girls on the avenue The runway no longer has a monopoly on showcasing the season s must-have looks. Here, some of fashion s most turned-to It girls bloggers, stylists, models and editors bring their own brand of street style to New York s Fifth Avenue. Photographed by DEREK HENDERSON NAME: Garance Doré AGE: 37 NATIONALITY: French Doré began her career as an illustrator and has established herself as one of the world s pre-eminent fashion bloggers today. For A/W 12-13, the New York-based blogger is focusing on video, producing a series of short films called Pardon My French. [Video] is the obsession of the moment, says Doré. My blog has a very intimate feel and I really wanted it to translate in the videos by capturing me in natural, funny and even embarrassing moments. I m a big fan of reality cinema. Doré wears Chloé coat, $2740; Miu Miu shirt, $1330; Kenzo pants, price on application; Hermès scarf, $1510; Goyard bag, $7500; Louis Vuitton shoes, $3600; Hardy Brothers Jewellers bracelet, $23,495; her own rings. Styled by Michelle Cameron. 142 HARPER S BAZAAR JUNE/JULY 2012
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NAME: Elin Kling AGE: 29 NATIONALITY: Swedish Baggy pants is the answer this blogger gives us when asked which trend she ll be trialling next season. Besides her blog, Kling also runs her own clothing brand, Nowhere, a magazine entitled StyleBy and is also the founder of Fashion Networks, which is behind NowManifest.com (home to blogs such as Anna Dello Russo s ADR). I want to show my readers a wearable style that s easy to get inspired by, says Kling. Kling wears Fendi black and white coat, price on application, J.W. Anderson black skivvy, $760; Bottega Veneta navy skirt, $2070; Céline beige shoes, $650; Illsteva beige sunglasses, $279; Hardy Brothers Jewellers bracelet, $23,495. 144 HARPER S BAZAAR JUNE/JULY 2012
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NAME: Marina Larroudé AGE: 32 NATIONALITY: Brazilian I wore a look from the Prada A/W 12-13 collection. How can you beat that? I love the printed long vest and the jewelled shirt underneath, says Larroudé of her look here. As Style.com s senior market editor, she has one of the most coveted jobs in the business. The petite blonde is from São Paulo. Growing up in Brazil probably inspired my love of colour and prints, she says. My recipe is to always mix something special with something minimal. If I wear a printed skirt, I ll always pare it back with a crew-neck jumper. Larroudé wears Prada dress and top, both price on application; J. Mendel pants, $1625; Prada bag, price on application; Jimmy Choo shoes, $1625; Hardy Brothers Jewellers diamond ring, $1850, and ring, $378. 146 HARPER S BAZAAR JUNE/JULY 2012
NAME: Stevie Dance AGE: 29 NATIONALITY: Australian New York style is at its heart quite classic and iconic, says Dance, who is now based in the city. But I never wear high heels in New York. I walk everywhere here. The stylist and contributing editor at Oyster was previously editor of Russh, and has recently launched an online fanzine, Shop Ghost. She has also most recently contributed to Harper s BAZAAR Australia, i-d and US Vogue. Working as a stylist, if anything, makes me more lowkey, she says of her personal style. I dress around a sense of spirit. Dance wears Kenzo brown trench coat and brown jacket, both price on application; Céline brown and white shirt, $1060; 3.1 phillip lim orange skirt, $440; Hardy Brothers Jewellers necklace, $14,595. www.harpersbazaar.com.au 147
NAME: Emily Weiss AGE: 27 NATIONALITY: American Weiss has made a name for herself moonlighting as a beauty blogger as the founder and editor of IntoTheGloss.com in addition to being a freelance fashion assistant and contributing stylist for the likes of Vogue China and Love magazine. She draws on her experience working in fashion (having also worked at Teen Vogue and W magazine) to influence the aesthetic of her blog. My personal style is a little bohemian mixed with a little strict tailoring. I love a 1930s day dress and also a Maison Martin Margiela blazer. There s a definite masculine/ feminine duality to my style. Weiss wears Gucci beige jacket, $1590; Louis Vuitton white shirt, $1790; Prada orange and black trousers, price on application; Perez Sanz gold bag, $1750; Hardy Brothers Jewellers ring, $598. 148 HARPER S BAZAAR JUNE/JULY 2012
NAME: Anouk Colantoni AGE: 28 NATIONALITY: Australian Rule No. 1: invest in a good coat and boots, says the vintage-mad stylist. Someone once compared these to the New Yorker s car you spend so much time walking the streets, you can t get anywhere without them. The former Grazia Australia fashion market editor relocated to New York last year. To say she s landed on her feet is an understatement: Colantoni now assists US Vogue s Camilla Nickerson. I am so lucky working with the most inspiring stylist, also working in an office with my hero [creative director] Grace Coddington, and shooting with photographer Terry Richardson. Colantoni wears Yves Saint Laurent coat, price on application, Marni top, $895; Diane von Furstenberg skirt, $360; LaCrasia gloves, $150; Boss Black clutch bag, $759; Hermès scarf, $545; Wolford tights, $49; Hardy Brothers Jewellers earrings, $595, and bracelet, $29,995. www.harpersbazaar.com.au 149
NAME: Caitlin Lomax AGE: 20 NATIONALITY: Australian Hmmm bohemian chic, perhaps? is how this Townsville-born, Bunbury-raised model sums up her personal style. I love vintage clothes and cute things I find at thrift stores. Having walked for the likes of Prada, Louis Vuitton and Chanel, Lomax recently chopped off all her hair into a boyish crop. My style is constantly changing, she says. For A/W 12-13, Lomax was cast in Chanel s fantastical crystal-covered show. The crystal gravel was loose, so you had to be super-confident in your walk or it would have been easy to slip, she recalls. Lomax wears Boss Black beige coat, $899, and green jumper, $299; Tommy Hilfiger black pants, $185, and green belt, $78; Ralph Lauren brown tie, $299; Coach blue bag, $995; Hardy Brothers Jewellers earrings, $3980, necklace, $1100, diamond ring, $1850, ring, $378, and bracelets, $598 and $678. 150 HARPER S BAZAAR JUNE/JULY 2012
NAME: Sofía Sanchez Barrenechea AGE: 27 NATIONALITY: Argentinean Throughout college I was all about graphics, prints and type. I looked like a total geek, recalls the Buenos Aires-born, New Yorkbased art director. She launched e-commerce site UnderOurSky.com last year, promoting Argentina s talented designers. She might have enviable style, but she s also very smart. Fashion is business, so take it seriously, she says. Sanchez Barrenechea wears Balenciaga bronze top, $835; Louis Vuitton beige skirt, $4750; Marni teal and white shoes, $895; Hardy Brothers Jewellers earrings, $595, and ring, $1850. www.harpersbazaar.com.au 151
NAME: Hanneli Mustaparta AGE: 29 NATIONALITY: Norwegian Right now, Mustaparta is coveting a pair of Lover Cord Ono shorts, in both blue and wine red. She s certainly got the legs for the highwaisted, second-skin shorts; she began modelling when she was 17, retiring in 2008 to focus on her blog. I loved walking down Fifth Avenue feeling like I came from a different world in my wonderful outfit among people in sweatshirts and fanny packs, she said of the shoot. Mustaparta wears Miu Miu jacket, $2610; Tommy Hilfiger shirt, $85; Miu Miu skirt, $890, and belt, $380; Prada shoes, price on application; Karen Walker sunglasses, $329; Mulberry bag, $1425; Goyard suitcase, $7500; on her left hand: Hardy Brothers Jewellers ring, $2100; on her right arm: Hardy Brothers Jewellers bracelet, $19,995, and rings, $2550 and $1850. 152 HARPER S BAZAAR JUNE/JULY 2012
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NAME: Georgia Lazzaro AGE: 27 NATIONALITY: Australian In this city, you can really use your style to articulate yourself, says this NYC-based fashion designer. The willowy Melburnian describes her style as sharp, clean and fluid, with a masculine sensibility. In 2009 she was awarded the inaugural Australians in New York Fashion Foundation grant of $25,000. Following an internship at Calvin Klein, she now works on the women s collection as an associate designer of evening and celebrity wear. Every day is so dynamic and different. I m consistently inspired, she says. Dream job, indeed. Lazzaro wears Calvin Klein Collection beige dress, $2795; Hardy Brothers Jewellers earrings, $3980. 154 HARPER S BAZAAR JUNE/JULY 2012
NAME: Lily Kwong AGE: 23 NATIONALITY: American Kwong is an avid multitasker. When she s not studying, the Columbia University student is either modelling or working on her blog, August-10. Her cousin happens to be designer Joseph Altuzarra. He has taught me that life is too short not to take risks, she says. The more you believe in something and stand by it a vision, a feeling, or even a print the more beautiful it becomes. Kwong wears Diane von Furstenberg red and blue coat, $695; Chloé beige skivvy, $980; Yves Saint Laurent beige skirt, price on application; Hermès burgundy bag, $8810, and orange and blue scarf, $545; her own ring and cuff. All prices approximate. In this portfolio: hair by Shin Arima at FrankReps; makeup by John McKay at De Facto Inc. See Buylines for details and stockists. www.harpersbazaar.com.au 155