From paintings that look like photographs to photographs that look like paintings. Enter the world of Carl Bengtsson. Incredible eh?
Categories: Fashion, Photography2, vintage • Tags: art, arts, beauty, Carl Bengtsson, craft, culture, design, Fashion, fashion illustration, illustration, Inspiration, photographer, photography, style
Captured in such intricate detail, you could be forgiven for thinking Michael Carson was a photographer not a painter! “I paint people because I have always had a serious addiction to watching people. I try to get that feel in my paintings. As if I am just watching people doing everyday things in my work. I love the subtle ways that a single brush stroke can create such subtleties in facial expression. I spend most of my time on the face and […]
Categories: Fashion, Illustration, vintage • Tags: art, arts, beauty, craft, culture, design, Fashion, fashion illustration, illustration, Inspiration, Michael Carson, painting, photography, style
I wasn’t intending on writing another post about Paris fashion week but I’ve been bitten by the bug! For any vintage aficionado Maison Martin Margiela’s AW14 collection was just full of inspiration – and a real direction change from previous seasons. Tweed and vintage slips – what more can a girl ask for? Long may it last!
Categories: Fashion, Vintage Inspiration • Tags: arts, craft, design, dressmaking, Fashion, history, Inspiration, maison martin margiela, Paris AW14, photography, shopping, style, vintage, vintage tweeds
Meet Fifi Lapin. You might have seen her about – mainly at fashion shows. As blogs go this is inspired – taking fashion illustration to a new level. Love, love, love….. Snowy is sitting on my lap right now and asking why I haven’t designed a Chanel/ Prada wardrobe for her!
Categories: Fashion, Illustration, vintage • Tags: art, arts, Chanel, craft, design, Fashion, fashion illustration, Fifi Lapin, illustration, Inspiration, shopping, style, vintage
I was reminded today that posts have been a little sparse of late. So I thought it was about time I showed you what I’ve been up to the last three months. One of the assignments at LCF was to compose a blog where all our written pieces could sit – an umbrella, one could say, with a central theme. Not an easy task, when your interviewing whoever you can get hold of, and just hoping that you might come […]
Categories: Fashion, Illustration, vintage • Tags: Antonio Lopez, art, arts, Autumn Whitehurst, books, Cecilia Carlstedt, craft, culture, design, Fashion, fashion illustration, illustration, Inspiration, Jason Brooks, Laura Laine, photography, Richard Haines, Sandra Suy, style, vintage
I’m totally in love with the tumblr “Handcrafted in Virginia”. It’s full of toasty rustic interiors, moody landscapes and there’s even a bit of spice thrown in. Perfect inspiration to embrace winter with! So cuddle up with some mulled wine and enjoy:
Categories: Interiors, Photography2, vintage • Tags: art, arts, craft, culture, design, Fashion, Inspiration, Interiors, landscapes, lifestyle, photography, style, travel, vintage
I’m currently writing a feature on why fashion illustration is making a comeback in the industry and I have been digging and digging for all kinds of info. In fact, so much so, that my kitchen table is now littered with clippings, print outs, magazines and books. I don’t think I’m in the domestic good books right now! Anyway, I came across this great little video by H&M about illustrator Sara Singh and it’s pure inspiration for anyone wanting to […]
Categories: Fashion, Illustration, vintage • Tags: art, arts, beauty, craft, culture, design, diy, Fashion, fashion illustration, film, films, H&M, illustration, Inspiration, movies, photography, Sara Singh, style, YouTube
I recently did a trend projection for LCF on the Ziegfeld Follies and I came across this beautiful collection of images by Angela and Ithyle using the traditional method of collodian photography. There’s such a fragility about them – almost eerie, like you’ve walked in on a moment that you shouldn’t have! Their talents don’t stop there either. You may remember this little video, for Saatchi & Saatchi New Directors Showcase, which went viral a couple of years ago: Bit […]
Categories: Fashion, Photography2, vintage, Vintage Inspiration • Tags: alfred cheney Johnston, Angela and Ithyle, art, arts, beauty, collodion, craft, culture, design, Fashion, films, Inspiration, movies, photography, style, vintage
How beautiful are these illustrations by Cedric Rivrain? Published in L’Officiel they show the inspiration behind the big-name creatives. The muses of the moment….. Charlotte Chesnais, Miu Miu Natacha Ramsay-Levi, Celine Camille Bidault-Waddington, Hermes Vanessa Seward, A.P.C. Betony Vernon, Azzedine Alaia Cedric Rivrain, L’Officiel Paris October 2013
Categories: Fashion, Illustration, vintage • Tags: apc, art, arts, Azzedine Alaia, betony vernon, camille bidault waddington, Cedric Rivrain, charlotte chesnais, craft, culture, design, Fashion, fashion illustration, Hermes, illustration, Inspiration, L'Officiel Paris, Miu Miu, paris design muses, photography, style, vanessa seward, vintage
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