Use social media for long enough and you start to think in hashtags. You also end up being “social” via iPhone while your friend next to you is “social” on theirs. What happened to real-life interaction with eachother? Amidst the deafening style noise of Australian fashion week the off-duty style of model Ollie Henderson stood out the most. Not just for her fearless and quirky…

Fresh flawless skin, brows accentuated to look naturally full, and a smokey under eye. While the slick netted buns on Louis Vuitton’s fall 2012 models were mostly covered up with hats on the runway, it mattered little. When paired with the show’s makeup, they still made for an off-duty look that came across as deliberately youthful and ballerina like.

Sometimes when shows end, models get whisked away as quickly as the shutter click of a DSLR. If you’re lucky, in those moments, said shutter click will capture something of the rush. Ruby Aldridge being scooted away after Dior’s Paris fashion week show, however, doesn’t just look calm and collected, she looks downright cool. Perhaps that’s what off-duty model style truly is; an attitude.

It’s not hard to spot an off-duty model, not least because they’re beautiful but also because they seem to have an inherent knack for layering, regardless of the season. Snapped after the Costume National show in Paris, this off-duty beauty effortlessly layered a long-line coat over a waist length one over a shirt, with a sheer layer peeking out for good measure.

A shoot concept that was “weeks in the planning”, Angelo Pennetta went camera in hand to document a week in the life of Karlie Kloss. A couture fashion week, to be precise. But if you’re hopeful of a gritty, realistic documentary that really gives you a sense of Kloss’ life we’re afraid to say you’re not going to find it. Instead the concept is ‘off-duty,…

There’s always a place in the modern androgyne‘s wardrobe for an understated black and white ensemble. In fact, the plain white tee is one of those staples that never goes astray – particularly when thrown cooly under a pair of black cigarette pants (cropped or not) and a blazer. Exiting Trussardi’s fall 2012 show meant the perfect addition of tomboyish gelled hair for this model.

With hair and makeup “sleek, architectural & androgynous” to match Rad by Rad Hourani’s F/W 2012 collection, model Alyona Subbotina looked ice-cool in the best of ways. Wearing her own off-duty outfit of a tough black leather jacket and bright blue mesh scarf tied into a bow, Fashionising.com photographer Kelly Defina snapped these photos of her on the rooftop of the Sun West Studios where…

A model backstage at Indonesia fashion week, Jakarta, gets into the spirit of things with a backless romper purchased in Bali. The China-doll makeup from the evening’s final show adds a softness to an otherwise casual and beachy off-duty look.

Milkmaid braids, perfect make up, a tuxedo jacket and embroidered shorts all mean one thing in this look: off duty model style.

Hanne Gaby Odiele may just earn the title of Queen of the Eclectic. Was ever there another off duty model so daring in their mixtures of colours, textures and prints? Always game to show off some midriff and able to pull off a combination of skinny leather pants and a Missoni cardigan with an unprecedented level of cool, this is one of those eclectic outfits…