Thigh high boots add a dash of sexiness to anything, even a simple chambray dress. Sheer dotted tights helped to add more detail to this simple yet effective look which managed to mix light summer fabric with a heavier scarf and boots.

If you’re yet to be convinced that camo print for women can be an understated and elegant affair, here’s another case to add to the file. This off-duty model in New York paired autumnal tones of brown and maroon with an effortless camo print scarf. It adds something without being too much.

Supermodel Carolyn Murphy lands the cover of Vogue Thailand’s June 2013 issue. Sporting a turban and a white button down shirt, Carolyn looks gorgeous while posing in the sand and wearing almost no make up to show off her natural beauty.

A hair colour change is the perfect foundation for a drastic makeover or reinvention; and if you’re going use hair colour as a statement, going platinum blonde – or near to it – is certainly a striking way to do it. Looking at the key hair trends for 2013 and beyond, bleached blonde in it’s lightest incarnations sits high on the list, partly thanks to…

The sandy desert tones, leopard scarf and bronzed skin give this model a look that speaks less of having stepped off a runway, and more of heading off on safari. Which, incidentally, works particularly well with the post-show double braids and natural, glowing makeup.

Striving to keep up with the most influential spring 2013 fashion trends for men, the accessories envisioned this season are wreathed by a modern feel, although they still withhold the timeless essence that turns them into worthy investments. Even the most sleek of suits and the most exquisite of button-downs couldn’t feel complete without that ultra-stylish finishing touch that ties an outfit together. This season,…

If there’s one thing that’s more appealing than the vision of a richly coloured, Grecian goddess swimsuit with metal hardware and gathered fabric, it’s the addition of glamorous jewellery and vibrant makeup that gladly does away with the practicality of submerging into the water in favour of basking in the sun. Stanislav Mironov’s shoot of model Tatyana Vernikhovskaya is all about that pool-side glamour, the…

The Hermes silk scarf is something of an icon in itself. For the fashion house’s spring 2013 catalogue, Karlie Kloss is elegant draped only in Hermes’ painted silks, leaping about in flat sandals as if on winged feet – a feminine incarnation of the Messenger of the Gods the brand is named after.

Still wearing the tight braid down the center of the crown, the pink eyeshadow and flawless skin from the Nicolas Andreas Taralis fall 2013 show, Isabella Melo headed out in a bright red coat and black scarf. If you doubted that a dusting of pink makeup could work with a bold red outfit, doubt no more: though note the makeup leans to the reddish side…

The days are long gone when dressing like a lady meant it was mandatory to have a full outfit matching: dress, coat, shoes and hat. But while it’s no longer a requirement or expectation, it can still be done – and there’s a certain old-world charm to dressing up in a pristine, lady-like, head-to-toe look. This outfit photographed at Paris fashion week had that charm.…