outside van der ham.

bo don from premier and rasa zukauskaite from next outside the michael van der ham show this fashion week. love the veronica lake hair.. so hawt right now.
images © anna singleton 2012.

90s sportswear: at home.

so inspired by this 90s/home thing at the moment.. i've been wanting to use this shoot of anais pouliot by lachlan bailey for twin magazine for ages now - such a beautiful shoot and just perfect spring styling.  i noticed quite a few girls in trainers at fashion week this season, which makes a change to last (someone came up to specifically tell me that i was the only person they'd seen wearing trainers - fashion week to me = minimal effort / maximum comfort / it wasn't a style choice). really into the more slimline sporty ones at the moment - nike have got a couple of really nice pairs, and i've got my eye on a pair of new balance.. if you're trainer shopping then go for a proper 90s mono - all black shoe with white sole. perfection.

1. kate moss, 1993 (photographer unknown) via in between dreams.
2. kat poly by marios kalamaris via coute que coute.
3+4. anais pouliot by lachlan bailey via fashion gone rogue.

lfw street style: below the knee.

apologies (once again) for the silence! i've had a manic few weeks at work and am only getting round to editing my london fashion week stuff now.. for me, this fashion week was all about what was happening below the knee.. printed trousers, rolled-up denim and statement shoes. excuse the blurriness of some of these - they're not the best but give you an idea of how to work this fun, summery trend.. roll on summerrrrr!

images © anna singleton 2012.

lfw street style: all black.

back onto a bit of street style now with two of my faves from fashion week - the girl on the right being the highlight of the entire week. i'm not going back on all the colour talk, because colour is everything, but when black is done right, it looks incredible.  what i love about both these girls is that they ease cool - they have great natural style, the sort of people that could be wearing bin liners (and dad no, the trousers on the right are not made from bin liners) and i'd still be rabbiting on about them.  in actual fact the jacket on the right is prada, not tesco value, and it is one of, if not the most exquisite piece i have ever come across in my entire life.  i don't want to embarrass myself with the non-technical terminology here but something amazing has happened in the weave of this jacket, creating the most beautifully subtle ombre effect, where the base - almost a raw silk quality, transforms into an almost waxy cottony wool at the top.  the reverse is attention seeking, eye-grabbing, and truly modern with hundreds of feathers intertwined with what can only be described as shredded vcr tape. absolutely amazing.

© anna singleton 2011.

christopher kane.

there's a lot of metallic on this season's catwalk which makes me very happy indeed, especially when combined with the great florals and crisp white shirts seen at christopher kane. what makes this metallic so beautiful is the brushed, muted quality it has, inspired by the peeling brocade patterned wallpaper seen in the photographs of girls in crumbling council estate bedrooms that kane used for the base of his collection, (a very familiar source of inspiration for myself). really love it and if i had the money i'd buy up a lot of this collection, as it is choc a block with versatile statement pieces that would easily slip into and lift any wardrobe.  to see the rest of the collection go here. images via style.com.

johannes.

me and laura actually disgraced ourselves at fashion week today with our blunt schoolgirl manner towards this hottie lingering outside the bfc tent at somerset house.  this beauty is johannes linder from fm models. it went like this: "oh my god.... you're so good looking" ".........umm.. ha... well.....yeah it's my job". so embarrassed. what a good face though?
image courtesy of laura mccluskey.

sunday street.

absolutely knackered from my first day at fashion week and have heaps of editing to do but had to give you a sneak peak with these two beauties.. On the left is jessica wright, a personal shopper at topshop who I shot last season as part of my 'faces' post (to see last season's street style go here). she just looks so damn good in clothes and has this really lovely, warm air about her. didn't catch the name of the girl on the right but had to grab her picture as she had the most immense pink shorts on. love both these looks and funnily enough how they sit together.. faux fur is definitely staying around and it's nice to see the bright pops of colour be introduced alongside a softer, more neutral palette, be it dark or light..

images © anna singleton 2011.

preen.

banging collection from preen, actually love the bottom three more than the top at a second look - they feel mega fresh and supa sweet. images via style.com, to see the rest of the collection go here. off to fashion week for work tomorrow, looking forward to london's offerings over the next few days..