Milan Women's Fashion Week: Coloured glasses

Roberta, Designer

Roberta's tinted sunglasses, which seem to be a big thing in Italy, were found at a flea market. I especially love the colour contrast between her hair and her sweater.

Milan Women's Fashion Week: Marike Le Roux

Marike Le Roux, 19, Model originally from South Africa

Marike, one of the new faces of Sonia Rykiel, is wearing a cardigan by Alexander McQueen.

Milan Women's Fashion Week: Rebeca

Here I am in Milan again. Last month when I was here for Men's Fashion Week, I ended up taking a lot of shots of fashion editors. This time I'm trying to avoid doing so, since there are plenty of other places to see these photos. The first day of the week was quiet, with mostly small labels showing, but ultimately much more interesting for me in finding the more creative types, since the big shows in Milan are mostly inaccessible to those just starting out in the industry. Rebeca came out in a whirlwind from via Gattamelata after the Upcoming Designers show, and unfortunately I only got her name, as her dog was in a hurry.

/dario

London Fashion Week: At Burberry

Her style exemplifies one of my favourite women's looks right now: subtle feminine details, like her voluminous hair, join masculine clothing in a delicate color combination completed with almost no make-up.
This photo is the last from London, Dario will start posting pictures from Milano from tomorrow. I enjoyed London, despite the rain, and it had a perfect ending with visiting the most british of all shows: Burberry. I am planning on coming back in summer to take more sunlight filled pictures. Or is a wish for sunny days too much for London summer?

/mary

London Fashion Week: At Burberry

Rike, photographer and designer assistant

Dear Rivington bag,
Topshop faux leather leggins,
Weekday shoes,

London Fashion Week: At Eley Kishimoto

Olivia, 28, production assistant

Wearing Eley Kishimoto dress, tights and accessories and Olivia Morris shoes.

Stil in London: London Fields

Kristi, 24, student and Jarvis, 7 months, dog

Bonsai coat,
Topshop stockings,
Vintage boots

London Fashion Week: At Somerset House

Daniella, 22, stylist & blogger

H&M coat,
Topshop shirt, pants and glasses.

At home: Aisha

Aisha, 27, entrepreneuse, gallerist, lawyer, philanthropist, publisher

Aisha is my lovely hostess in London, she lives inside a flat made out of clothes. The walls are made of Peter Jensen dresses, the floors are covered in Sonia Rykiel and the ceiling is a patchwork of vintage Valentino. Customized pumps and Vivienne Westwood boots line the walls and Aisha likes to wear delicate silk dresses from the 1930s for lunch.

/mary

London Fashion Week: At Somerset House

I know this does not really fit into the Cut! section, and it does not show her outfit too well so there is no objective reason to put this picture up here - but my goodness is that a beautiful face!

/mary

London Fashion Week: At Somerset House

Arriving in London, the first present I got was a light flu. Feeling drowsy all day is not the ideal condition to take pictures on the street, and inbetween all the London excitement her demure all-grey outfit and the natural look of her hair and make-up were a welcome relief to my achy head.

/mary

London Fashion Week: The new men

New York Fashion Week: At Peter Jensen

Sarah Sophie Flicker, filmmaker and host of The Citizens Band

I went to New York this week to attend the panel on fashion blog ethics at the "Evolving Influence" conference. Aside from the conference, the only other thing I had time to see was the presentation of Peter Jensen at Milk Studios, where I met Sarah Sophie. Most New York style is, in my humble perspective as an infrequently-visiting foreigner, an illustration in trying too hard to follow the trends along the rules they ostensibly require, resulting in brand-loaded outfits that lack the personal touch. Sarah Sophie is clearly a stand-out. Her personal style is obviously inspired by the 1920s and goes oh so well with her light skin and striking features. Unfortunately, I forgot to ask her where she got that delicate headpiece, but I guess it is vintage.

/mary

Copenhagen Fashion Week: Outside KEA x Souvanni Asmussen

Katrine, 24, Designer

Vintage cardigan,
Wood Wood dress and hat,
Vibe Harsløf necklace

Copenhagen Fashion Week: Backstage at Henrik Vibskov

I know that there is a tendency for bloggers to be over-enthusiastic about everything they see, but anyone who knows me can say that I'm normally the last person to gush. Henrik Vibskov presented his latest collection, entitled "The Slippery Spiral Situation," and was definitely Vibskov at the best I've ever seen him. His shows are always the highlight of Copenhagen Fashion week, which I think is mostly attributed to his exhibition of not just a line of clothing, but an entire world, non-sensical as it may be. White-painted fingers, strange mirrored spectacles, wooden monastic hats, and a Twin Peaks inspired live soundtrack (with the designer himself playing the drums) all created an otherworldly atmosphere, which Vibskov himself probably couldn't fully comprehend. But what set the show apart from the rest was the craftsmanship of Vibskov's tailoring. As usual, his men's collection was stronger than the women's, but the cut and movement of both collections showed a maturity that was missing in past collections, while still keeping the magic of his quirky worldview intact.

/dario

Copenhagen Fashion Week: Backstage at Stine Goya

Stine Goya presented a Western-themed collection last night at Copenhagen Fashion Week, inspired by the American landscape photographer Ansel Adams. Goya's reputation in Copenhagen precedes her, and she has quickly become one of the country's most well-known designers since her first collection in 2007. While her prints and colours schemes are always interesting, the actual cut of the clothes seemed just a variation of what's already expected from Goya. Which of course, is not the worst thing.

/dario

Copenhagen Fashion Week: Outside Wackerhaus

Ottilie, Intern for Spotding

All vintage

Copenhagen Fashion Week: Outside Wackerhaus

Pelayo from London, Blogs at Kate Loves Me

Vintage jacket,
Topman blazer,
Kilt from a Scottish shop,
Doc Martens boots
Rayban sunglasses

Copenhagen Fashion Week: Peter Jensen for Weekday

Peter Jensen presented his upcoming collection for Weekday yesterday morning at Copenhagen Fashion Week. As Jensen states in the press release, "one of my main reference points for the collection was a photo of me as a small child with my grandmother. I wanted the collection to embrace this 70's Scandinavian atmosphere while still feeling contemporary and clean, so to obtain this I chose a very classic palette."



Although the colour palette is subdued, there are still elements of humour in the pieces that characterize Jensen's work, in particular a t-shirt adorned with tassels, which Jensen says was inspired by the tablecloth in the photo of him and his grandmother. The collection will be available from March in Weekday shops, so if there isn't a Weekday store around you, I suggest you book your tickets now.

Juliane from Reigen and I had a chance to interview Peter during the press brunch, where we asked him about his design process and his thoughts on his place in British and Scandinavian fashion.



/dario

At home: Norman Palm

This is Norman Palm. The singer shares his time between Berlin and Mexico City, where his girlfriend lives. I can't really grasp why he's currently in an ice-covered Berlin, instead of hanging around in a sun-flooded Mexico, but I guess it's because of his new album. He's currently recording with the support of Daniel Nentwig, who normally plays the keyboards for The Whitest Boy Alive, and Emma and Mia from Le Corpse Mince de Francoise. When he's not making music, he can also be found re-mixing Mexican billboards.

/mary

At home: Robert Lippok

Robert Lippok, 43, musician, wearing a Bernhard Wilhelm shirt, Comme des Garcons jeans, Falke socks and Gucci shoes.

Robert is a part of To Rococo Rot and a collector of strange things. His room is filled with, of course, records and musical instruments, but also with all kinds of knick-knacks. He has a thing for lamps made of hedgehog spines, small red plastic rabbits, big black plastic ravens, anatomic models of the human body, parrot beaks, huge glass bulbs, and hand puppets, like the creepy one he is showing in this picture. But he is not stockpiling them and making his apartment into a weird cabinet of curiosities, but rather chooses them carefully, presenting only a few of them on his desk and walls. Which either makes it less spooky, or even more.

Milan Men's Fashion Week: Outside D&G

Johan, 23, Model from Sweden

Wrangler jacket,
Acne t-shirt,
Boss bag

Milan Men's Fashion Week: Outside D&G

Patricia, 21, Stylist from Barcelona

Rodebjer jacket,
Topshop top,
Wired skirt,
Vintage necklace

At home: Mari Lippok

Mari, who wears her favourite Bernhard Wilhelm dress in this picture, lives around the corner from my house and she is my icon for simple delights. When she serves her guests something, one can be sure it is of highest quality, though it takes only little time to prepare. For example, she always has this special kind of soft water at home, and makes the most delicious flat bread with grainy salt and rosemary that goes incredibly well with some red wine on her balcony in late summer nights. I remember one dinner when she announced she would only prepare something very simple, and when we arrived the most mouth-watering scent of a heartwarming and dainty pasta sauce was already filling the room. If Mari invites you over, you can consider yourself lucky.

/mary

Milan Men's Fashion Week: Outside D&G

Max, 25, Men's Editor for Pop Magazine

Gap jacket,
Vintage t-shirt,
Moschino trousers,
Doc Martens boots

Milan Men's Fashion Week: Outside D&G

Alex, 27, Fashion Director of SHOWstudio

Balmain cape,
Ann-Sofie Back sweater,
Topman jeans,
Chanel boots,
Loewe bag

Neue Schönhauser Straße: Martina

Martina, 20, Stylist's Assistant from Kalmar

Inwear coat,
Björn Borg shoes,
H&M scarf,
Vintage hat
Pink Opium bag

For those of you who aren't familiar with Scandinavian geography (which I suppose is most people), Kalmar is a small town tucked away in the southeast corner of Sweden. I ended up in Kalmar several times when I was living in Sweden a few years ago, and was always surprised at how comparatively big the cultural scene was in the town. Culture, and in particular fashion, seems to be on some level a part of the dialogue all over Sweden, much moreso than in larger cities I've visited in other places around Europe and North America. It always piques my interest in exploring these small towns when I meet people like Martina. Maybe a tour of Sweden is in order for the summer.

/dario

At home: Timo Feldhaus

Timo is a writer, he lives with his girlfriend and daughter in Prenzlauer Berg.

Mauerpark Flea Market: Anna

Anna, 41, Ballet Instructor from Kiev

ic! Berlin glasses,
Rest vintage