American look at Dsquared2 - Milan Fashion Week

Photographed at the Dsquared2 USA inspired runway show at Milan Fashion Week Spring 2012 with models dressed as cowgirls with bottles of beer in their hands and on the runway. 

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Magdalena Frackowiak - Exit Issa London

Fast forward to London Fashion Week now and a lucky shot of Polish supermodel Magdalena Frackowiak exiting the Issa London show. Budgets in London are lower than in New York, Milan and Paris so there are some must see shows with the worlds biggest models walking. Issa is one of them. Street Style differs per capital. Most models can walk around care free in London without attracting much press attention. New York is sometimes seen to have the NYPD escorting models to their drivers via the exits. 

Milan and in particular Paris most models are given Paparazzi red carpet treatment. Scores of bloggers, newspapers and various other publications swarm around then with 1000's of shutter clicks and flashes going off. London Fashion Week is great in the way that you can take it easy with snapping off duty models. This was shot using a Canon 5D Mark II and a Canon 24 - 70mm f2.8 L lens. 

© Simon Ackerman 2012

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Roberto Cavalli - Spring 2012

Sticking with Milan here is a shot from the Roberto Cavalli Spring 2012 collection. It was one of the final big shows I shot in Milan before getting ready to jet off to Paris. The model is Daphne Groeneveld, a fantastic model who has a very unique look. It's surprising that the decision was made for a black background with their being so many dark pieces. The models exited the show through a strangely lit middle section of the runway that was oddly curtained off from most of the audience.

Milan Fashion Week - Spring 2012

It's off to Italy next for Milan Fashion Week. MFW feels like more of a working holiday than a job. Here's a shot from the Frankie Morello Spring 2012 collection. This was shot using a Canon 70 - 200mm f2.8 L ISII and the model strutting her stuff on the runway is Kate King. This was a particularly fun show to shoot mainly down to the accessories and hats. The silver and gold camera necklaces gave a few of the models a chance to snap us for a change.