the kids to name just a few. The programme said to expect the unexpected I would say that is a perfect description. Oh and don't forget your mosquito repellent. But be sure you go. See you there next year.

Out and about....Port Eliot Festival

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I have to say this festival was as beautiful as the people I met and photographed there. It is truly amazing. The setting is breathtaking. My only bug bear was the bugs. They didn't warn you on their site about the mosquitoes and these little buggers were having a field day as a result. Would I go again...in a heartbeat. To see more of the shots for Vogue click here. I am going to post more pic's from the weekend tomorrow so watch this space.

Out and about....Summer Series at Somerset House

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I had a great evening last week at the Summer Series at Somerset House. Shot first for Vogue then to top it off got to see Paloma Faith perform. It was a wonderful evening and is a brilliant location for a music event. Small enough to feel intimate even though there were a few thousand of us in there together. Big thank you to Grace and Chris from Family for looking after me so well. To see more of my pic's from the evening click here.

Out and about....a portrait of the artist

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Vicky is from Shang Dong in China and is an artist. When I saw her she had a lovely air of happiness about her. It was great to watch.When I asked her the questions I ask it became evident why. Her style influence she says is spirit energy. She likes to imagine the city as a forest. For Vicky meditation is essential, especially under a tree and she says it influences your energy more and helps you get back to nature.. Her 2 favourite places in London are the British Museum and the SOAS Library. The 1st drawing is one of Vicky's artworks (she doesnt have her work online)the 2nd is one of her boyfriends which she sent in her 1st email to me after we met. There is a great feeling of movement in it. Vicky is wearing a hat and coat she bought at Barnet Fair, her boots are Kenzo, necklace All Saints, bag COS and her umbrella is from China.

Out and about....July Street Chic

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I have some more work up on Vogue for their July Street Chic. My pic's are from No.7 to the end. You can see them all by following this link. Hope you like them. Xx

Out and about....a month in the city

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Those of you who have been following me for a while will have met the wonderful Rosalind from Clothes, Camera's and Coffee before. If this is the first time you are meeting her I urge you to follow the link and check out her blog you will be very glad you did. Last year (while she was still 16) Rosalind won the Vogue Talent Competition 2011. Part of her prize is to work for Vogue for a month, we met for lunch today and she is certainly enjoying her time there. There are great things ahead for Rosalind, watch this space, no, actually watch this one.
Today for work she wore a dress by Lazzari, vintage shirt and shoes and is carrying a bag that used to belong to her grandma. All her accessories are also vintage.
Thank you for your lovely thoughts re my camera. They replaced the shutter beautifully and as you can see I am happily up and running again. Love Dvora Xxxx

Out and about....new shutter

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This was the last shot I managed to get before the shutter in my camera stopped working properly. I didn't even realise until I had photographed 2 more people, so Fiona and Caroline if you are watching I am sorry but the pictures I took of you are just too soft to publish. It has been very weird not having my camera with me when I go out. (Had to borrow one for the Wireless festival thank you Fixation for looking after me.)
Carla is from Barcelona and is in London to learn/improve her English. She told me she loves styling, modelling (which she does for friends blogs) and magazines. She told me her friends say that her own personal style is curious and strange. Looks cool to me though. For he surprise she told me that she loves relationships with people, that she is very sociable and loves to communicate and share opinions. Here she is wearing a dress and boots she bought in Santako Street in Barcelona, and her jacket is by Lois Andreas.

Out and about....skater girls

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I met Vivian and Diana in the middle of the Wireless festival crowd. They had gone to the park just to hear Rita Ora. And were happily heading home after hearing her set. They both have their own blogs Vivian's is The Left Phalange and Diana's is Diianadee.
Vivian is wearing a jumper from River Island, Topshop shirt, H&M jeans, Converse and is carrying a Hollister bag. Diana is wearing a Johnny Cupcakes hat, Only jacket, Beyond Retro shirt, Topshop jeans and H&M socks, but couldn't remember where her shoes were from. Her skateboard is by Dusters.

Out and about....Wireless festival

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Headed over to the Wireless festival for Vogue at the weekend, big thank you to Rebecca for looking after me. You can see all the lovely people I met there by clicking here.

Out and about....this town

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Benjamin works in international sales for a German company. He had 2 surprises for us, one was that he made a book when he was 7 called Big Max and the second is that his uncle is Neville Staple from The Specials. Here he is wearing a coat he had made bespoke when he was in China, a shirt bought on the Brighton Lanes, Topman pocket square and trousers, Uniqlo cardy, shoes bought in Spitalfields, Prada glasses and is carrying a Hugo Boss bag. It was his idea to do the back shot. I think it makes a great edition to the series.

Out and about....rendezvous

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Chloe is an Actress and will start filming a French movie called 'Rendezvous' in September/October. Part of the movie will be shot in France and part here in the UK. She describes her style as smart casual, easy to wear, comfortable yet colourful. Her favourite place in London is a pub called The Island Queen in Islington. When asked for a surprise Chloe told me that she had been born in Australia, spent 10 years while growing up in the UK and the rest of the time has been here in the UK. International woman. Here she is wearing a sweater and carrying a bag from Topshop, H&M trousers, Urban Outfitters shirt and Office shoes.

Out and about....the journey

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What do you do when your train is running late? Here you can see what I do, I scout the platform for stylish people. I am not always successful but today I was. Kay was deep in her book, 'The Piano Teacher' when I approached her. She told me her style was based on the freedom of ideas. Now that is a wonderful concept isn't it. Her surprise for us is that although she is a vegetarian she is allergic to corn. Here she is wearing a Topshop play suit and bag, H&M glasses, charity shop necklace, tights she bought in a market, M&S socks and Office boots.
Happy 4th of July to all my American readers. Hope you are having a wonderful day.

Out and about....messing about on the river

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Still in Henley for today's post, what an elegant way to travel. If the landscape wasn't so very English you could almost imagine yourself on the Italian lakes, well I could. I am also able to bring you the images I shot there for Vogue's Street Chic which you can see here.

Out and about....Henley Royal Regatta

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Well it has been a very Royal year for me. The Jubilee, Ascot and now Henley. From this image you can see that for just the briefest of moments it felt like Men's Fashion Week all over again. I also shot for Vogue but they haven't put the images up yet. So more wonderful fashions from the event to follow soon.