Bright red hair and Brown Dress (non monochrome) Wigmore Street W1

Gone with this neon red hair fashionista spotted on Wigmore Street near St Christophers Place. A head turner she certainly is and she’s got the confidence to pull it off. Cracking shot!

Get some well heeled types here and again this is an area that you have to hit at the right time of day to get a good hit rate in fashionista terms. With the number of shops/boutiques on this short stretch of road and Harley Street a couple of blocks away it’s a good stamping ground to get pictures of the “street style” variety. St Christophers place is also part of the patrol route and Baker St. All these photos taken within an hour. Will certainly be back here again!

Oriental tourist multi coloured jacket Marylebone high Street W1

Monochrome and DM’s with a splash of green. Marylebone High Street W1

Monochrome with a hint of colour  sporty Fashionista Marylebone High Street W1

Blonde, shades of brown and black leather jacket, mini bag and shades Marylebone High St W1

All black and black knee length boots Marylebone High Street W1

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Monochrome Print Dress and Cardigan and Brown Bishopsgate/Liverpool St Station EC2

This is hardly the land of the fashionista but occasionally it does throw up some head turners.

This patrol took in Bishopsgate, Bank, Threadneedle Street, Cannon St,  St Paul’s, Fenchurch St. Aldgagte borders, the new office blocks near Spitalfields and down to near The Tower of London. At 11.30 it was dead and as predicted around 11.55 onwards it just erupted with city workers. No shortage of women to photograph it’s just finding one with that “something Going On” factor, that’s the challenge.

Monochrome and Leather Mini  and Buckle Boots Cannon St EC4

All photos as per usual, unposed, shot from the hip, wide angle zoom lens and Canon DSLR. Not a word was said!

Monochrome and Brown Print St Paul’s EC2

Powder Blue Dress Leadenhall St EC3

Monochrome and Culottes with Brown and Pink Shades near Liverpool Street Station EC2

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Simple but deadly Cream Dress Fashionista (Non Monochrome!) back of Tate Modern, Southbank SE1

Covering the areas of  Southwark St, London Bridge and Station, Tooley St, Southbank, Borough Market, Millenium Bridge, Tower Bridge, Shad Thames and surrounding back streets. Did try Old Kent Road, Elephant and Castle and even Peckam Rye where the new hipsterville is supposed to be but not much was happening during the daytime when I was there so came back to SE1 with Borough Market being the hub. I am looking to head beyond zone 1 to see what is happening where the real Londoners live but just seem to keep coming back to Zone 1 and 2 on the tube map.

Gone with this lady above for the headline shot, funnily enough the last one of the day, she got out of the cab with her boyfriend seconds earlier from the cab pictured left. Sometimes simple amd giving the impression of not trying too hard is best!

An area that this time of year is heaving with tourists and first thing in the morning is rush hour crush land with commuters. So in fashion terms you’re not going to get anything Camden punky or Shoreditch vintage here so the bar has to be lowered a couple of notches to ensure women who are going out on a limb just a little bit further than most appear on this website.

Monochrome print dress and shades and flip flops Millenium Bridge SE1

This is the vibe that is out there early August 2015. All shots taken with a Canon DSLR and Street lens (wide angle zoom) and shot from the hip or knee to give more natural shoots. They know what I’m doing these women but as soon as you put that camera to your eye when you’re close it’s either the daggers or they go into catwalk mode. As usual  never said a word to any of them. Promise!

Monochrome with cream and shades  near Blackfriars Bridge SE1

All black and blonde with tassle bag Millenium Bridge/Tate Modern SE1

Close Up Monochrome brunette and shades with green bag Shakespeare Globe Theatre, Southbank SE1

Anti Monochrome blonde denim and colour London Bridge Tube Tooley St SE1

Oriental cream and white hoody fashionista London Bridge Tube, Tooley St SE1

Monochrome with colour and ripped jeans and shades fashionista Globe Theatre, Southbank SE1

Monochrome with floral print and shades Tower Bridge SE1

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Monochrome and  Funky Shades with Blouse Collar over Jacket Fashionista Old Compton St/Dean St Soho W1

All photos are raw, from the street and as is, taken Thursday 30 July 2015. All shots from the hip with a Canon  DSLR and street lens (wide angle zoom). All shots high ISO at 1250 so some are pretty grainy. All unposed shots bar the model who was posing for somebody else.

Tried my damned hardest to get some colour………….. but monochrome is where it’s at!!

Blonde Model Fashionista “Think Only”?? on a Fashion Shoot Soho W1

Monochrome and Shades with a dash of Orange Oxford St W1

Monochrome, Leather and Dots Covent Garden Tube WC2

All black skintight dress and Mega Heels Piccadilly W1

Monochrome Skate Boarder Girl Soho W1

Fringe and DM’s Blonde Fashionista Carnaby St W1 (motion blur)

Painter/Decorator Fashionista?? Regent Street W1

Mini Turban and  Biker Leather Casual Fashionista Soho W1

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Kat from Eastenders?? Monochrome Shawl Fashionista and Gold Sandals Charing Cross Station/ The Strand

Had a good session down here on my first visit. Was that just a lucky day or could it be repeated?

With the school holidays officially started this is the peak holiday season. There must have been thousands upon thousands of tourists, so quantity wasn’t the problem but finding some decent Fashionistas was proving a bit of an issue getting beyond the jeans and leggings brigade.

Tried to get beyond the monochrome look as well but this is firmly entrenched in the London streets and is showing no signs of waning yet. This website is all about what is happening on the streets in fashion terms, so you’ve just got to go with the flow……….so monochrome it is!

All photos taken with Canon DSLR on Wednesday 29 July with my street lens (wide angle zoom). All shots from the hip/knee and shot at ISO 1250. It was a gloomy day so the photos are a bit grainy. Every single one of these women knew what I was up to and as per usual I never said a word. I got to hand it to them they clock me these days in a nano second!

Red hat and leatherMonochrome spots  fashionista. London Eye, Southbank SE1

Non Monochrome! Air Stewardess or Shrek Adventure Fashionista London Eye SE1

Monochrome with a dash of red and Non Monochrome dash of Faux Fur and Extreme Ripped Denim Tourist Fashionistas Westminster Bridge SE1

Denim,  Tartan, Piercings, DM’s and Tattoos and Monochrome Pure Black Boyfriend Southbank SE1

Monochrome, Drape and Fishnets + Big Buckle Boots and Shades Westminster Bridge SE1

Turquoise Hair and Monochrome London Eye, Westminster Bridge SE1

Monochrome and Cream Oriental Fashionista St Martins in the Fields WC2

Leather and Lemon Dress and Trainers London Eye SE1

Monochrome and Flats Fashionista Victoria St SW1

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Full monochrome and Sneakers and Flat Cap Montpelier Street/Brompton Road SW7

Gone with the fashionista above for the headline shot, she was the last photo of the day, saw her 500 metres down the road. Think she saw me and the camera as well. Very simple in colour terms and minimalist but never the less very striking with the flat cap giving it that finishing touch. Very individual and definetly a FASHIONISTA!

Monochrome and shades and Multi Colour Hair near Harrods, Knightsbridge

Late July and August turns quiet in London with the school holidays. Tourists in abundance and I mean by the coach loads at present but actual fashionistas will prove to be a bit thinner on the ground.

Tuesday was spent in London Fields and Dalston to check out the fashion vibe there to get off the tourist trail in Central London. Just a flying visit and a big fat zero. It’s supposed to be the new place to be, better than Shoreditch, I wasn’t convinced. Maybe I was in the wrong part? Maybe the weekends are better or maybe it rocks more at night when everybody is back from work?

Wednesday went all the way down to Richmond and again zilch. Tried Chiswick on the way back and again nothing. Peckham is another area that is being looked into which is hipsterville at present, amongst others, but at present Central London up to Zone 2 on the Tube Map is where it seems to be. Go beyond that and the dress code is safe and follow the norm and the suburbia look. No earth shattering ground breaking stuff here. The difference was staggering when you arrive back in Knightsbridge, Kensington and Chelsea.

Took about 20 shots on the day but ruthlessly cut it down to 9 to what I would call “fashionistas” on what was a quiet day in “street style” terms. Kensington, Chelsea and Knightsbridge Fashionista spotting results below. All photos Canon DSLR and wide angle zoom “street” lens. All shots from the hip!

Denim Pinafore Dress and Shades Kings Road, Chelsea SW3

Red and Black Stripes and Flip Flops Shades Kings Road, Chelsea SW3

Ornamental Shades Brompton Road, Knightsbridge SW3

Double Monochrome Fashionistas with Boots South Kensington Tube

Multicoloured Bold Print and Shades and Trainers near Harrods, Knightsbridge

Leather and Denim and Flats and Turquoise Bag Brompton Road, Knightsbridge

Grey and Black Leggings and Shades Sloane St SW1

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Mega Close up Multi coloured hair, monochrome and leather and Silver Retro Necklace Brick Lane E1

Last time I was down here had a cracking session with my new what I call the “fashion” lens. Did I just get lucky and that was a one off, or will it be repeated?

Took in places like Hoxton Sq, Old St, Curtain Rd and side streets, Shoreditch High St, the infamous Redchurch St, Bethnal Green Rd, Brick Lane, Hanbury St, Commercial St and back streets near Petticoat Lane and Spitalfields Market.

Red Hat and Red and Black Dress Poppies Fish and Chip Shop Fashionista Spitafields E1

This area is renowned for artists with names such as Tracey Emin, Polly Morgan and Sue Webster having either studios or studios/homes in this area. It’s also famous as a Banksy stamping ground. Used to live here myself just off Redchurch St many moons ago before the hipsters moved in. It was different then…..way different although some things are still unchanged. The infamous salt beef/bagel bar top of Brick Lane being one of them.

Monochrome and See Thru Mesh Top Mid Riff Fashionista Shoreditch High St E1

The agenda was fashionista spotting but also to get some slightly different shots what I call “slice of life” pics and trying to get something different than the monochrome look although that is easier said than done.. A mixture of full lengths, portraits and close ups or just plain characters/interesting women. In short capturing the Shoreditch VIBE as seen through my eyes.

As always I try to capture the fashionista in question and get what they are all about and also the environment they are in. Not easy when you don’t know them but get it right and it adds an extra undefinable dimension to the photo.

All photos as usual unposed and taken on the fly with a Canon DSLR and 70-200 zoom I call the “fashion” lens. No shots from the hip due to the size and focal length of the lens. Never said a word to any of these women! The results of my Shoreditch escapades below.

Monochrome and Stripes with a dash of Baby Blue Redchurch St E2

Pure White and Sneakers Shoreditch High St E1

Oriental Retro Bike Mega Wicker Basket Platform Shoes and Hat Redchurch St E2

Monochrome and Colour Splashes Hanbury St E1

Black and Blue Fashionista Spitalfields Market E1 + dogs

Monochrome, Drape and Textured Stripes Old St EC1

Monochrome Retro Cyclist Commercial St E1

Canary Yellow Hair and Floral Print Brick Lane E1

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Brunette Hat and Shades corner Hawley Crescent NW1

 
Some classic full length photos taken from the hip (more like knee level) and a few different candid shots of Fashionistas rolling a rolly, backs of heads, tourist and band and market traders playing with their hair and others to add a bit of variety and zing to the mix. Women looking at their mobiles has been kept to a minimum but it’s surprising how common it is.

All Black and Shades Camden Stables NW1

 
All photos taken Thursday 9 July and Friday 10 July. About 1 1/4 hours on Thursday and exactly an hour on Friday.

The patrol route was Camden Tube, Camden Market, Camden Lock, Camden Stables and back plus Parkway, Camden High St and around the Sainsbury’s area of Camden Road. It really was a manic blitzing session as had limited time this week due to other engagements. Results considering the limited time are incredibly good.

All shots taken with Canon DSLR with wide angle zoom I call my Close Up lens but is being redubbed my “Street” lens to capture not only the fashionista but as much of the London street vibe as possible.

Brunette and Turquoise and Monochrome Market Stall Assistant Camden Stables NW1

Tattoos, Piercings and Shades Camden Lock, Camden Market NW1 making up a Rolly. Choose Life!

Miss Oriental Funky Shades Camden Tube NW1

All Black and DM Shoes Hawley Crescent Camden NW1

Mega Green Sack Bag, Cross and monochrome, shades and denim. Camden Market NW1

Rear View Funky Punky Barnets Camden Lock NW1

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Turquoise Hair all Black and Massive Platforms Camden Lock NW1

These photos were taken on Thursday and Friday this week with Thursday proving quietish in Camden because of the Tube Strike.

All sorts of fashion and Street Style chic going on here including some Alice in Wonderland. All photos shot from the hip with a Canon DSLR. There could be a Part 2?

Grey Tinted Hair Shades and Ripped Tights Camden Market NW1

Alice in Wonderland Characters Camden Market NW1

Straw Hat and Shades and Mini Dress Opposite Camden Tube NW1

Oriental Fashionista with Monochrome Fashion Accessory Camden High St NW1

Red and Black Dress and Black Patent Leather Boots Camden Market NW1

Miss Georgia All Red Camden Market NW1

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The usual Regent Street, Oxford Street, Soho, Covent Garden and Mayfair was the fashionista patrol route with loads of sunshine.

Vertical stripes Fashionista up close Mayfair W1

This is Part 3 of the test shots with this lens with Part 1 and Part 2 producing not very impressive results. This is supposed to be a cracking lens so after stripping this lens down it was revealed that this lens had been dismantled and put back together incorrectly by somebody else, so it wasn’t focusing properly and the lens elements had been cleaned but probably made worse. A quick clean and service and the lens is now something else and a completely different beast.

Monochrome and strappy Fashionista Marble Arch W1

All shots from the hip as this lens is quite big so you’ve got to be a bit sneaky with it to get natural looking shots which is why I got it.

So after 3 test sessions this lens I’m calling my “close up” lens is a keeper and will be used alongside my other Zoom lens dubbed the “fashion lens” for longer range shots. This website is still in it’s formative stages so it’s a case of seeing which gear works best and there’s only one way to do that and that’s test it in the real world out on the streets.

Normal service resumes next week now I FINALLY have the right and decent gear!

Oriental Monochrome Fashionista Piccadilly Circus W1

Miss Funky shades Monochrome brunette near Selfridges Oxford St W1

Red Head and All Black Covent Garden Tube WC2

Colourful print and flats Old Bond St W1

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