Candice Lake, fashion photographer

What's your go-to NYFW outfit?
“I pretty much live in leather pants, boots (either my Bottega Veneta boots or my Acne) and this season I'm loving a little bit of shearling or fur to just make an outfit pop. I also love a little bit of color, as you can see here! So, it's always like leather pants with a pop of color. It's easy — you can fall out of bed and roll into it and then everything's fine.”

Do you pack in outfits (with a general idea of your looks), or do you just put them together on the spot?
“I have been traveling for pretty much 12 years and you would think by now I would be an amazing packer, but literally I throw everything I can fit into the bag, I sit on it, and if the bag closes, it's coming with me and then I get to Fashion Week. I normally just wake up and hope for the best and throw something together. That's really how I do it and it seems to be okay.”

You have a lot of great hats, how do you travel with them?
“I put them in my carry-on!  I put my cameras inside them and stuff my scarf down as padding.”   

Clockwise from top right: Chanel bag; Michael Kors grey sweater; Christopher Kane neon dress; St. Kilda pink and blue lips bracelets; The New York Times; Molskine; Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee; Tribeca Grand room keys (with several replacements in case one gets lost); Chanel wallet; Rue Du Mail orange dress; black leather gloves from a department store in London; Céline sunglasses; Kit Kat bar; vintage green plaid skirt; Erdem floral trousers; Lanvin black belt, vintage hat from Amacord New York; iPhone; Canon 5D Mark ii; Sandisk memory cards; Virginia Johnson scarf; Christopher Kane sleeveless vest.

Photographed by Mindy Best