Weekend Life....Postcards from Paris

Summer. Paris.

New York Fashion Week SS 2016....Hedvig

Swedish model Hedvig Palm, after Rodarte, NYC, September 2015.

London Fashion Week SS 2016....Maja

Polish model Maja Salamon, after A Show, London, September 2015.

New York Fashion Week SS 2016....After Milly

After Milly, NYC, September 2015.

Two great looks for summer: an oversized striped button down shirt with wide leg relaxed pants (see more of her look here), or a pretty button front white lace dress and timeless espadrilles. 

Recreate the look (kind of):

White button front dress - LoveShackFancy Cotton Crochet lace Eden dress, Burberry Brit Pleated cotton-blend dress, Paul & Joe Crochet-trimmed maxi dress, Nanette Lepore All Laced Up dress, Rebecca Taylor sleeveless pintucked lace trim midi dress, Chinti and Parker Pinktuck shirtdress, or Sea crochet-trimmed cotton maxi dress (not button front but so bohemian and pretty!). 

Black espadrilles - Soludos Leather espadrilles, Castaner Carina canvas wedge espadrilles, Club Monaco Vonna espadrille wedges, Soludos Espadrille sandals, ASOS Jessica lace up espadrilles,Saint Laurent Studded leather espadrilles, or Givenchy Chain-embellished espadrilles

New York Fashion Week SS 2016....After Rodarte

After Rodarte, NYC, September 2015.

Criss-cross crop top and wide leg pants or jeans = summer in the city!

Recreate her look (kind of):

Cropped wrap top - Solace London Clyde top, Alice + Olivia Leyna Cropped cross over top, Carven cropped wrap-effect top, Alice + Olivia Tracee cropped crossover top, Alice + Olivia Tracee Crossover Halter top, Alice + Olivia AIR Alyssia Cross Front Bodysuit, or Lavish Alice Keyhole high neck crossover crop top

Cropped wide leg pants/jeans - Goldsign Karla crop trouser jeans, J.Crew Rayner cropped high-rise wide leg jeans, Victoria Victoria Beckham Cropped Super Wide jeans, Monki Wide leg crop denim jeans, MiH Jeans Sonny denim culottes, or Warehouse Denim tie waist culottes

New York Fashion Week SS 2016....Lena

German model Lena Hardt, after Altuzarra, NYC, September 2015.

A beautiful wispy, barely-there nude camisole....perfection.

Recreate Lena's look (kind of):

Nude camisole top -  Tibi silk crepe camisole, Clu Chiffon-trimmed washed-silk camisole, By Malene Birger Cara chiffon-trimmed top, Zadig & Voltaire Camel lace trim camisole top, Annie Bing silk camisole, By Malene Birger Chrisanne mesh-trimmed silk top, Theory Majken top, or Helmut Lang Asymmetrical crepe camisole

Black shorts - Chloe Iconic pleated crepe shorts, Alice + Olivia Butterfly shorts, Equipment Landis washed-silk shorts, Tibi Sable crepe shorts, River Island tailored shorts or Sacai twill jogger shorts

Weekend Life....My Plants

My Burro's Tail + String of Hearts plants

Two of the indoor plants which I have managed to keep alive for a year! I purchased the sedum succulent (which reminds me of Sideshow Bob's hair in The Simpsons) from Grace & Thorn in Hackney, which is sitting in a stoneware planter from Aussie ceramist Tara Shackell. The little string of hearts plant is from New Covent Garden Flower Market. 

Both are low maintenance although it is tricky to give them enough light to help them thrive. The string of hearts lives on the window sill along with a tiny succulent (sadly the little String of Pearls plant I also had on the window sill is now in plant heaven) and the sedum I move around each morning (mental I know!) to help give it enough light.

New York Fashion Week SS 2016....Josephine

French model Josephine Le Tutour, after Altuzarra, NYC, September 2015.

Love Josephine's post-show hair and casual double denim. 

New York Fashion Week SS 2016....Kate

The Editoralist's Kate Davidson Hudson, before A Show, NYC, September 2015.

Sophisticated and elegant: a button-front skirt teamed with a sleeveless turtleneck and nude sandals (an a lovely umbrella which I would be sure to lose in 5 mins).

Recreate Kate's look (kind of):

Sleeveless turtleneck - Commando Mockneck sleeveless turtleneck bodysuit, New Look Turtleneck body, ASOS The Turtleneck body in rib, Rag & Bone Briony turtleneck top, Theory Wendel sleeveless turtleneck top, or Versace stretch-jersey turtleneck top

Button-front skirt (long, short and in-between!) - Dsquared2 High Waisted skirt, Burberry Brit Button-front skirt with pockets, Pierre Balmain button-detailed pencil skirt, Shakuhachi Joux Joux trench wrap skirt,Nicholas N/Nicholas Curve skirt, 7 For All Mankind Utility pocket skirt, MiH Jeans Damas skirt, or J Brand Ani stretch-denim skirt

Nude sandals - Sam Edelman Patti faux patent-leather sandals, Manolo Blahnik Chaos ankle-strap sandals, Steven Vienna sandals, Saint Laurent Grace sandals, or Manolo Blahnik Tres sandals

Paris Fashion Week SS 2016

Pretty (back-of) coat details, After A Show, Paris, October 2015.

New York Fashion Week SS 2016....After Michael Kors

After Michael Kors, NYC, September 2015.

Messy, beachy hair, gorgeous with a crisp white linen* shirt and tan shorts. 

Recreate her look (kind of):

J Brand Pacific linen shirt, Equipment Signature linen shirt, Frank & Eileen Barry linen shirt, Rag & Bone Leeds cotton and linen-blend shirt, Madewell Drapey oversized boyshirt in pure white, J.Crew Perfect linen shirt, or James Perse linen shirt

Shorts - Chloe Stretch-wool shorts, Madewell Sullivan tie-waist shorts, J.Crew cuffed linen shorts,  Toteme Tanzania pinstriped shorts,or James Jeans wide leg trouser shorts

*I do love linen (even though it can be crushy and annoying to iron if you are after a non-crinkly look). I have beautiful washed linen sheets which are just gorgeous to sleep on especially after they have been washed a few times.

London Fashion Week SS 2016....Rebecca

Rebecca Laurey of Raspberry & Rouge, after Topshop Unique, London, September 2015. 

Paris Fashion Week SS 2016

After A Show, Tuileries, Paris, October 2015.

A little bit 60's, 70's and 80's all at once!

Recreate her look (kind of):

J.W. Anderson red leather wrap skirt

New York Fashion Week SS 2016

After A Show, NYC, September 2015.

Simplicity. love.

Recreate her look (kind of):

White sleeveless tunic top - Waven Safya Denim tunic top, Brock Collection Poplin sleeveless shirtdress, DKNY Layered stretch-cotton poplin shirt, J.Crew Sleeveless drapey popover shirt, T by Alexander Wang cutaway back top, Elodie Mandarin Collar sleeveless tunic, Marni open-back cotton-blend jersey tunic, or Proenza Schouler Martingale top

Boyfriend jeans (I really like the way she has casually turned her jeans up so they are still hitting the ground when she walks.....maybe not so practical for when it rains though or if you like your jeans pristine clean!) - Golden Goose Deluxe Brand Karly mid-rise boyfriend jeans, Topshop Classic Boyfriend Jeans, Victoria Victoria Beckham mid-rise boyfriend jeans, or Balenciaga boyfriend jeans