Out and About....Graduate Fashion Week 2013 day 1

I am starting the Graduate Fashion Week with this one image of Khloe and Benjamin. I was loving the mono vibe between them. They are both graduating from Liverpool Johns in Fashion Communication. Khloe is wearing Oliver Peoples Gregory Peck glasses, everything is Topshop. Benjamin is wearing  Tom Ford glasses, Zara jacket and top, ASOS trousers, Zara shoes and he found his bag in the loft at home.
Today I was also shooting for Vogue so the rest of my images from today will go live tomorrow.

Out and about....3 colours blue

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Emily works in Interior Design for APA. Here favourite place in London is Night Jar in the east end. Her surprise was that she had just arrived back in the UK from San Paulo where she had been designing shops. Her 3 colours blue in the shot are a blue hat from HYM, blue DVF coat and blue Topshop jeans. Her shoes are Converse and her bag was from ASOS.

Out and about...Graduate Fashion Week part 3

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Matt Bosbridge has just graduated in promotions. He was going to an interview about promoting his own designs which, is why he told me, he was suited and booted. He has obviously decided to used his newly gained degree wisely. For his interview he has chosen to wear an ASOS suit, Ben Sherman shirt, vintage DM's and briefcase. His surprise for us is that he loves chick flicks.

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Raj Soond has just graduated in fashion design and is going to work as a freelance stylist and designer. When I asked what his surprise was he said he dresses for a big city but lives in a small town. He is wearing Vivienne Westwood glasses, shirt and shoes, Dior jacket and Topman trousers.

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Miles Dumphy has just graduated from Birmingham specialising in menswear design. He was very excited about showing his work and was looking out for one of his models while I was shooting. Next up he is hoping for a place at the RCA to do an MA. His surprise for us was that he loves music and loves to smile. Miles is wearing a Nike jacket, Kooples shirt, NBA basketball shirt, his own design trousers, Okiai shoes and is carrying a Jan Sport bag.

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Mr Porter - Luke like Miles is a menswear designer who would also like to go on to do an MA. I wish them both success. He is wearing a suit he bought in a charity shop on Berwick Street. He cut off the trousers and added the shiny detail on the collar.. His T is from H&M and shoes are Topman. Now, I wouldn't ordinarily say OK to white socks on a guy (unless he was playing sport) but I think I have found an exception with this look.

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...Regent St

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Jordan was running late for his next class but was great and gave me a few moment before he had to rush off. He is a 1st year womenswear designer at LCF. When I asked him about his own style he said he likes to wear anything dark, he doesn't like colour. He also likes his clothing to be comfy and relaxed.Originally from Newcastle his favourite place in London so far is Shoreditch and back home is South Shields. His surprise for us is that he likes Soul and Blues music. He is wearing a Topman scarf, a cardy from ASOS, his Aunty knit his sweater for him, trousers are from Camden Market and his boots are Vivienne Westwood.

Out and about....Verversstraat

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I spotted Thanee as she was stepping out of a shop. I thought her coat was wonderful warm and cuddly. She said her style influence was the singer Leykke Li. Her surprise is that she would like to be a lawyer which her friends (who were with her) find amazing. Not that she couldn't do it but because it seems so straight for her. Her favourite place in Amsterdam is Waterlooplein. Thanee's coat is from ASOS, Her earrings are Urban Outfitters, sweater is Primark, bag NewYorker and shoes are Clarks.

Out and about....Brick Lane

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Julia is from Moscow and is in the UK studying fashion, media and communication at the London College of Fashion She told me that her style depends on her mood. Sometimes romantic, rock, punk and brutal, depends. Her surprise was that she plays base guitar and used to be in a rock band called Deadly Skills. Today her glasses, top and skirt are all from Topshop. Her coat and bag are from ASOS, scarf is All Saints and boots are vintage from Paris.

Out and about....true blue

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Born in London and raised in Kent, Olivia is the Head of Integrated Production at BBH.
After a vocational producer degree with a focus on TV, Olivia has worked as a TV producer, for Broadcasters and for Ad agencies. She just got married in September last year in France near her Mum's house. She said it was lots of fun. Her surprising thing was that she has done the worlds largest bungee jump - however I dont think that was on her honeymoon. Style wise she says she knows what will work when she see's it. Though she is not worried if it is fashionable or not. Here she is wearing a hat from Uniqlo, scarf by Marc Jacobs, coat from Session (cant find a link), shirt Topshop, trousers from Whistles, boots ASOS and her bag is Prada.

Out and about....Recognise Magazine

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I have to say I have been finding it hard to motivate myself in this flat light we have been having and the cold, cold, cold. It is so cold my camera keeps stopping and I have to take the battery out and warm it up under my arm before even it wants to play again. This has never happened before. It makes me respect my fellow photographers who work in even colder climes. My hat is well and truly off to you. Respect. Mind you it is all worth while as the people I meet are just so brilliant and giving. It is always so good to hear peoples stories. I never know just who I have stopped. Today it turned out that Cleo is the editor of Recognise magazine. Take a look, looks pretty cool to me. However it is not the only string to her bow as she also works for the boxer David Haye. When I asked her what her style influence was she told me Morticia from the Adams Family - she loves to wear black. Here she is wearing a scarf from Portobello Market. The leather jacket belongs to a friend. The black bobbly cardy over the top of the leather is from Topshop. Her bag is from H&M, the dress is an eBay purchase and her shoes are from ASOS.

Out and about....private dancer?

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Sophie is a dancer. When I asked what style she said ballet and commercial. She told me that when she was 11 she went to the Royal Ballet School in London. When we met Sophie was on her way for a coffee with a friend and was constantly moving, wanting to go, wanting to go. Style wise she said she doesn't follow anyone that she just likes what she likes. Here, she is wearing a scarf from the vintage festival at Goodwood earlier this year. Her jumper is from Topshop, the shirt is vintage, trousers she couldn't remember. The X necklace is from a market in Angel and her shoes are from Asos. When I asked her to tell me something surprising she told me she was a stripper. When she was signing the model release and was writing her name she told me that Sophie Apollonia was her stage name. Reading her biog do you think she was maybe having a bit of fun with me re stripping?

Out and about....Stephanie from Dorothy Perkins

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Stephanie was on her way to work when we met. She is the digital marketing manager at Dorothy Perkins and also looks after their blog. For style inspiration she looks to the street, music and the catwalk, she likes to be ahead on trends. Surprisingly Stephanie has a twin brother who she says is male visual replica of herself. For the shot Stephanie is wearing a dress and boots from Dorothy Perkins (good to see she is supporting the brand). Her jacket is vintage, bag is from ASOS and socks from Topshop.

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