bus stop cinderella, revisited

I was at the bus stop near the Ritz in Picadilly (so virtuous of me, using public transport: besides, I love those iconic red double decker buses, it's like a Disneyland ride) when I saw this girl get on the number 19 bus before I had a chance to ask to shoot her, or even her name. This is the second time this has happened: you gotta be quick to get a good shot in this town.

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One of the best treats in London is to rent a striped deck chair in Green Park (£1.50 an hour, £2.00 for four), and hang out on one of the first days of spring during lunch hour. The daffodils are up, and everyone's out. If no chairs are available, the lawn is comfy and well kept.

LA (short for Leslie Anne), has matched her blue jumper to the deck chairs, her bag to the green lawn, and her red Doc Martins are the exact shade as a double decker bus. And her haircut is so crisp, Agyness Deyn could take a page from her book. And her eyes are this extraordinary blend of blue and green.

bus stop cinderella

I was running into Waitrose, my husband waiting impatiently in the car, when I saw this stunning little girl about to get on a bus with her mother, or perhaps grandmother. I asked the woman permission to shoot the girl - she gave it - and before I got a chance to ask even her name, the bus came. I snapped this just before they hopped on & were whisked away.

She didn't even leave a shoe behind.