Out and about....the Dam and beyond

2012-01-24T08:00:00.001Z

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Rachel is a student at the fashion institute in Amsterdam. She has just started her 6 month internship with SuperTrash. Her style influence is the 60's and 70's she likes to mix vintage with new. Rachel's favourite place in Amsterdam is the Vondel Park (in the summer). She likes to travel. Her favourite kind of travel is backpacking and is happy walking all day long. You can see it is raining in the shot. One of the amazing things about Amsterdam is the attitude to the weather. Although they have more or less the same weather as the UK when it starts raining they don't run for cover like us they just get on with it. Only if it is too windy will they leave their bikes behind and walk. Rachel is wearing an Acne jacket, SuperTrash jeans, Marc Jacobs shoes and is carrying a Stella McCartney bag.

Before I leave the Dam I would like to share some other sights from there and beyond with you.

Twe Kanefas Bale 1632 - This was the sign over the the door to our apartment. I don't think I have ever lived anywhere so old before. Twe Kanefas Bale means 2 canvas bales, this is about as much info as I have managed to find out about it.

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Beautiful morning light - the arches are lit only by the sun. Sometimes you are just given gifts.

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This is the same bridge from the other side.

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Beyond the Dam -
On our way home we stopped at the fairytale Kasteel de Haar. There has been an a castle on this site since the 1300's however this is not the original as the castle has been destroyed and re-built several times. This is almost how it has looked since the 1600's however it fell into disrepair and refurbishment started again at the end of the 1800's. This newest magnificent refurb was completed in 1912.

Leaf wearing another of Vika's designs. Leaf is the fashion editor of Elle China.
Don't worry they are both warm!!

Out and about....love of the East part 2

2011-12-15T08:00:00.000Z

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Moe Murakami - When Moe told me her name I nearly fell over as Haruki Murakami is one of my all time favourite writers - when I asked if she was related she she made like she didn't understand me (so maybe). She has a site called Tokyo Fashion Doll. Moe is wearing a jacket by Nave, a New York vintage skirt, Jeffery Campbell shoes and Chloe glasses.

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Tracey Cheng is a fashion buyer from Hong Kong. She is wearing a Zara T, Isabel Marant skirt, D&G shoes, is carrying a Celine bag and is wearing an H&M bow in her hair.

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Juyean Oh is Korean and is the Fashion Editor of Elle Girl. She is wearing a Gap dress, a Uniqlo mens shirt, Prada shoes, sweater from a market and is carrying a Couronne bag.

Out and about....love of the East part 1

2011-12-14T08:00:00.001Z

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Apple Wu, wears a Zara top and shoes, Wang Ye shirt and carries a Chanel bag.

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2011-10-25T08:00:00.002+01:00

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2011-10-17T07:00:00.002+01:00

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Yuan Zhang is a fashion journalist at St Martins.

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Clara Paget model, wearing Felder and Felder.

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Jacquetta Wheeler model.

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Poppy Delevigne model wearing Sass and Bide.

Out and about....3 days in Paris with Imogen Roy

2011-10-14T07:00:00.003+01:00

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I have photographed the lovely Imogen from Eight London a few times now in both London and Paris. As you can see Imogen is friends with Peony. When we met this time she said that she had liked the series I had done with Peony at London Fashion Week so I asked if she would like to do the same in Paris and this is our story together. It was only when I sat down to process all the images that I realised that she had carried a reddy/orange theme through all of her outfits. I like her thinking. Imogen moved to Paris in the summer and is very happy with her move. You can check out her blog here.
In the 1st shot she is wearing an H&M dress, Kimono from Topshop and her hat and bag are vintage. For the second image her scarf is from Zara, top is vintage, skirt Topshop, bag Chanel and shoes Tori Birch. And finally her red dress in the final shots is by Jitrois, her boots are Topshop and her bag is vintage.
In the final shot she is joined by Peony Lim and Audrey Leighton Rodgers (Frassy). Peony is wearing a hat she made herself, All Saints shirt, with vintage lace top below. Moschino skirt, Louboutin shoes and is carrying a vintage clutch. Audrey is wearing a vintage top, ASOS skirt ring and sunglasses by herself and Stradivarius shoes.

Out and about....taking a break

2011-10-13T07:00:00.004+01:00

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Let me describe the scene. This was a blisteringly hot day. It was 1.30 in the afternoon in the Tuileries (in Paris) and even though everyone was turning up for the Viktor and Rolf show I had to leave as I thought I was dying. It was about 30 degrees and the sun was beating down. Now I love the sun and the heat BUT the surface on the ground of the Tuileries is white so what was coming down was also bouncing back up. I just couldn't function. I believe, if something doesn't feel right and you move something special will come your way and that day was no exception. As I made my out of the park and down one of the shaded side avenues I came across this scene. I took quite a few shots before I caught Akari attention. I had seen her walking Theo and he just stopped and sat down and quite simply refused to move. So she started to text while he had a rest. The whole time however he sat and looked straight at me while I took pictures. I wanted her to look too which is why eventually I shouted hello. She was surprised but let me take a few frames. Akari is a stylist. Her dress and shoes are Balenciaga, her glasses are Immanuel Khan and her bag is Aha.

Out and about....Rue de Castiglione

2011-10-12T07:00:00.001+01:00

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When models leave shows if you are lucky they will stand still for a while then they are off. Isabella was quite kind with her time as you can see from the 1st image. However as you all know I don't like to join the scrum, so stepped back and watched which way she was headed. You don't have to go far until the crowd thins. So I asked again and she kindly let me shoot. Isabella is with Elite models and is originally from Sweden. She is wearing a jumpsuit from Zara and s carrying a Hermes bag. I couldn't decide which full length image to post which is why you have 2.

Out and about....band 4 hope

2011-10-11T07:00:00.005+01:00

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Lucie is part of the Vagabond Van initiative which - in their own words - are

"Eclectic, ethical and one-of-a-kind! Vagabond Van offers eco-chic fashion made by hand with love from Africa. We work with craftspeople all over Africa, recycling (or 'upcycling' as we like to say!) everything from vintage silks from the 60's to detergent bottles, adding to the unique story which each piece has to tell and minimising its effect on the environment."

The van is a 1952 Flying Cloud Airstream caravan. And is now parked in Camden near Proud Galleries. This month they are launching their Band 4 Hope (follow this link to join in) where you buy a copper and zinc band, ethically hand crafted again in Africa. A 1/4 of the sale price goes to a charity of your choice. The idea is that you buy the band. Wear it for 4 weeks then pass it on and watch its journey online at the band4hope blog. Interesting concept have a look.

Lucie is wearing jewelery and a skirt from Vagabond Van, her waistcoat is a 60's original. Her small clutch was a gift, her bag is from a market in Cape Town.

Out and about....3 cities with Natalie Joos

2011-10-10T07:00:00.001+01:00

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London - Christopher Kane sweater, Michael Angel skirt, Tom Ford glasses, Marni clutch and Pierre Hardy shoes.

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2011-09-26T09:59:00.000+01:00

Hello everyone. Sorry I have bee quiet for a while. I will catch up with you all soon.
I have been shooting for Vogue for Milan Fashion Week. You a can see what I have been up to for them
here and here. These are the 1st images. There will be more to follow. I will let you know when they are up.

Out and about....for Phoenix Magazine issue Spring Summer 12

2011-09-22T08:00:00.000+01:00

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Zuli Alao is a Psychotherapy student at Regents College. She says it is difficult but good training. Her style influence is anything cultural. Zuli’s favourite place in London is Notting Hill and although she is originally Nigerian her favourite place in the world is London. Surprisingly she says she loves food and will try anything. She is wearing a scarf from Portobello Market, jacket rick Lane, T Zara, leggings Urban Outfitters and her boots are vintage, also from Notting Hill.

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Natasha Williams-Rapata works at Maje to subsidise her student loan. She is studying Philosophy at Greenwich. She describes her style as Boho modern and likes Parisian style. Surprisingly she is a mixture of 4 nationalities, English, Finish, Maori and Chinese. Her glasses are Ray Ban, Bag Chloe, top Maje, skirt Bershka and vintage shoes.

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Mayuko Yamamura has lived in London for 6 years. After studying jewellery at St Martins you can see her work here. She sites her design influence as western vintage and antique jewellery. Surprisingly she like action films like Star Wars and Die Hard. Her favourite place in London is Notting hill. She is wearing a skirt from H&M, Top Acne, Shoes Chloe, her bag is a Christian Laquoix and she is wearing vintage jewellery.

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Robert M Goodwin is a marketing ambassador for Bacardi. It was a role he had at Uni that has just developed further. His style influences are British heritage and Ralph Lauren. Favourite places in London are Chelsea for lunch and Embankment for dinner. There are 2 surprising things about Robert. Firstly his height, he is 6ft 6 and a half. I had been looking at some people across the road and turned and suddenly there he was. I was so amazed he at first thought I was going to ask for directions. Secondly, he is training to be an officer in the TA. Robert wears, glasses from the Tie Rack, jacket by Feraud, kerchief by TM Lewin, tie Smith and Rutherford, shirt M&S, trousers Topman, vintage shoes and is carrying an ASOS bag.

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Nikoleta Petrof is job hunting and would like to do something creative. When she lived in Greece she worked in Marketing and has her own blog create in marteting. One of her surprises was that she was getting married in a few weeks, back home in Greece. Her fiancé also told me she likes to dance but only in the house with no-one watching. Her favourite place in London is Oxford Street and in Greece is Santorini. She is wearing a Heel dress, T from Primark and her tights and shoes are from Greece.

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Louise Carmichael and Duncan McCormick told me the story of how they met. Louise was out for the night with her sister had just had a an argument with her. Louise decided to leave and literally on the way out the door of the Electric Ballroom in Camden she bumped into Duncan who spoke to her. Normally she said she would have just carried on but he convinced her to stay, they clicked straight away and the rest is history. So not so surprisingly their favourite place in London is Camden. Louise is a Brand Merchandiser for Topshop and Duncan is a musician. His grandfather was the 1st and he says maybe the only Opera singer to come from Trinidad, probably where Duncan gets his love of music. Louise is wearing a T, belt and shoes from Topshop, her skirt is American Apparel and bag is vintage. Duncan says Louise styles him and everything he is wearing is from Topshop, except his hat, which is H&M.

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Helen Nakato is the manager of Jigsaw in Westbourne Grove and everything except her jeans is from there. Her head wrap is from Shepherds Bush market and her beautiful jewellery is from Made a fantastic fair-trade company. Originally from Uganda and after working in the fashion trade for 15 years Helen told me she would like to be Pharmacist. When I asked her if she had done anything about following her dream I was surprised by her answer that infact she is at the stage where she is applying for a post as a Pharmacist having completed all her qualifications.

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Caron Kinnaird is in London for 6 weeks modelling for Oxygen. After a stint of testing she is now getting jobs which is making her feel good. Her style influences are Alexa Chung and model Karlie Kloss. Originally from Glasgow, Caron’s favourite places in London are Camden and a club called Maddox in Mayfair. Her surprise for us was that she used to be a cheerleader. Her glasses are from Chanel, 1st top and bag is H&M, 2nd is Topshop as is her skirt and her shoes are from Primark.

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Oliver Pearch from Shepherds Bush is a Fashion photographer. His signature style was formed when he played the ghost Jacob Marley in A Christmas Carol at school. It is where his passion for wearing white came from. His favourite place in London is Mayfair and says that surprisingly he is very normal. His coat is from Cordings, trousers from the south of France, shirt Harrods vintage and his shoes are Skipton Heneage.

Out and about....LFW Sept 2011 Joanna Hillman

Meet Old Cow (as she is affectionately known as) from over at the Worship at the House of Blues. I have been speaking to Yasumi for almost 2 years now. We met online after I photographed her sister, who introduced me to her. OC has a wonderful blog. It is a mix of outfit posts, beauty reviews and generally things that interest her. She has also recently stopped working full-time to spend more time working on her Emporium, which has a constantly changing stock of all things bright and shiny. A few weeks back I just missed out on a collection of sweetheart impressions she had made in black and red which I really liked so approached her with the idea for an extra impression. You can see the result above, beautiful isn't it. One of the meanings of Dvora is Bee so you can see why this had originally struck me (red and black had featured bee's too). The blue was to match the colour of a ring my husband had bought me. (Hopefully in the not to distant future there will be another whose meaning create my two 1st names together.) The creation of this sweetheart impression gave us the perfect opportunity to meet for the 1st time. We had a wonderful lunch together at the Nordic Cafe on Golden Sq, where time passed all to quickly. Of course as she looked so good I was not going to let the opportunity pass without photographing her and interviewing her too. So here is a quick Q&A.

F: What is your style influence?

OC: My style influence is a hodgepodge of confusion. I draw influence from Fairy Tale princes, suspicious Victorian gents, elegant safari going women, Hercule Poirot and Dot Cotton from Eastenders.

F: What is your favourite place in London?
OC: My favourite place in London is Hackney. I love the diversity, the stench, the creativity, the African mummas and their swinging hips, the decay, the buzz and the humbleness that it inspires within me.

F: Tell me something surprising about yourself.
OC: I laugh out loud in my sleep. Sometimes, I laugh out so loud and with such gusto that I wake myself and the husband up. The strange thing is that I never seem to remember what tickled me.

F: Where do you find inspiration for your designs?
OC: My jewellery designs are inspired by my daydreams, nightmares and imagination. I get my ideas from EVERYWHERE, dark tales, poems, moonlight, nature, adventure, food...you name it...I will find something inspiring in it.

Go check out her blog here, and her Emporium here.

London Fashion week starts tomorrow. I will see you with my 1st post Friday evening. Let the fun begin.

Out and about....Belvedere Rd

2011-09-14T08:00:00.002+01:00

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Emma was sitting having coffee with friends when I asked if I could take her picture. I have been wanting to take a shot with our new transport system in London but have had to wait until now for the right opportunity. Emma works in Events Management, big party's with lots of champagne. Her favourite place in London is Brick Lane. She loves both Paris and London and is excited to be here. She bought her hat in Brighton, her dress belongs to her mum. Everything else, boots, bag and necklace are all Vivienne Westwood.

Out and about....model photographer

2011-09-13T08:00:00.000+01:00

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2011-09-05T08:00:00.000+01:00

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I saw Miggy in front of me on Earlham Street. I had just caught a glimpse of her amazing hair and white dress so I took up off the street in quick pursuit. Turns out Miggy is also a blogger. We were surprised we hadn't met before. You can see Miggys blog here. She started her blog 3 years ago as another way to talk about things that interest her. Her surprise for us was that she makes an amazing pepper sauce. Miggys favourite place in London is the Thames Path, especially the Greenwich end. Her style is influenced be day to day life. For our shots today she is wearing a dress by Mink Pink, she bought her bag in Morocco, boots are Zara and her necklace was a present from a friend who traveled to Mexico.

Filofax Giveaway part 2.
We have a winner of the Red Filofax - Lisa from Stylus Muse. Thank you to everyone who took part. Those that did your names will be rolled over into this weeks draw. Our Filofax colour for this weeks giveaway is the Brown Chameleon.
To be in with a chance of winning you must follow me here on Blogger AND on Bloglovin, letting me know when you have done both. The next draw will happen on Sunday the 11th of September. Good Luck. Xxxx

Out and about....cool blue

2011-09-02T08:00:00.013+01:00

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When I was shooting my final image for the Filofax challenge I could see Helen and her friend Toni standing at the side of the road watching us. And I had been praying that they stick around until I had finished shooting. But life is not like that is it. By the time I had finished they had gone. However life has sometimes ways to bring people back to you, as a short while later when I decided to wrap up for the day and head home as I was heading down the escalators on the tube there was Helen futher down the escalator in front of me. Luckily both Helen and Toni are also bloggers (Helens is called Plastic lipstick at noon and Toni is called Fashitects I really should have photographed Toni too. Hopefully we will meet again at LFW) so didn't think I was totally mad and were OK to head back out of the tube to take pictures. Helen is starting a foundation art course at Ravensbourne later this month and is also working part-time in Office. This is where she got her amazing Jeffery Campbell shoes. She told me to tell you all to get down there fast before they are gone. Her style influences are Mary Kate Olsen and the street. Her favourite place is Starbucks and her favourite coffee is a macchiato. Her surprise is that she used to be a volunteer for the British Red Cross. Helen's cardy is from American Apparel. Top is H&M, leggings Miss Selfridge, bag and ring Urban Outfitters, shoes as you know Jeffery Campbell.

Remember there are 3 days left to the 1st Filofax (Red Chameleon) giveaway draw. To enter you must follow me here on Blogger and on Bloglovin and let me know when you have done both. Good Luck.

Out and about....pretty biker

2011-09-01T08:00:00.002+01:00

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Nell is student from NYC. Everything she is wearing here is Dior except for her shoes which are YSL. This is such a cool look tough yet pretty all at the same time.

Remember there are 4 days left to the 1st Filofax (Red Chameleon) giveaway draw. To enter you must follow me here on Blogger and on Bloglovin and let me know when you have done both. Good Luck.

Out and about....liquorice allsorts

2011-08-31T08:00:00.003+01:00

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Nicola made me smile when I asked her about her style inspirations. She told me that there are a lot of things going on in her head. That London inspires her a lot and said you can be whatever character you want to be on what ever day you choose. When I asked her what character she is today she said "today I am a liquorice allsort. The coconut one with the black bit in the middle". Her favourite place in London is crossing Waterloo bridge on a Sunday. I so understand this, it is an amazing place to be at the best of times as you can see a lot of the big London landmarks from here. Her surprise for us is that she says, she is not cool really as she is really into musicals. The favourites at the moment being Westside story and Oliver. Nicola's cardy is from Miss Selfridge, she bought her skirt in a car boot sale in Battersea, boots are Topshop and belt All Saints.

Remember there are 5 days left to the 1st Filofax (Red Chameleon) giveaway draw. To enter you must follow me here on Blogger and on Bloglovin and let me know when you have done both. Good Luck.

Out and about....seasonal change

2011-08-30T08:00:00.004+01:00

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Already it is too cold for me. I guess the sooner I can start wearing warmer clothes the better. I would love to be able to look as good as Ulyana with this simple transitional outfit. Ulyana is a fashion designer. You can see her blog here.
The guys over at Filofax gave me a option on Friday of either keeping one Filofax and sending the rest back. Or keeping one and offering the rest to you to all my wonderful readers in a giveaway. You will all be pleased to know I have chosen the latter so you all now have a chance to win one of 4 of The Chameleon Filofax's featured in my challenge shots. I didn't know which colour to keep for myself so put all the names in a hat and drew out Aqua so that is the one I will keep. I then did the same with the other colours so I would have an order in which they will be on offer. The 1st colour up will be Red. These Filofax's are leather and retail in the UK for £65 so this is a generous prize from the Filofax guys.
To be in with a chance of winning you must follow me here on Blogger and on Bloglovin, letting me know when you have done both. I will be picking 1 winner per week. The Competition will run this week, next week and then again for 2 weeks after all the Fashion Weeks are over, so in October. This competition is open internationally. The 1st winner will be announced on Monday the 5th of September. Good luck.

Fashionistable's 2nd Birthday

2011-08-26T08:00:00.002+01:00

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Liisa Ennuste and Emmanuelle Alt

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Dawn Green and Alena Dundas

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Alexa Chung and Olivia Palermo

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Kathryn Topp and Yukee Chen

Two years of Fashionistable. I am amazed the time has passed so quickly. It was very difficult to select images for this post. The 1st 4 have had the most page views. Alexa and Olivia to represent the well known people I met from the world of fashion weeks. My final red select, Kathryn is the 1st person I met who recognised the blog name. And my only guy because a friend mentions this shot a lot.
This 2nd year brought a few achievements starting a few days in by being shortlisted for the Vogue blogger competition, making the Most Wanted and Say 100 lists and being featured in 2 editorials.
Going to London and Paris fashion weeks were a visual treat. Cumulating with bumping into Emmanuelle Alt on my last day in Paris with no-one else around. Looking forward to September as I will be covering London, Milan and Paris this time.
And last but most importantly A GREAT BIG THANK YOU to all my wonderful followers (and those of you who just pop by) for supporting me. I really love and appreciate the encouragement you give me by being around and commenting. I feel really excited and happiness for the year ahead.
Love Dvora Xxxx

P.S. We have a long weekend here in the UK now so see you all on Tuesday. Have a great weekend. Xxxx