Paris Fashion Week AW 2012/13...Doina

Super sweet Doina from The Golden Diamonds blog, before Rick Owens, Paris, March 2012.

I wish I could shoot in this type of light every day.....it was a fleeting 5 minute moment before the show when the sun peeped out from behind the clouds.

Recreate Doina's beautiful winter look (kind of):

Vero Moda Very lace overlay top, Dolce & Gabbana lace and cashmere top, Juicy Couture leather detailed lace top, ASOS heavy lace top with peplum, Kaelen seamed lace top 

Add a shiny, happy skirt:

Creatures of The Wind brocade skirt, ASOS Premium trumpet mini skirt, Kenzo pleated brocade mini skirt, Marc Jacobs metallic boucle skirt

If you prefer a dress (I can't quite work out whether Doina's is a dress or a top and skirt), these two dresses have a similar feel and both incorporate lace: Catherine Deane Maria dress or Of Two Minds Dinorah dress


Ankle boots: Burberry Prorsum ankle boots, Michael Michael Kors ankle boots or River Island Ombro boots

Paris Couture Fashion Week AW 2012/13...Anmari

New Zealand model Anmari Botha (IMG agency), Paris, July 2012.

Anmari = high on my list of girls I would love to shoot "properly" (and in the process not cut off her feet!)

Paris Couture Fashion Week AW 2012/13...Friends (Tian and Lina)

Friends Tian Yi and Lina Zhang* (and models!), before Chanel Haute Couture, Paris, July 2012.

Recreate their looks (kind of):

Crochet top: By Zoe Alger crochet top, BB Dakota Roa crochet tank, What Goes Around Comes Around Pratt crochet top, Free People New Romantics Flower Child tunic

Leather shorts: Diane von Furstenberg Naples leather shorts, J Brand Lola leather shorts, All Saints Perry leather shorts, Free People vegan faux leather shorts

Underground Wulfrun suede creepers

Lace top: Joie Elvia back button top, BB Dakota Lundy lace tank, Nasty Gal Sweet lace tee, or L'Agence Raschel lace top

Tibi wide leg black pants, Graham & Spencer matte draped trousers or Diane Von Furstenberg Athos wide leg pants

Flat sandals: K Jacques St Tropez Gina leather sandals, Sam Edelman Gigi colourblock sandals or Tory Burch Emmy sandals

*Thanks so much @Jess for letting me know their names

Paris Fashion Week AW 2012...Katryn

South African model Katryn Kruger, after Cacharel, Paris, March 2012.

With Katryn's pale flawless skin, red lips, dark hair and the wintery background, the story of Snow White isn't far from my mind :)

Recreate her look (kind of):

Joie Fanny lace top, Rory Beca Alegre lace top, Erdem Cecilia lace shirt , Ellery Celtic lace tee with leather sleeves, McQ Alexander McQueen lace shirt

Rag & Bone/JEAN high rise skinny jeans, Vince Denim Calgary skinny jeans or ASOS super soft black jeans

Rag & Bone Durham booties or Harrow boots

London Fashion Week AW 2012...MJ

 

Beautiful Aussie model MJ, Somerset House, London, February 2012. 

Easy hair (even I could manage this one I think!) inspiration for this week.... and a lesson in how to dress down a lace top. Team with black jeans and a pair of boots as MJ has done. 

Recreate MJ's Look (kind of):

Take a lace top: Nanette Lepore Cotillion lace top, Ellery Celtic lace tee with leather sleeves, Rory Beca Alegre lace top, Anna Sui embellished lace top or Paul & Joe Sister Cristof short sleeved lace top

Team with a pair of Rag & Bone/JEAN high rise skinny jeans

Dr Martens modern classics 1460 boots

New York Fashion Week SS 2012...Valerija

Valerija Sestic after Tory Burch, NYC, September 2011.

I can't get enough lace for this coming season. Love how Valerija has layered it under a simple t-shirt.