Paris Fashion Week AW 2012/13....Mia

Mia Marionette from No Strings Attached blog, Tuileries, Paris, March 2012.

This is a great look on Mia - she has fantastic legs and this outfit allows her to highlight them while still keeping warm (well, on top anyway!). I guess you could add really skinny jeans to create a similar silhouette if it was too cold for just tights.

Recreate Mia's look (kind of):

Shine Zulma faux fur coat, Thakoon Shearling combo coat, Miu Miu Mohair coat, Maje Ring rabbit-sleeved shearling coat, M Missoni loop stitch coat, ASOS Mongolian faux fur jacket, ASOS Shaggy fur belted coat, or Isabel Marant Mamum goat hair coat

Alexander Wang Ruby Spazzolato oxfords, Stella McCartney faux patent leather moccasins, Gucci patent leather brogues, or Opening Ceremony Tango black slip on shoes

Plush Fleece lined tights, Falke soft merino wool and cotton tights, or Gipsy 300 Denier soft tights

Paris Couture Fashion Week AW 2012/13...Mia

Miss Mia Marionette, before Christian Dior couture, Paris, July 2012.

The bum bag/money belt/belt bag/can't bring myself to say f**** pack - due to the different meaning that word has in Australia and the UK! - made cool by Chanel (who else?!). I am not keen on those nylon bum bags people wear on holidays (can they ever be attractive?) but a cute leather money belt would be perfect for festivals or concerts. Just big enough for money, i.d, lipstick and mobile phone, and completely hands-free!

Recrete Mia's look (kind of):

Shoulder baring t-shirt: Ella Moss Girl's Best Friend t-shirt, Nasty Gal slashed shoulder t-shirt, Chaser deconstructed tee or Cheap Monday Machi top

Cute shorts: ASOS high waisted cornflower blue denim shorts, Red Valentino shorts with bow pockets, or Alice + Olivia Cady cuff shorts

BDG Structured belt bag

Paris Couture Fashion Week AW 2012/13...Mia

Lovely Mia Marionette from No Strings Attached blog, before Jean Paul Gaultier, Paris July 2012.

Mia and I were reminiscing in Paris about the first time we met/I photographed her.....I think it was my very first Paris Fashion Week. It is always so lovely to meet up with everyone during each fashion month - I think we all describe it as being very much like the first day back at school: we are excited, slightly nervous (okay, maybe that is only me!), curious about what everyone has been up to over the summer/winter. We laugh together, whinge together "how many bl**dy miles do we have to walk between lines at Châtelet"*, photograph together and sometimes even have a little cry together (mostly not photography related!). I wonder if it is the same for the backstage photographers, the catwalk photographers, the make-up artists, the editors and buyers.....

Recreate Mia's Look (kind of):

Try: Zadig & Voltaire broderie skirt, ASOS peplum skirt in broderie anglaise, Preen Tilly skirt or this pretty Milly eyelet dress

Splendid layers tank , Victoria Beckham Denim tank or ASOS scoop tank (in white)

French Connection flat sandals or K. Jacques Gina flat sandals

* most of us avoid Châtelet unless absolutely necessary!