4 Things Street Style Taught Me | PFW

ph. by Tommy Ton for style.com

To close up the month of fashion, the door closed in Paris. Stay tuned for a better late than never roundup of the best of PFW. Till September, (fashion) school is out.

1: The over sized denim jacket is your new bestie. When paired with flares in a similar wash, your 70s to 90s crossover game is sharp. 

2: To add shape to any coat,  utilize your belt or for those who are innovative, ribbon works just as well. 

3: Headscarves aren't just for the beach or windy days cruising on the PCH. 

4: Take note from one of the most stylish of them all, a cape plus a jacket sans sleeves guarantees maximum everything. 

4 Things Street Style Taught Me | LFW

ph. by Tommy Ton for style.com

After a frozen tundra met fashion, or mainly known as New York Fashion Week, next on the list is London. I never like to play favorites, but I've always been fond of LFW- let's face it, those brits now how to dress and the shows? Always different and unique, a concept the industry often lacks of.

Yet, some of the magic happens of the runway. Once again, round two of street style school.

From the archives... past street style lessons. 

1: Weather permitting, skip the jacket. A borrowed from the boys sweater and thick scarf work double time in your wardrobe when you're just not feeling a jacket. 

2: Forget normcore, playful is cool again. Quirky embellishments take a basic navy top coat to another level. 

3: A personal favorite of mine from on the blog a few weeks ago. The 70s show is still going strong with suede, and this season's best detail... lace-up. 

4: Lastly, remember two key things displayed by Camille and Pernille. Smile once in a while. And the rain stops for no one. No one. 

4 Things Street Style Taught Me | PFW

Ph. Tommy Ton for Style.com

My apologies for the delay on the last installment of this season's "street style school", as I've dubbed it. To close it up we jump to Paris, the city of impeccable style and an incredible charade way of life. Tommy Ton captured every French babe in the perfect life from seasoned Madame Alt to the unknown beauties running from show to show.

School's out. See ya in February

1: In a land of luxe leather handbags that cost a pretty Euro, a monogrammed canvas tote- hit up, L.L. Bean- stands out. Plus, it just looks pretty damn cool against endless it bags.

2: She can do no wrong. The original black cat of the fashion world. 

3: Forget plunging necklines and open backs. A mini knit dress and thigh high boots give enough allure to the naked eye. 

4: Back to prep school is the way to go: #niftyknot

A Grand Farewell

Whilst finally finding time to sort through a plethora of runway afer runway from Paris, as always one show catches my eye.

As Hermès' artistic director, Christophe Lemaire departs the French house, he says goodbye with great emotion (in the clothes and his own countenance), subtly understated- but with exquisite fashion. It's what Hermès does best.

Look after look, Lemaire created a collection of purity and fluid sharpness. Some could say the collection was lack luster and missing the signature touch that Martin Margiela laid out when he was buliding an asethicic for the brand. But the smaller details, like the rope knotted belt (which kicked the d-ring out of the park), and the silky slitheottes are missed by the naked eye, but make the collection. Inspired by African culture, muted colors of mustard and plum and tribal prints develop a coherence between the Pairsian charm and worldly appeal.

Overall, Christophe Lemaire parted farewell with nothing other than class and grace. Like a true French.

4 Things Street Style Taught Me | MFW

photos by the always talented, TommyTon for style.com

As we continue on the digital world tour of fashion month, we have stopped the train at Milan, Italy. The best way to describe the energetic fashion capital is in one word: FUN. Characters like Anna dello Russo and other European geniuses step out of the box, which calls for some entertaining street style snaps. If you can take one thing away from Milan, take away that fashion should never be taken too seriously.

3 down... 1 to go....

1: The infamous "Angelina leg" works for both the concrete carpet and red carpet. Switch out the stilettos for sneakers is the key. #check

2: "I'm a Barbie girl, in a Barbie world"....

3: Trick to stand out from the crowd: skip the shirt and go for the blazer.

4: Flowers make the best headpiece. Flower crown making 101 taught by MARNI & Co!

4 Things Street Style Taught Me | NYFW

all photos by Tommy Ton 

I know what you are thinking.

Psh, fashion week, you learn zero from that. Or on another end, "Sloane, are you really running low on content?"  

Well, dare I correct you and say that you are wrong on not one, but two accounts? Simply because I'm feeling a little risky, why not? While clicking through Tommy Ton's latest street style snaps on style.com- which is the second best *single-word dot com* after weather.com, no less- I started to realize a few hidden lessons that were captured over the course of several days.

For the absolute joy of it, I'll be bringing you through fashion month with not only my thoughts on the latest collections, but with several things I've learnt through street style.

After all, school is always in session.

1: Fringe is in. Plus, it is practically breadcrumbs for photographers as evidenced on every fashion site currently active on the internet. My advice- don't get caught in the door. Bye-bye bag!

2: Matching with several of you peers is quite Plastic-esques (even their strides are in sync)

3: Lauren Hutton is beating us all at life. 'Nuff said.

4: Fashion week is the only acceptable time to be looking at your phone whilst walking. I wish you the best if you are wearing heels. Side note- it's the street style stars pose of choice.

#ScandisDoItBetter

It's official.

Scandis do it better.  Filippa K's latest presentation for SS '15 featured this season's favorite d-ring belt which has made it's way across each Euro fashion week and trust me, it will be here in New York as well. Simplisctic Scandi clothing makes my heart skip a beat thanks to understated ladylike vibes which balance out the chunky knits- the navy cape (!!)- and wide-leg trousers. 

This deserves the hashtag.