Thursday, 22 September 2011

London Fashion Week SS 2012...Elizabeth

Model Elizabeth Miles from Leni's Model Management.
Yes, it was windy, grey and a tad chilly for most of LFW! Here comes winter.

London Fashion Week SS 2012....Jess

Editor in chief and publisher of beautiful Russh magazine, Jess Blanch before Sass&Bide.

I am having a moment over Jess's fabulous glasses. Having to wear glasses isn't always such a bad thing!

London Fashion Week SS 2012...Laura

Model Laura Bailey.
Love those pastel pink glasses and the cheerful pops of colour under her trench. Perfect for a rainy day in Autumn in London.

London Fashion Week SS 2012...Ruby

Ruby Jean Wilson (Priscillas Model Management ,Sydney) after Julien Macdonald.

London Fashion Week SS 2012...Amanda

Beautiful Scottish model, Amanda Hendrick (from Select), after Sass&Bide.

London Fashion Week SS 2012....Cara and Poppy

Sisters Cara (above) and Poppy Delevigne (below).
Cara (after Burberry)
Poppy (after Roksanda Illincic)

Friday, 16 September 2011

New York Fashion Week SS 2012...Ursina

New York Fashion Week SS 2012? AWESOME. seriously.
Ursina Gysi? seriously AWESOME

I am off to LFW now but will let you know all about my Hamptons/NYC adventures later on :)

New York Fashion Week SS 2012...Karolina

Model Karolina Kurkova after Rag&Bone.

New York Fashion Week SS 2012....Marina

Marina Larroude, Senior Market Editor, Style.com

New York Fashion Week SS 2012...Noelle

Noelle Sciacca, Fashion Market Assistant at Lucky magazine.
I love the sleeveless denim and statement necklace combo. Remember when your mama used to "save" her best napkins/tablecloth/silverware for "good" and consequently they were hardly ever used? I like seeing girls wearing beautiful rings and necklaces during the day- don't save gorgeous jewellery just for nights out!

New York Fashion Week SS 2012...Ajak

Ajak Deng.


One of favorite models: Super cute and super nice all at once.
Bet those Uggs are really comfy. Has anyone tried the trainers? I am thinking of getting a pair of the suede ones for winter.....

New York Fashion Week SS 2012

Perfect for the last days of summer in NYC.

Friday, 2 September 2011

Ciara for Grazia.it

Miss Ciara Flood for Grazia.it

The Assistant Buyer for Net-a-Porter's menswear site, Mr Porter, beautiful Ciara was a dream to photograph. On a day when it had poured with rain the entire morning, arriving at Ciara's converted warehouse apartment just as the sun was reemerging (yes!) to a warm welcome in her gorgeous, soft Irish lilt was a relief. I met Ciara very briefly at Paris men's fashion week in June outside the Lanvin show when she was wearing a sublime white dress from Richard Nicoll. As soon as she said her name was Ciara and she worked for Mr Porter, my brain started whirring. Some time before, my editor at Grazia, Tamu, had suggested that I might like to photograph a girl called Ciara who worked for Net-a-Porter and was really sweet and super beautiful. Hellllllllllllooooo and here she was! How had I not bumped into her before?
So in July I headed on over to Ciara's apartment to take these photos. As you might expect from a buyer (she assists the Senior Buyer on Designer, Shoes and Designer Accessories), Ciara is incredibly well organised. As soon as we were done chatting, Ciara wheeled out a rail from behind a large, white curtained-off space (her boyfriend is a furniture designer so everything in their apartment is design conscious) to reveal her selects for our shoot. Her style? Fresh, simple pieces that focus on colour, shape and proportion. Ciara was telling me that for her sister's wedding her bridesmaid's dress was the ChloƩ ballerina dress: how perfect and chic! As for accessories, she is never without a fabulous pair of shoes, bag (her most recent purchase was this Coach navy duffel bag) and 8 rose gold bangles which are on permanent loan from her mama!
Since Ciara started at Mr Porter (she was previously with the womenswear team at Net-a-Porter) more boyish pieces have crept into her wardrobe. As she says "looking at menswear every day is bound to have some influence". Dressing for special occasions (it is wedding season in Europe!) is also something Ciara is embracing. The exquisite cream dress Ciara is wearing in the first photographs is from Imitation by Tara Subkoff which she is in the process of dyeing navy "it's pretty hard to wear a long lace cream dress" and she has just acquired this Alexander Wang asymmetric dress.
Read more about Ciara, how her mum influences her style choices and her favourite places to shop for flowers and body products (Australian label Aesop!) in the Grazia.it article here.

Ciara's outfits? White Shirt (Equipment), red shorts (Acne), beige ankle strap sandals (Stella McCartney);
White t-shirt (American Apparel), green trousers (Acne);
Yellow anorak (Aubin and Wills), navy shorts (Maje), wedges (Stella McCartney);
Denim shirt (Stella McCartney), denim jeans (Theyskens Theory), sandals (Clarks Originals).