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On Natural Beauty & Body Modification
1: Maud Stevens Wagner, via Flickr user Sirkullay 2: Louis Vuitton, FW 2010, via Love Magazine When I was eleven, I decided that I was going to get a tan. Not just any tan, but I wanted the even golden skin of my peers, who were blessed with Carribbean cruises and more melatonin. I’m naturally [...]
Very Pinterest-ing!
I recently saw a new image bookmarking website called Pinterest, which has piqued my curiosity. I’m a compulsive image-compiler and have a collection of illustration, tattoo art, typography, design and fashion images in paper and digital forms. So, I was rather excited by the prospect of having a place to play with virtual moodboards and [...]
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Illustration: New York Marathon
Here’s an illustration I did at work for our newsletter, today! We’re looking for runners to join our team to raise money in the ING New York City Marathon. Yeah, Team Girls Club! Illustration is done in india ink (scanned) and colored in Photoshop. I experimented different textured brushes and selective erasing to get different [...]
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Give Up GoDaddy, Seriously.
This past Monday night, Miss Nineke and I were assisting two friends with their web presence, doing a quick tutorial on how to setup a WordPress site and basic hosting how-to. To my horror, they both used GoDaddy for their web registrars. I figured it was long overdue that I do a Public Service Announcement [...]
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Like a Lion
Here in NYC, we woke up to a dusting of snow on the ground, only days after a blissfully sunny, 75° Friday. I prefer the sun, but the snow is a lot easier to handle knowing it will be gone soon. Experimenting Photoshop & Pencils again, with a restrained, Spring-y palette. I was surprised at [...]
Spring Fashion – Jean Paul Gaultier
I have a thing for stripes, you see. So, here’s another experiment in colored pencils, inspired by the fantastique Jean Paul Gaultier and his spring presentation. Never heard of him? He was the mastermind behind the costumes in The Fifth Element! Check out the collection here: Jean Paul Gaultier, S/S 2011
Spring Fashion – Gareth Pugh
Reigning king of avant-goth fashion, Gareth Pugh, has been one of my favorite designers since I first saw the strange, architectural dress that Róisín Murphy wore for her “Overpowered” shoot. Love! I really liked his spring presentation in white, a departure from his usually noir-heavy collections, and I thought I’d play around with the architectural [...]
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Spring Fashion – Christian Dior
I’m tempted to draw just about every look in this collection. Dior’s deliciously tropical (ooh, do we see a reoccurring theme, here?) Spring line is reminiscent of 50′s-era pinup girls in a technicolor South Pacific dream. I love the flouncy skirts and GIANT cat-eye sunglasses. The line avoids looking costume-y, and manages to seem fresh [...]
Spring Fashion – Nicolas K
I love dressing up with minimal effort, and Nicolas K’s spring presentation exemplified this with their loose, nomadic knitwear. Dresses that get you dressed in one fell swoop, without any uncomfortable bits or architectural underwear needed to keep it polite. Gorgeous. While sketching this one out, I really liked the roughness of the pencil lines [...]
NSFW Friday!