Paris Fashion Week SS 2014....Samantha

American model Samantha Gradoville, after Stella McCartney, Paris, October 2013.

Head to toe black in summer? Do-able especially if you add a split to show some sunkissed skin.

Recreate Samantha's look (kind of):

Maxi skirt or dress with split (which would also look fab with a denim jacket thrown over the top): Splendid Cap sleeve maxi tank dress with slit, Daftbird High Neck dress, Helmut Lang Side-split jersey skirt, Topshop Split Godet Maxi skirt, Norma Kamali Kamali Kulture Peasant Maxi dress, Felicity & Coco jersey tank maxi dress, Splendid Maxi skirt with slit, or Knot Sisters Illusion dress

Leather sleeve jacket: Vince leather sleeve jacket, Mackage Andra jacket, Blank Denim Vegan leather & Ponte jacket, or Costume National biker jacket

Sandals: Reiss Serena double strap sandals, Stella McCartney snake-effect faux leather sandals, Loeffler Randall Starla sandals, Steven Whymm Mixed Media sandals or Paul Andrew Persica t-strap ankle strap sandals

New York Fashion Week AW 2014....Samantha

American model Samantha Gradoville, Lincoln Centre, NYC, February 2014.

Want to wear a sheer maxi skirt but the weather is still too cold? layer over jeans or tights and team with boots like Samantha has. 

Recreate Samantha's look (kind of):

DKNY paneled lace skirt, Calvin Klein lace maxi skirt, Alice + Olivia Air gauze maxi skirt,
or Free People FP One patchwork lace skirt

Paris Couture Fashion Week AW 2013....Samantha

American model Samantha Gradoville, after Chanel Couture, Paris, July 2013.

The perfect little black (mini) dress. 

Recreate Samantha's look (kind of):

Theory Nikay dress, Maje Darling paneled stretch-jersey dress,  Theory Cloh dress, Alice + Olivia Cecile dress, ASOS sundress with cutaway neck, Dolce Vita Cecilia flower lace dress or Mason by Michelle Mason leather-trimmed mini dress

Sam Edelman Felicia ballet flats, Tory Burch Clelsea ballet flats, Repetto ballet flats, or New Look Lady Black ballerina flats