The first whiff of fall is on the air. When I go thrifting, all I want to try on is a vintage wool skirt, crisp collared shirt, and sash-tied trench coat. Unfortunately, when I leave the thrift store, it is still too hot to wear anything but one item outfits.  I am putting off my cravings for layers by drooling over pictures of Esther Quek at Paris Men’s Fashion Week in her impeccably-tailored, menswear-inspired digs.

Esther is one of my fashion role models. Group Fashion Director of men’s fashion magazine, The Rake, she uses classic masculine shapes in charming feminine prints or offset by pops of color. Always styled down to the details, details, details. I hope to do a lot more menswear inspired looks in my fall 2012 wardrobe.

See more of Esther here, here and here.

Photos from Vanessa Jackman, Style Tao, Lee Oliveira Street Style, and Quite Continental.