New Austerity needn’t signal a lack of luxury in wardrobes. As Europeans know, less can be more if one believes in investment dressing. Mila Obando styles Nimue Smit in pared down, quiet extravagance lensed by Meinke Klein as ‘New Luxury’ for Glamour Netherlands September 2011 issue. For the Dutch, these clothes have a long history.

Leigh Lezark is a beautiful, ethereal vision of fashion loveliness, styled by Jenny Capitain for Harper’s Bazaar Korea’s August 2011 issue. Doug Inglish makes the romantic capture in clothes that are simple but strong on character and fashion femininity for ‘A Fairy Tale’.