Paris Fashion Week SS 2015....Tina

Stylist Tina Leung of Tina Loves, after Sacai, Paris, September 2014.

Inspiration for the upcoming festive season: a beautiful velvet dress in a rich jewel colour......wear with an oversized faux-fur coat when it gets really cold. 

Recreate Tina's look (kind of):

Sacai cable-knit devore velvet dress, Pedro del Hierro Madrid Devore-velvet dress,  ASOS skater dress in velvet burn out, Issa Cami velvet dress, or Band of Outsiders velvet butterfly dress

Paris Fashion Week SS 2014....Maria

Harper's Bazaar Russia's Maria Kolosova, before Chanel, Paris, October 2013.

Recreate Maria's look (kind of):

Decadent velvet for the festive season: Pop Boutique Wednesday Velvet dress,  Christopher Kane two-tone velvet dress, Topshop velvet corset tunic, Elkin Basset velvet dress, Alice + Olivia Riva crepe and embellished velvet dress or ASOS Skater dress in velvet

Paris Couture Fashion Week AW 2013....Veronika

MyTheresa Fashion Editor Veronika Heilbrunner (wearing Acne Studio's gorgeous velvet dress), Paris, July 2013.

If you have a velvet (or otherwise) strapless dress in your wardrobe but only take it out for special occasions, try teaming it with a casual shirt (borrowed from your boyfriend perhaps) and a pair of flat-ish sandals for a more relaxed look.

Paris Fashion Week AW 2013....After Chanel

After Chanel, Paris, March 2013.

Recreate her look (kind of):

Add some sumptuous velvet to your winter wardrobe: Christopher Kane floral-print velvet dress, Veda Saturn velvet dress, Saint Laurent velvet mini dress, Toga layered velvet-floral skirt, Topshop floral velvet kimono, AG Adriano Goldschmied velvet pants, Each X Other satin-trimmed velvet jacket, J Brand Daisy velvet top, Christopher Kane two-tone velvet dress or Charlotte Olympia Kitty embroidered slippers

Jennifer Behr Rope Hitch metallic headband

London Fashion Week AW 2012/2013....Danielle

Model and Accessory Designer, Danielle Foster, before A Show, London, February 2012.

Recreate Danielle's look (kind of):

Camel/Tan coat: Topshop Mohair Boyfriend coat, Antipodium Vallance coat, See by Chloe Oversized coat with neoprene collar, or Vanessa Bruno coat

'Tis the season for velvet: Elkin Noon dress, Kimberly Ovitz Dalik velvet dress, Nevenka Easy Come Easy Go velvet dress, YMC velvet dress, or Carven velvet dress

London Fashion Week SS 2013...Anna

Anna Dello Russo, after Acne, London, September 2012.