Paris Fashion Week AW 2012...Codie

Australian model Codie Young, after Anne Valérie Hash, Paris, March 2012.

Weekend hair inspiration after Anne Valérie Hash. Love Codie's red hair and her pretty, messy braid/plait/twist/not sure what to call it! 

Paris Fashion Week AW 2012...Daria

Daria Strokous, after Stella McCartney, Paris, March 2012.

And weekend make-up inspiration courtesy of the heavily coated purple lashes (both top and bottom) seen on the runway at Stella McCartney. Anyone tried this at home? I purchased maybe 3 tubes of electric blue mascara over the years - I loved the colour - but they remained in my make-up drawer, unused, until they reached expiry date. Why did I keep buying tubes of coloured mascara even though I didn't use them? I think perhaps it was that I loved the idea of coloured lashes but it just didn't work in real life. But maybe purple would work better than blue.....

Paris Fashion Week AW 2012...Catherine

Catherine Baba, before Stella McCartney, Paris, March 2012.

Paris Fashion Week AW 2012...Ginta and Kasia

Ginta Lapina and Kasia Struss, after Louis Vuitton, Paris, March 2012.

Paris Fashion Week AW 2012....Natalie

Natalie Joos, before Stella McCartney, demonstrating that it is never too early in the morning to wear a pretty party skirt and floral headband!

Recreate Natalie's Look (kind of):

Free People Pop layer pullover sweater, Alexander Wang Dissolving Herringbone sweater, or Vila oversized sweater

Nina Ricci floral print chiffon skirt, Diane von Furstenberg Adella skirt, Red Valentino tulle and lace skirt or ASOS Africa organza skirt

Fiery red pumps: Carvela Align pumps, Christian Louboutin Filo 120 pumps, Carven bow pumps or Gianvito Rossi tassel heel pumps

Piers Atkinson for ASOS roses headband or Cult Gaia floral hairband

ASOS cat eye sunglasses, Sabre Runaway sunglasses or Linda Farrow for The Row leather cat eye sunglasses

Paris Fashion Week AW 2012...Peony

Peony Lim, before Valentino, Paris, March 2012. 

It is wedding season in the Northern Hemisphere and with that comes the mild  full-blown panic over what to wear...and particularly in the UK, what to wear on your head! If etiquette dictates that you must wear something on your head but you aren't keen on a hat, try a simple tulle fascinator like Peony's or a lovely floral garland like Natalie's (in the post above this one).

Recreate Peony's look (kind of):

Haute Hippie peasant blouse, Joie Alpina blouse, Ruffle chiffon shirt from Peony's online store or Moschino ruffled collar tulle top

AG Adriano Goldschmied Stilt cigarette leg jeans, Rag & Bone/JEAN The Skinny Jeans or M Missoni Linda mid-rise jeans

Miu Miu glitter platform pumps or pointed pumps

Paris Fashion Week AW 2012...Elisa

Elisa Nalin,after Carven, Paris, March 2012.

Only Elisa could make these pieces all work together so cohesively. My favourite part? that wee red bow tie. Genius!