You must be very considered when pinpointing location options for an autumn-winter fashion shoot. The shoot date is a summer month, and the clothes will inevitably be autumnal, so the weather and shoot backdrop need to be consistent with this. Wool high-neck jumper, £1,500; beaded silk mirrored skirt, POA; metallic leather ankle boots, £1,250, all Louis Vuitton.

Fantasy tweed wool coat, £8,730; glittered fantasy tweed jacket, £8,560; glittered fantasy tweed skirt, £4,690; stretch fabric boots, £1,720, all Chanel boots, £1,720, all Chanel I had landed on the idea of The Great Outdoors for both the fashion and mood, planning to incorporate eclectic and layered combinations of rich textiles, hues and textures, which I had noted at the February fashion shows. So the journey began to find a fitting landscape..

. Faux-fur coat, £325, Guess. Three-layer Storm System linen sleeveless jacket, £2,870; silk top, £900; Jarett silk trousers, £3,495, all Loro Piana.

Buckled leather Brooklyn boots, £1,325, Jimmy Choo. I have long had the Faroe Islands in the back of my mind as an intriguing and otherworldly destination, so I researched to understand its climate and see what the landscape might look like in June. As it happens, temperatures remain relatively low in the Faroes, and daylight hours are at their longest during this month.

With landscapes of epic proportions and unique natural features (grass roof houses, fjords, sea stacks, waterfalls, lagoons), this seemed like the p.