So beautiful they have to be drawn! I want, I want……… Plumo Bunny Loafers £315 Alexander Wang Bustier, Netaporter £415
Categories: Fashion, Illustration, vintage • Tags: art, arts, Bunny girl, burlesque, dance, design, Entertainment, Fashion, fashion illustration, illustration, Inspiration, netaporter, photography, plumo, shopping, style, vintage
Leafing through Harper’s Bazaar España (which I’m becoming a huge fan of), I recognised the illustrative work of Barcelona based Sandra Suy. You might recognise some of her work from the illustrations commissioned for Chloe’s sixtieth birthday? A regular on most fashion illustration pinterest boards, particularly my own, she seems to capture the most feminine, almost feline qualities of our gender – and without doubt, the best dressed! With commissions from Missoni, Zara, L’Oreal and Truimph, it’s a clear sign […]
Categories: Fashion, Illustration, vintage • Tags: art, arts, beauty, books, Chloe, craft, culture, design, Fashion, fashion illustration, Glamour, illustration, Inspiration, Magazines, Missoni, photography, Sandra Suy, style, Triumph, vintage, Zara
The words “fairy tale” are often used when reviewing one of Ulyana Sergeenko’s collections and her Autumn Winter’13 Couture collection was no different. There was a Snow White in all her glory, a huntsmen in suspenders and a few wicked-queen headdresses, thrown in for good measure. For some it may be too much in the realms of fantasy land and it appears that some of the major publications are on the fence as to where she fits in the couture […]
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Firstly the pole shoot went well (I think)! I have yet to see the pics but we worked our backsides off and made a pretty good team, I might add. So I’m hoping there must be some money shots there. I certainly have the bruises to prove it! Watch this space people…. Secondly, I can now finally launch Project X. I have been collecting a few of my illustrations which people have “liked” on the blog and decided to get […]
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Enjoy the chocolate!
Categories: Illustration • Tags: art, arts, beauty, Bunny girl, burlesque, craft, culture, design, Easter, Fashion, fashion illustration, Glamour, illustration, Inspiration, Pin up, style, vintage
Daphne Van Den Heuvel really knows how to illustrate texture. Love, love, love….. Aren’t they stunning? I love the stripes on brown paper, you almost want to reach out and touch them. If you would like to see more or purchase prints do take a look at Daphne’s site, the red rail is particularly interesting.
Categories: Fashion, Photography2, vintage • Tags: art, arts, celebrities, craft, design, Fashion, fashion illustration, illustration, Inspiration, Jane Birkin, style
I watched the documentary Diana Vreeland – The Eye Has To Travel over the weekend and it is an absolute must-see. I was totally transfixed from beginning to end. “I was the most hideous thing in the world”, Diana Vreeland told an interviewer in 1977 and perhaps because of this, she became the champion of the eclectic woman and the unconventional beauties of the world. I won’t spoil her story here, you must definitely watch the film, but she was well […]
Categories: 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970, Book Reviews, Photography2, vintage, Vintage Inspiration • Tags: 1920s, 1930s, 1950s, 1960s, art, arts, beauty, books, celebrities, culture, Diana Vreeland, Entertainment, Fashion, fashion illustration, film, films, Glamour, Inspiration, movies, photography, style, The Eye has to travel, vintage, vogue
I love this picture by Sieff (1985), so simple but with the shadows from the window, so clever. I wanted to see if I could capture the same effect, particularly the shadows of the netting but I think it’s more of a “inspired by” rather than a copy – the shadows are slightly different and she seems considerably more melancholy than the original. I was listening to Baby I’m Broke by Lucky Soul, I guess it infected my mood! Great […]
Categories: 1980s, Illustration, vintage • Tags: art, arts, beauty, books, craft, culture, design, Fashion, fashion illustration, illustration, Inspiration, music, photography, Sieff, style, vintage
I’m loving I’m His Girl by Friends at the moment – almost Princess Superstar mixed with Ladyhawke. And when I came across Ashley Goldberg’s cool coloured girls I thought they just fit the song perfectly – certainly not just another chick! Enjoy…….. Diana Gwen Clementine Rosie Lily Ginger
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