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Running With The Fash Pack....London Fashion Week A/W 2010
11:38 AM
steve
Y'all know I am hopeless at names and need to write them down to remember them. Um, and I did write down this girl's name but I still haven't picked up my LFW notebook from where I left it a few weeks ago. So anyway, I think her name is Lindsay (don't hate me if I am wrong!) and I actually took her photo last September at LFW. She was with a friend and I remember saying to her that she should think about maybe seeing a modelling agency. And in February I ran into her again and she is modelling- yay!!!! I love it when good things happen to lovely people. I absolutely adore what she is wearing here- she just looks so pretty and fresh. And her hat? It was only to keep the rain off her face :))
Running With The Fash Pack....London Fashion Week A/W 2010
11:54 AM
steve
The cape. outside Matthew Williamson
Running With The Fash Pack....London Fashion Week A/W 2010
2:24 PM
steve
At Matthew Williamson. In London. A/W 2010
Running With The Fash Pack....London Fashion Week A/W 2010
2:09 PM
steve
Despite the fact that I am desperate for sunny weather conditions for something I am shooting on Thursday, I am secretly a little bit happy that it is still so cold: I have SO many more winter photos to post! In a few more weeks it will seem faintly ridiculous to be posting photos of winter coats. I must, MUST get them all up ASAP. Anyway, I thought her little duffle-cape was super cute :)
Running With The Fash Pack....London Fashion Week A/W 2010
11:36 AM
steve
Meredith Melling Burke, US Vogue's Senior Market Editor.Running With The Fash Pack....London Fashion Week A/W 2010
11:10 AM
steve
My camera and I fell in love with Alice (and her equally fabulous sister, Molly, whose photos I will post later) and her outfit. I adore her sweet little red pinny and wonderful cape. It reminds me of a cross between what Marios Schwab (dirndl-esque dresses) and Topshop Unique sent down the runways. And does anyone else think she bears a striking resemblance to Chloe Sevigny?
p.s. Arrived in Paris yesterday morning to an absolutely cracking Spring day! And oh my, I almost passed out and went to fashion heaven outside the Christian Dior show yesterday- it was incredible! So many utterly gorgeous, fabulous, amazing women going into the show- I was in awe and didn't know quite where to point my camera. I don't think I got many shots (first day nerves?!) but I am just so happy that I got to see everyone-it truly is so exciting. Day 2 (for me) here I come!
Running With The Fash Pack....London Fashion Week A/W 2010
10:53 AM
steve
Imran Amed, who runs the delightful blog Business of Fashion*. I've photographed Imran a couple of times now and he always looks fantastic: immaculate tailoring and savvy accessorisation. Love his Y-3 trainers here....
*sorry, I am working on a computer in Paris which appears to half-dead, and it won't allow me to post links. Nor check my email-I can see them but I can't access them-argh. Off to find an internet cafe now.
Running With The Fash Pack....London Fashion Week A/W 2010
6:35 AM
steve
Sophie Holm wearing Maison Martin Margiela. Love Maison Martin Margiela (dying to photograph someone in the sheer ruched leggings, and the long black backless dress)
Love the MMM store in New York* near the Meatpacking district
Love Sophie's hair, and Giant Tote
*Talking about New York, did everyone see the AA Gill review on Momofuku milk bar and the hot new NYC restaurant, The Breslin, in yesterday's Sunday Times Magazine? The Breslin, in particular, sounds completely brilliant (UK chef April Bloomfield is executive chef- she is also behind the West Village gastro pub The Spotted Pig). I soooooo want to go back to NYC NOW*!**okay, so maybe after Paris Fashion Week is finished. I wish :)
Running With The Fash Pack....London Fashion Week A/W 2010
6:01 AM
steve
Holli Rogers, the very lovely and gorgeous (love that smile!) Buying Director for Net-a-Porter. It feels rather strange to be posting photos of such warm winter coats, thick tights and boots when today is just bursting with Spring (clear blue skies, warm breeze, no rain!)-how different the weather is from this time last week. One of my friend's texted me to say it was quite "cold" in Sydney today.....yep, it hit 19°C!! I think we are up to about a max of 10 °C today here (positively barmy ;))
Running With The Fash Pack....London Fashion Week A/W 2010
10:38 AM
steve
And this is my second utterly gorgeous student, Peony (how beautiful is her name as well.It is my favourite flower!). Peony is a university student studying History of Art. She is friends with Rowan :) 
In the photos below Peony is wearing a Peter Pilotto dress and of course that sweet little Hermes Birkin. Talking about Peter Pilotto has everyone seen the photos from the show? Those boys are complete geniuses: I loved the burnt orange colours although they did bear rather a strong resemblance to my mum's 70's kitchen (all orange and olive green) before she had it renovated the year before last!) and the leather accents were perfect. A completely wearable collection although I suspect (judging by past seasons) not affordable for most of us.
Edit: Okily, I know I lot of you were wondering what Peony was wearing in these photos so Peony was kind enough to email me the details:
Second 2 photos: "The cardigan is Zara, the belt is Gap kids (i have had it since i was nine, which means it is 13 years old!!!), the shoes are Russell and Bromley, the dress was Peter Pilotto and a huge spend for me (from his first collection before they were really a big deal), although the trench and fur wasn't included* it was a Burberry (and from the sample sale, it was £75, and both me and Rowan love to go to sample sales and often get our designer items from them) and the fur was vintage (and a gift from my mothers friend, it used to be hers, she is now in her 80s!)".
*I asked Peony if she wouldn't mind taking off her trench and fur because I loved her dress so much. Hence they aren't in the photos.
First 2 photos: "The hat was Joseph (a present from my mother), the scarf is McQueen (from Biechester village- this is an outlet village for any non-UK blog readers), the jacket is Hugo Boss, the Fur gilet is Zara, the trousers are American Apparel, and the shoes are Giuseppe Zanotti (on sale from Joseph).
In reference to the comments about my mini Birkin, it was a birthday present from my parents and it is second hand from a dealer in Hong Kong.....I am obviously incredibly lucky to have any of these things, but you can also see that not everything is designer, and I believe style has much more to do with person appropriation, of many different sources; vintage, thrift, designer, high street, in order to assimilate a great combination. I would never dress head to toe in any label, and I know Rowan wouldn't either (even if we could afford it)".
Brilliantly put, Peony, and I couldn't agree more. I think Caroline Issa (who is wearing customised Gap with designer in the photo a couple of posts above) is a perfect example of this.
Running With The Fash Pack....London Fashion Week A/W 2010
10:13 AM
steve
Y'all know Miss Susanna Lau aka Ms Susie Bubble. Susie is absolutely one of the most hardworking girls at LFW- I don't think I have ever seen her just standing around chatting. She is always on her phone, being interviewed, writing (for her blog and DazedDigital) or rushing to get to the next show. I bumped into her one morning (I was feeling very tetchy and sorry for myself as I had gone to bed at 1am and was up at 6am) and she told me she had been up until 4am writing. My five hours sleep seemed like an indecent amount compared to what Susie had (and I promise I didn't whine for the rest of the day;-))
p.s. Susie told me what she was wearing here but I promptly forgot it all except for her trousers: they are Coral tie-dyes from Acne (which I think she might have customised at the bottom). I LOVE LOVE LOVE Acne clothes (my favourite item from last season was the structured strapless dress, along with the Atacoma wedges). Spotted plenty of Acne wedges at LFW and the Extreme stripe dress.Running With The Fash Pack...London Fashion Week A/W 2010
10:02 AM
steve
I was intrigued by Ross's look: he almost looks like he is from another era....until your eyes travel downwards and clock his sock-less ankles :) Ross is from Newcastle (I thought perhaps he was Scottish but he soon set me straight re his accent!).
Running With The Fash Pack....London Fashion Week A/W 2010
2:21 PM
steve
Today was the last day today of London Fashion Week for A/W 2010. And while the weather was completely and utterly atrocious, I have to say that I had an even better time this year than last September. I think I was a little less stressed this season and, most importantly, I got to hang with the loveliest people.... you guys know who you are. Thank you for making me giggle, listening to me whinge and moan about the cold, allowing me to take your photographs, and just generally making my time at LFW so enjoyable. And a massive thank you to everyone who allowed me to take their photograph :)So, what were the big trends off the runway? I am thinking hats (for the boys and the girls); lace-up heeled/wedged boots; fur (both real and fake); hooded coats, capes and anoraks; leather, leather and even more leather (skirts, shorts, jackets, trousers); Alexander Wang bags; super long, black fitted skirts (which were a challenge on the cobblestones when coupled with mile high heeled boots); black lace (skirts, leggings, bodysuits); red lips; studding and spikes on just about everything (I even saw a transparent raincoat today with spikes!); Chanel nail polish in Particuliere (or inspired by it, anyway). Oh, and, um umbrellas!
I have oodles of photos to show you over the coming weeks (and hopefully lots from Paris!) so stay tuned.
p.s. This is the stunning Rowan (I hope I spelt that right) who is actually a student and isn't involved in fashion at all! She and her equally exquisite friend (whose photos I will post tomorrow) were just taking a coffee break and people watching when I spotted them. I absolutely adored what both girls were wearing.........nobody at my university ever dressed so beautifully. Loved Rowan's enormous Mulberry bag (which she told me contained all her notes and things for a presentation she had just given at university). Rowan was also wearing a ice blue Alexander McQueen skull scarf around her neck which I know you can't really see. He might not be with us any longer but his incredible contribution to fashion will linger forever.
Running With The Fash Pack....London Fashion Week A/W 2010
2:03 PM
steve
Oh my Lord! Whenever I photograph David Gandy (best known for his Dolce&Gabbana campaigns) I am sure my camera involuntarily increases shutter speed by, oh, about a trillion! He is ridiculously good-looking and super polite as well. And note his jacket? A nod to Burberry perhaps?....Talking of Burberry, is it possible to want one of almost everything in the collection?Yes, Yes, YES!
I photographed David outside the Antonio Berardi show.Junior Street Style....London Fashion Week A/W 2010
11:57 AM
steve
This is the super sweet Eleanor, the niece of James Long, menswear designer whose collection showed today. Eleanor wasn't so keen on having her photo taken (she had been promised an ice-cream and was much more interested in that prospect than my camera!) but I managed to get a couple of sneaky shots while her dad played with her. Love her little outfit: apparently James had made an outfit especially for today but she refused to put it on because it wasn't pink! Bless :) 
She was laughing so much in the second shot- her dad was throwing her lamb up in the air and she was catching it resulting in fits of giggles (from Eleanor and the fashionable crowd!).Running With The Fash Pack....London Fashion Week A/W 2010
2:20 PM
steve
Yasmin Sewell, Chief Creative Consultant, Liberty.Running With The Fash Pack...London Fashion Week A/W 2010
1:54 PM
steve
As promised, photos of French stylist/assistant buyer Kristina Gisors with her fab new long braids and gorgeous Helmut Lang gilet. I met Kristina at last year's collections and we have kept in email contact since then. I am so proud of Kristina. Since I saw her in Paris last year, she has won a Glamour magazine style contest (along with 1500 euro to spend at Printemps-hence the Helmut Lang!), she was named by Forbes as one of "The Most Fashionable Women in Cyberspace" along with Garance, The Cherry Blossom Girl, Karla from Karla's Closet etc and her blog was named in the Top 100 fashion blogs on Weardrobe. Her blog is Your Private Shopper. Check it.
Note the long skirt and layering? Trends seen both on and off the catwalk.
