Fashion documentary.

What started out as the place the Wild Things are – where models clumped with fur-clad feet, shielded by pelt-like leather – became a procession of sequinned elegance and refinement as Peachoo+Krejberg’s fall 2013 show unfurled. For an alternative view to the down-the-line runway shots, including a peek at the backs of some of the leather bodices, view the gallery.

The gaping Halle Freyssinet was built in the 1920s as a railway hall, and it’s one of those venues that always amplifies the drama of any runway show tenfold. The antithesis to all the gilt mirrored, chandelier-dripped Parisian show sites, the industrial mood of the place became central to the snaking, smoke-filled runway at last night’s Mugler show. And while it was the Golden Age…

The beauty look at Anthony Vaccarello fall 2013 was bold and vampish to match the fierce, sexy, leather-clad outfits. Created by Tom Pecheux for Estee Lauder, the deep burgundy lips were matched to nails of the same colour. A perfect look to head out in straight after the show, if ever there was one.

Snow during fashion week makes everything a little bit different. The way people rush to and from shows, shielding their faces with their collars or hiding beneath hoods, some a little reluctant to pause for the cameras of street style photographers. Spurred on by the cold, they make a beeline for the show doors in what becomes a procession of dark umbrellas and snow-encrusted hat…

One of the joys of Milan fashion week – aside from, of course, the fashion – is the historical tour of the city it incidentally takes you on. From show to show, venue to venue, a fashion week goer ends up bearing witness to numerous frescoed ceilings, ornately wrought interiors, and maybe even a big open theatre space overlooked by old pipe organs, where the…

Just when we thought Francesco Scognamiglio’s sheer closing numbers couldn’t get any more breathtaking, the lights dimmed during the closing walk and it happened. The Australian contingent making up the show’s finale – Catherine McNeil followed by Julia Nobis – were lit up by a soft and ethereal glow as they rounded the last corner. Scognamiglio’s appliquéd lace gowns shone around their lithe silhouettes making…

Backstage before the sass & bide autumn 2013 show, models were having skin primed, hair artfully messed up, and nails painted. The tousled buns were orchestrated by Renya Xydis for a nonchalant look, while the makeup – created by Charlotte Tilbury for MAC – featured dewy skin and a smudge of kohl eyeliner under the eyes.

sass & bide have an in-depth understanding of the relationship between toughness and femininity. The brand’s autumn 2013 collection – which today makes its debut at London fashion week – will no doubt prove that yet again. Ahead of the runway show starting, we’ve been privy to a sneak peek of what’s to come: a collection inspired by industrial objects, a collection that takes “the…

Waiting for a big show to start doesn’t necessarily mean angst or frantic running around – for models there may be moments of calm or of socialising. These two models were enjoying the sunshine and each other’s company before Chloe’s spring 2013 Paris fashion week show when this shot was taken.

Models on the runway may be bodies in clothes, but close up they’re all about the faces. Thomas Bukovatz’s beauty is in unconventionality, the strong nose, lips drawn up in a bow, a barely-discernable smattering of freckles. I took this shot just after the Viktor & Rolf menswear show at Paris fashion week.