Early September and there is evidence on the streets of London that the schools are now back (some), the buzz seems to be returning and London’s pulse is starting to increase in readiness for back to normal next week.

Monochrome polka dot and shades with a dash of colour Marble Arch Tube W1

Monochrome seems to be waning a bit on the streets but black combined with some sort of shade of brown appears to be emerging as the new colour combo. Tan, putty, mushroom, oatmeal, magnolia, camel basically the mid to lighter shades of brown. Rusty shades of red or brown with deeper darker oranges are also springing into life. This was observed in the West End but confirmed also in Knightsbridge, Kensington and Chelsea. Doesn’t look to be a passing one off coincidence, it’s spreading and spreading fast. Black is still there though!

Monochrome and shades of brown Piccadilly W1

Tartan mainly red and embellishment seem to also be emerging buzzwords. About time too!

Monochrome and shades of brown Goodge St W1

Brunette Side Parting Monochrome Trouser Suit Regent St W1

Blonde and Pure Black Oxford St W1

The Debenhams Fashionista All black hat and DM’s Oxford St W1

Oatmeal chunky knit Street Food Stall Fashionista Berwick St Soho W1

Monochrome, shades of brown and green Wigmore St W1

Shades of brown and denim with massive Sleeper Hoops Wardour St W1

Monochrome and hat with shades of red Old Bond St W1

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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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Headline girl was this blonde walking over Westminster Bridge with Big Ben as a backdrop. This was a shot that was more planned and waited for which is not normally my style, I’m more the spontaneous shooter of the knee jerk variety. As soon as I saw this lady marching up the road I just knew this was the headline shot and “That’s my girl”. She’s not a tourist, she’s on a mission and is a Londoner no doubt. Looks like she could be sans make up as well and she still rocks that look.

Blonde Monochrome with a dash of brown. Westminster Bridge SW1 in front of Big Ben. Canon DSLR

Have to say I wasn’t expecting much on this Victoria and Westminster visit. Just a lot of jeans and trainers and jackets of the more homogeneous variety. Dull office workers and bland tourists with cameras and those incredibly annoying selfie sticks. How wrong I was. This area will definitely be a regular. Arguably better than Oxford St with some spectacular backdrops.

Grab Part 2 of this SW1 fashionista spectacular including a monochrome microphone holding brunette fashionista doing a recording for something. Asked for permission for that shot as they were filming at the time. She gave the nod and job done!

Monochrome Brunette Victoria St SW1. Canon DSLR

Oriental Mirror Shades with a dash of Faux Fur. Westminster Bridge SW1. Canon DSLR

Monochrome, Leather? shades and pearls. Parliament Sq SW1. Canon DSLR

Monochrome, stripes and riding boots. Westminster Cathedral/Victoria St SW1. Canon DSLR

Grey Coat, Monochrome Floral and black knee length boots. Victoria St Westminster Abbey End SW1. Canon DSLR

Presenter Fashionista in Monochrome at Charing Cross/Embankment WC2. Canon DSLR

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Thought I’d give this area a try. Can’t be as hard as Islington N1…..surel

Headline shot is these two tourist fashionistas who I spotted on Westminster bridge doing selfies and then spotted them again walking past Buckingham Palace. Result!

Part 1 Tourist Fashionistas doing selfies on Westminster Bridge in front of The London Eye SW1. Canon DSLR

Part 2 The same Tourist Fashionistas walking past Buckingham Palace SW1. Canon DSLR

Took in the area around Victoria station, Victoria St, Westminster Abbey and Houses of Parliament, Westminster Bridge and Big Ben plus just south of the river at County Hall and the London Eye then back over the river to Charing Cross and down the mall to Buckingham Palace then back to Victoria again.

Weather was good, sun was out and so were the women and it was a red letter day with enough photos for two posts. Much easier than Islington, you can’t fail to get 5 or 6 decent fashionistas in a couple of hours.

Good mixture of stacks of tourists with cameras around the landmark areas and commuters and office workers and locals around the Victoria area.

Part 1 results below. All shots Canon DSLR and mostly taken Thursday 30 April. Keep your eyes peeled for a bonus Part 2.

Monochrome shades, denim, hat and boots tourists. Westminster Bridge SW1. Canon DSLR

Monochrome Tourist Fashionista Westminster Bridge SW1. Canon DSLR

Monochrome and Lace and flats. Victoria St SW1. Canon DSLR from the hip/knee

Brunette shades and blue and black stripes Victoria Street SW1. Canon DSLR

The London Eye mess around shot standing in a front of a fashionista at Count Hall Pre Shot

Monochrome side split dress. County Hall SE1. Canon DSLR

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Headline grabber is this shot below, very attractive oriental girl in Pink outside Marble Arch station with some beautiful lighting to set her off. Basically stood in the middle of Oxford Street in front of her before she crossed the road.

Oriental Pink Big Button Coat Fashionista Marble Arch W1

Usual fasharazzi procedure just walking around and mingling with the crowds, soaking up the London Street vibe, to see who is looking good and catching my attention, getting within slapping distance and taking my chances and taking a photo and putting them on this website. First posed photo below although I never said a word, couldn’t resist, neither could she……………..it’s a cracker……………not sure about that pink onesie though???!

Hamleys Toy Store Fashionista with Bubble Gun at Regent Street W1

Have been trying some advanced street photography techniques such as walking in the middle of tourists taking pictures of their friends and family with varying results. Trial photo below with the one in yellow thinking “What is this guy doing?”. She couldn’t give me a slap she had a camera in each hand and the handbag is just out of reach, figured that out before I took the shot.

Rolling Stones and Canary Yellow and Uggs Photog Fashionistas Covent Garden Pizza WC2

With the weather gradually FINALLY changing so is the clothing and colour and just a hint of flesh flashing seems to be underway. Latest exploits in photo form below all taken in the Soho, Covent Garden and Oxford Street/ Regent Street area.

Further West End Fashionistas that “cut the mustard” in my opinion. Keep your eyes peeled for a Part 2!

All Black and Paris Hilton Lookalike Fashionista Carnaby St W1

Boris Bike Fashionista riding on the path on Oxford St W1

All Black Pink Zip and Head Phones Fashionista Oxford St W1

Huge Lapel Brunette Fashionista Covent Garden Tube WC2

Blonde in Red and Black long coat Piccadilly W1

A hungry Blonde and Studded Jacket Fashionistsa Old Compton St Soho W1

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Knightsbridge Fashionista Brompton Road SW3

Fashion Patrol Part 4 in Central London for January 2015. What’s the vibe on the streets, what’s in, what’s turning heads and who and what’s caught my eye in the last few days.

The photo above is easily the best in this collection in my opinion, I call her the “Knightsbridge Fashionista”.

Story: Saw her coming fast out of Harrods but it was too late and missed the shot muttering the words “That would have been the best of the day”. Took some other shots then packed up for the day but kept the camera ON  “just in case”. She miraculously appeared again coming towards me on the other side of the road FAST, took about 6 frames machine gun style from the hip as she ran across the Brompton Road thinking “If you got that it will be a miracle!”. Result perfect exposure, perfect focus, looking just to the right, what they call in the trade the “decisive moment” a second later the moment was gone never to be seen again! Reminiscent of a classic Richard Avedon shot of Carmen Dell’Orefice minus the umbrella. If I’d put the camera away, would never have got this shot.

Blonde and Big Tan Bag Fashionista Covent Garden WC2

The area covered for Part 4 has been extended from the hot spots of Oxford Street, Regent Street, Covent Garden, China Town and Soho to include Portobello Road, South Kensington and Knightsbridge with a dash of Piccadilly to broaden the fashion horizon to see what the fashionistas are up to in these areas as well.

Blonde and Black Flats Fashionista Covent Garden Piazza WC2

All these shots taken with a Canon DSLR freestyle from the hip. A couple of experimental shots the camera was raised to the eye to see the response and the quality of these shots will of course be technically higher and sharper than the shot from the hip counterparts. Increased quality comes at a price, the candid nature can get killed in the process as is revealed in this borderline photo below here.

Faux Fur Brunette Fashionista Knightsbridge SW3

In Part 4 we have oriental fashionistas, blonde, brunette, faux fir, monochrome, denim, photogs, big scarves, shawls, big bags and more. Fashionistas stationary, walking or running with no posed shots just candids. Mainly full length and some portrait shots are in the mix.

As always If you appear in this article or others and you would rather not, get in touch to get the photo removed no questions asked

Latest fashion patrol and London Street style results below

Blonde Black and Denim Fashionista Portobello Road W11

Oriental Baseball hat Fashionista Soho W1

Blonde Chunky Heels Fashionista Soho W1

Harrods Shiny Boots Fashionista Brompton Road SW3

Blonde and Multi Zip Black Coat Covent Garden Piazza WC2

Oriental Big Fur Collar Fashionista Chinatown WC2/W1

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As predicted there was a lot of interest in the first all new Fashion Patrol as in Part 1 so here’s the latest updates with more fashionista spotting whilst pounding the streets of Central London. Anybody can do this……. but getting decent shots that’s the incredibly hard bit. It really is hard work!

White Faux Fur Fashionista Soho W1  Fuji Bridge Camera Low Res

All Fasharazzi shots are done Street Photography style as in candid and no posing as in street portraits. Never said a word to any of these women. Basically took shots of women if they looked interesting, were attractive, were wearing something eye catching, had something going on or a combination of all these things. The golden rule is if I can see you in a crowd 200 metres away and you’ve got confidence to rock your look then you are here. If I was clocked and given the look that can kill then I got the message and obviously you are not.

Grey Faux Fur and Hat Fashionista followed by Grey Leggings Fashinoista Oxford Street W1  Canon DSLR Low Res

Street purists argue that black and white with it’s emphasis on light and shade, form and tone is the only way to go. For fashion I think colour is the only way. May try some B&W in the future for monochrome fashionistas though.

Some shots taken with a Fuji Bridge camera and some more recent ones taken with my Canon DSLR which I use for celebrity work. Mobile shots are marked accordingly. All shots from the hip, again street purists don’t shoot this way. I’m not a street purist and say the different view point gives the photos an edgy look. All shots taken on the move just wandering through the London crowds.

White Faux Fur and Sneakers Fashionista Oxford Street W1  Canon DSLR Low Res

Locations are mainly Oxford Street, Regent Street, Soho and Covent Garden at present. Very difficult to get these shots but when everything comes together the result is quite something. Different areas of London are being looked at in the future that have a bit more urban grit and harder fashion styles. Capturing the fashionista but also the some of the urban environment that she is in which is also interesting in it’s own right. Not everybody lives in London.

So What’s the fashion trend on the streets of London in January 2015?

General Observations:

With the cold weather and generally grey skies this is deepest darkest winter and the colour palette is distinctly monochrome at the moment in reflection of this with the locals with splashes of colour with bags, scarves and other add ons. Really struggled to find any colour.

Big Faux Fur and Shades Fashionista on Oxford Street W1 Fuji Bridge Camera Low Res

What’s in? Leopard skin print coats seem to be in along with big faux fur for the more adventurous with faux fur gilets seeming to be right on. Parkas’ with the big furry hoods are the norm rather than the exception along with bubble jackets again with fur. Fur is there somewhere!

If you’re looking for colour the Chinese/Japanese tourists consistently seem to be bolder than most with reds, yellows, pinks and greens and sky blues with bubble jackets being popular.

Pink flares Fashionista Hanover Square W1  Canon DSLR Low Res

Hats of all types are in with Trilby and Fedora making their presence known along with Faux Fir/Leather trapper hats. Boots of all types but sneakers such as the ubiquitous Converse are still common out on the London streets this winter. Uggs not as common as they used to be but still have devotee’s and have become cult classics like the Doctor Martins so are still making an appearance.

Denim as always in and leggings are popular, plain, multi coloured and shiny black seeming to be popular. Jeans with shiny leggings over the top halfway was spotted on Portobello Road. Too quick for me didn’t get the shot.

All of the above based on my observations whilst. walking around Central London

As always If you appear in this article or others and you would rather not, get in touch to get the photo removed no questions asked

Fashion Patrol Part 2 January 2015 results below.

Leopard Print Faux Fur Fashionista on Portobello Road W11  Canon DSLR

USA Flag Jumper Fashionista Leicester Square Canon DSLR Low Res

Black Bubble Jacket with Fur Fashionista Leicester Square Canon DSLR

Leopard Faux Fur and Big Adidas Bag Fashionista Oxford Street Fuji Bridge Camera Low Res

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