Out and about....at the Opera

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Florie is a stylist assistant. She is wearing a Topshop Unique jumper, Mykita glasses and is carrying a Louis Vuitton bag.

Out and about....Rue Saint-Honore

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Danielle is a designer and stylists assistant. Her very cool surprise was that she is related to Vincent van Gogh. She is wearing a Alaia jacket, 2 shirts a Uniqlo over a Benetton, Adidas trousers, ASOS shoes and is carrying a Comme des Garcons clutch

Out and about....phone a friend

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This is a very familiar sight during all fashion weeks. Everyone gets separated after the shows for one reason or another and at some point you need to find your friends. Or the rush is on to get to the next show and find (if you are lucky enough to have one) your driver. How on earth did we survive in the past without iPhone or Blackberry? Mostly the girls are looking for their friends. From the shots above I was able to direct Elisa to hers without her trying any further to get through. In some ways the phone can also be used as a defence mechanism, used as a barrier to try and keep the constant bombardment of photographers at bay. It can't be easy being photographed all the time.

Out and about....Victoria Embankment Gardens

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Martha is a stylist and has worked with some of the greats. You can see her work here. Here she is wearing a Chloe blouse, Warehouse shorts and is carrying an Armani bag.

Out and about....Picton Place

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Victoria described herself as a model and a stylist. She is with Models 1 and she certainly has great style. Her top and shorts are by a friend of Victoria's called Sorcha O'Raghallaigh, her shoes are by Kat Maconie, sunglasses are Missoni and she is carrying a Jil Sander clutch. Her surprise for us is that she used to be a high jumper, very appropriate for this Olympic season.

Out and about....the golden diamond

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I have to start my post by saying that the 1st image today is one of the reasons I truly love streetstyle photography all summed up in one word, spontaneity. If I had been setting this up we would have had to get a whole team together and cast the bike and rider for the background. Well maybe the guy on the bike would have looked different, but apart from that I couldn't have asked for more. It is such a kick when you see it all fall into place in the lens. And to have Doina as the main focus of the shot, perfect. Doina is the force behind The Golden Diamonds, her about me says that her biggest dreams are to develop the Fashion Industry in Moldova and also to become a politician. So quite a broad brush of interests. She has certainly been making in roads on the fashion front as I was just reading in her tweets that the shoot for her own collection was taking place on yesterday - Monday. And you will eventually be able to see it and buy it from here. So to give you a flavour of what to expect, the skirt and shirt in the 1st shot are her own design, which she has paired with an Armani coat, Chloe shoes and YSL bag. In the second the jacket is her own design, worn with Massimo Dutti jeans, Zara sweater, Chloe shoes and is carrying her iPad in a Stella McCartney iPad cover. Her last look is made up of a polo neck and skirt from ASOS, vintage lace over the polo, YSL shoes and she is carrying a Moschino bag.

Out and about....Waterloo Place

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Anya is a wonderful stylist. You can see more about her and see her work here.
I only know that those wonderful silver trousers she is wearing are Dsquared.

Out and about....Smille

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Ripped jeans that is the question? I think Swedish blogger and stylist Columbine Smille pulls off her Acne jeans nicely especially teamed with these wonderful pink shoes. However would I do it myself not so sure. How about you?

Out and about....the first Vogue Festival

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To say how happy I am when Vogue call would be an understatement and when they asked me to cover the first ever Vogue Festival with PR and Street Chic pictures I was blown away. The list of speakers read like a who's who of the fashion world. It was a brilliant idea that came together smoothly and seemingly effortlessly which belied the enormous effort that went it to make it just so good. And all I can say to you all is look out for it next year and nab your tickets quick. It will be money well spent. For me it was 2, full on days of shooting getting shots ready on site and uploaded to Vogue as the event was happening so they could live as it was happening. Then yesterday was a full day of prepping the Street Chic work. All that on top of battling with a cold that had me loose my voice on Friday which meant I had to whisper to everyone. I really hope you like the results. I don't think I have ever produced so many pictures in such a short time. To see the PR images click here - they are not all mine I have a credit for the ones I took. To see the Street Chic images click here - the 1st 30 are mine.

Out and about....changing seasons

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Peju Famojure is a stylist  and contributing editor you can see her work here. She is wearing a vintage hat, a Laura Piani scarf, D&G coat, Etro trousers and Carven shoes. Her bag is by YSL.

Out and about....Old Street

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There are many times I am walking along thinking 'wow that is a great location I wish there was someone here now to photograph in it.' I have thought it about this wall many times. And at last it all came together. I was right beside the wall when I looked up and saw Hope in the distance coming towards me so just waited for her to reach me. And, oh the joys of being a street style photographer my battery let me have 3 shots and stopped. Not because there was no battery power but because it was soooo cold and I had been out for 2 hours in it by this time it just went brrrr and stopped. Luckily Hope wasnt in a rush and understood my predicament so I had time to warm the battery up and shoot some more. Hope is a stylist and accessories designer. She has also shot street style in the past, hence her understanding. You can see her work on her blog - here and her website - here. Hope's own style influence is everything and anything. Her favourite place in London is her studio in Stretham. Although she is totally English her family name is Dutch she says from a very long way back. Her surprise for you all is that she is 6'3" and said about her height "I am a giant" - is that her Dutch ancestry I wonder? When we were out there my husband kept calling it the land of the giants. She also said that she loves strawberry milkshake. Hope is wearing a hat she made herself out an old scarf that belonged to her grandma. Her other actual scarfs are from Morocco, coat is from a charity shop and is aged for a 6 year old she said that is why it has 3/4 length sleeves, sweater is also from a charity shop - she then said "I never buy anything new" the socks were bought in Milan and her shoes are from Beyond Retro.

Out and about....

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Similar location 2 looks for stylist Hayley. Both looks feel the same but subtly different. Can you see what I mean?

Out and about....Kings Road

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Home for the holidays it was wonderful. We had a great time. Of course I couldn't miss the opportunity to take the camera out for a spin.  Dasha is Russian and is studying fashion styling  at an Italian college in the UK called Marangoni. She told me she bases her style on different characters everyday, that she likes to play different roles. Her favourite place, "Chelsea, East London, actually all of London, it is all different". Dasha's surprise is that she used to be a rock chick but is now girly feminine. She couldn't remember where her beret was from, she had the coat specially tailored for her, dress is Zara, boots Russell Bromley, Chanel bag and glasses where bought in Manhattan.