Fashion Futures

Kat Thiel is a MA fashion futures graduate. Her necklace and trousers are her own design.

Out and about....to make a fairy tale come true

....you need a great team around you. And Ulyana certainly has achieved this. Model, Photographer, Street Style star and most of all a wonderful Couture Fashion Designer. When I first photographed Ulyana she was on her own. Then two seasons later Frol was there. Frol is her business partner. Ulyana has always been very calm and centered and is in great demand. So instead of distracting her when she is being so giving with her time I turn to Frol for answers on what she is wearing. But, you know, Frol has the same lovely characteristics and as you can see the camera loves them both.

Out and about....flowers in the city

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I met Bertie shopping in Columbia Road, which is a wonderful vibrant part of London, especially on a Sunday when the flower market is on. Bertie works in an Architectural School as an assistant to the director. I loved her coat and didn't realise until we started shooting that she is expecting a baby, who will be with us in May. Her beautiful coat is was vintage when she bought it 10 years ago, it is a 1960's Harris Tweed from John Lewis. The scarf was a gift from Russia, her jeans are actually Topshop maternity dungarees. Bertie bought her bag at a vintage fair and her shoes are from Kurt Geiger.
The second shot is a cafe in the market. It is nice just observe sometimes.

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....chic to chic

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Elisa Jimenez

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Elke Turner

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Louise Thomas

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Julie Alder

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A new batch of images have gone up in the Vogue Street Chic section for December which you can see here. I have also been shooting lots of Christmas windows for them over the past month which you can see more of here.

Out and about....autumn/winter

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It was lovely to bump into Francesco the other day. It is usually only during Fashion Weeks we see each other. Francesco is a Fashion Consultant and Blogger, you can see his blog here. And a picture I took of him for GQ here. This time we had a bit more time to chat so I was able to ask him more about himself. When asked where his favourite place in London was he gave me 4 answers. To visit is The Tate Modern "I find the place fascinating". To eat "this changes very often, currently Meat Liquor does great a burger in a cool setting." To drink is "The Art Club in Dover Street". For wondering around is "Brixton Village, because south is the new east!"And for our surprise he said "I'd love to live in the National Gallery, surrounded by beautiful art and history"
In our 1st picture today Francesco is wearing a Dior coat, McQueen scarf, Jil Sander trousers, Paul Smith socks Zara shoes and clutch in both shots is MCL by Matthew Campbell Laurenza.
The 2nd shot was taken during LFW Francesco was excited that I taking him into the middle of the road to take his picture. Here he is wearing H&M glasses and top, Lanvin shirt and shoes, Fendi bowtie and 5th Avenue shoe repair trousers. 
 

Out and about....Monochrome

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Mary is a model and a DJ, she told me her style influences are the 1960's and Anita Pallenberg. That brilliant coat is by Giambattista Valli, she is carrying a Mulberry bag, her shoes are Jeffery Campbell and jewellery is Vivienne Westwood.

Out and about....Polienne

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Paulen is from Belgium, she is a student and a blogger. However her surprise for us is that she is also a model. You can see her blog here. She is wearing an H&M beanie and trousers, Zara scarf, the yellow bag is from Aldo, the green is vintage, her boots are from Sacha but she couldn't remember where her coat was from.

Out and about....Chic December part 1

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Georgina Marling

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Stevi Samson

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Bo-na Layla Hyun

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Alba Biedermann

Here is a small taster of the new images on Vogue Street Chic.

Out and about....Japanese Street Style part 5 Lolita Fashion

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Tashi is a student. She got into the whole Lolita, Japanese Street Style movement when she lived and went to school in Tokyo for 3 years. She bought her dress at Hyper Japan last year and her hair like all the girls this week is a wig. Her own hair is actually blonde. I think the red looks perfect on her though.

Out and about....Japanese Street Style part 4 Lolita Fashion

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Shirleen is a student and has been dressing Lolita style for a while now. Her whole look is from Bodyline.

Out and about....Japanese Street Style part 3 Gothic and Cosplay

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Today we have another take on Japanese Street Style with Kelsey in Cosplay as the Japanese Artist Kyrary Pamyu Pamyu and Reina in Lolita Gothic or Gothloli which is a slightly more edgy Lolita look.
Kelsey is from Barnsley and has a great accent. She made her outfit and wig with her Mum.
Reina on the other hand bought most of her look from Japan. Her skirt is from Moi-Meme-Moitie and her corset is from eBay.

Out and about....Japanese Street Style part 2 Lolita Sweet

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This is Pixie Late she has her own business and is also a model. She was doing both at Hyper Japan. You can see more of Pixie here and she will have a new online shop called pixiebunny.com up and running soon.

Out and about....Japanese Street Style part 1 Fairy Kei

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I went to Hyper Japan over the weekend. So during this week I am going to bring you some of the interesting people I met there. Crystal Cheung is a student. Originally from Hong Kong she has lived in the UK for years. She has made her whole outfit but bought her lamb from Hyper Japan and shoes and backpack from Japan.When I asked her why she dresses like this she said "it is a more interesting fashion than normal British fashion".

Out and about....Chic November part 2

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New pictures up on Vogue Street Chic for November.

Out and about....Lamb Walk

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The street this image was shot in couldn't be any more appropriately named for this post, as the lovely, talented and beautiful Candice Lake is wearing a Woolmark coat. Perfect for the winter season ahead. A very stylish way to keep warm and snuggly.

Out and about....Urbansquire

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Adie, Amy and Goran

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Andreas, Andrea and Ashley

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Dan, Jule and Chris

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Nicholas Kerry and Rob

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Luke, Mengfei and Mario

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Peter, Lana and Joo Jin

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Carys, Yuwen and Rosy

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Maria

It has been a busy few weeks for me. On Wednesday I was out shooting for Urbansquire. The brief was to photograph at the RCA and to get the lads and lasses there to be photographed wearing a Urbansquire beanie of their choice. As a further incentive to have their picture taken the images have been entered into a Urbansquire competition on their facebook page and the person with the most likes will win £100 and a beanie. If you fancy helping out the guys you can see all the images properly by following this link then going to the Unbansquire facebook page from there and liking your favourite. Otherwise you could always tell me here which one you like best.
I have to say it was a great day to take pictures and the light by the RCA was amazing.

Out and about....Shingai Shoniwa

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I saw Shingai last night on a music quizz we have here in the UK called Never Mind the Buzzcocks and remembered I had these images of her that no-one ever published, not even me. Shingai is the lead singer of the Noisettes. I would say this a more subdued look for Shingai as I am more used to seeing her more flamboyantly dressed. Mind you these wonderful vintage earrings are a nice big nod to that side of her. In the shots she is wearing a Topman suit, shirt and pocket square, Kurt Geiger shoes and is carrying a bag she bought at a flea market in Berlin.

Out and about....Crispin St

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I would say the location for today's shot is probably one of the most iconic in Spitalfields. It is certainly on of my favourites and it takes a lot not to drag everyone over to this spot to take pictures. It is wonderful that the owners keep the brilliant old painted shop front.
Louie is both a model and a visual merchandiser. When I asked him for his favourite place in London. He said "it must be Shorditch, well at least it the place I spend most of my time". His surprise for us is that he used to play football for Luton. Saying that even he finds that surprising now. I couldn't help asking him to tell me the story behind his magnificent moustache. He grew it 2 years ago for Movember, although he only managed to raise £1 for his efforts back then he has kept it going since.
Louie is wearing a Coat and trousers from French Connection, a shirt he bought in a market in Barcelona, Primark socks and Dr Martin shoes.

Out and about....Gabriele Hackworthy

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Gabriele is the Fashion Director for Harpers Bazaar UK. I photographed her at my 1st ever fashion week and have managed to catch up with her at every one ever since. She is always chic and sleek in black. I very rarely see her in colour and if she does venture in that direction it is usually in a muted way. The coat she is wearing in this shot is by Carven.