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London Fashion WeeK 2012 - Street Style Day Five 20.9.11

My two favourite men of the day...

Both have completely different styles but in their own right they make it work. The gentleman above, apparently is a stunt man, pulls off a very basic look with such style in my opinion and if you can make a pair of skinny chinos and a white T-shirt look this good then you are a genius. I think what makes it work is the choice of colours with warm camel browns in his chino and suede shoes, dark brown collegic style bag and plain white T - the pose helps too. It may be a simple outfit but he carries himself with confidence.

The gentleman below has styled his ensemble in a really interesting way. I had heard that this was a popular look along the AW 11 catwalk with designers styling jackets over coats and I have to say I am a big fan! Love the minimal choice of palette and I think the grandad style coat is brought forward with the black bomber jacket, grey jumper, hint of a pleated white skirt - I think? - black skinny trousers and sport trainers. Its all about the mix of garments, cut, silhouette and fabrication here which he executed sensibly, I feel. If he had added colour into the equation it would have detracted away from his on point styling.

My two favourite ladies of day five...

Again two very contrasting ladies were my choice of the women's style gracing London Fashion Week on day five. The above is definitely my favourite of the two, which is unusual as it is very feminine and I tend to lean towards a more masculine style - if you haven't guessed already. The electric pleated maxi dress, most likely a chiffon fabric of some composition, is just stunning and blowed beautifully and sensuously in the breeze. The shoes kept minimal and they are slowly helping me like peep toe shoes (I think there is something very creepy about toes peeping out the end of shoes that aren't sandals - one day I might understand) but I do love the cut out section revealing the top of her feet. Her other accessories are perfect for this outfit. I think for me it isn't about a stand out colour or accessory it's about subtleties that make an outfit stunning, like her large silver ring that bends with the knuckle, blink and you'd miss it, but now you know it is there it becomes something special. She is also the first example of pairing black and navy that actually works for me - a hard colour combination to pull off but she does it.

This lady was also cool and loved by the photographers. I love her trench and how she as not fastening it properly with the buckle but tied it in a knot around her waist. The ribbon around her neck is cute adding a girly touch which contrast to the masculinity of her black shoes. Her glittery sequined leggings adds glam to her ensemble.

London Fashion WeeK 2012 - Street Style Day Three 18.9.11 Colour of the Day: MUSTARD

The sense of confidence in this mans personal style is great - how many others can pull off an over sized tailored jacket, electric pleated sarong and turn up jeans? It is the jacket I love the most in this outfit with its strong saturated mustard colour, another favourite shade of mine for this AW 11 that I noticed on the catwalk of Lanvin. Minus the jeans, change the bag and shoes and I think I could wear this outfit myself - beautiful.

Lanvin AW 11 - Source: Dazed Digital 

Lanvin AW 11 - Source: Vogue.co.uk