Alex Wang take 2

After doing "The Gossip" illustration, I thought of redoing the "Alex Wang" girls in the same style. I'm not quite sure if I like it but here it is anyway.

The Gossip

Alex Wang

I saw this picture and saw Hanne (yeah, we're on first name basis now) posing like that. It just made me think of all the girls (and boys) I see on those personal style blogs posing like that. Some with one hand on the hip, one knee turned in. Other with two hands on the hip, one knee turned in. I looked further into this phenomenon and found this woman, Chita Johnson.


pose with hands behind back -- powered by eHow.com

My favourite line? "...clothes are designed for a broad to narrow shape. So in catalogue print, you're gonna notice that all clothes look so much better when you do pose number #3."

---Oh! Now I get it. I'm gonna be posing like that all the time now! Thanks Chita! This spurred me onto my illustration of the week!

Blog Love

A big thanks to Florrie for writing about my little blog! You can see her post here...

http://intrinsicallyflorrie.blogspot.com/2009/12/in-focus-derek-cardigan.html

Isabella Blow

One of my all time favourite muses, Isabella Blow. When I used to watch FashionFile, I would see her being interviewed by Tim Blanks and I would be completely intrigued by this woman. Her way of dress just had a sort of whimsy and glamour that I have never seen before. And of course her hats were the cherry on top. Amazing.

PS: There's this great video about Isabella from FashionTelevision but there's no embedded link so I pasted it below.

http://watch.fashiontelevision.com/features/clip98943#clip98943

Fashion Monsters

When I first saw this collection, it was hard for me to imagine for these clothes to actually translate in real life. Then I think it was Anna Del Russo or someone else wore that hairy pink coat and I got it. It's the women who have fashion breakfast, lunch and dinner who actually wear these clothes in real life and make it look even more amazing. I love the almost sinister look of these clothes. The pink is so aggressive and the silhouettes are so intimidating. It made me think of Cruella de Vil from Disney's 101 Dalmations and what her wardrobe might look like.

Dolce & Gabbana Fall 09

I'm working on another illustration with looks from this collection. Next one will be "Fashion Monsters". I've been listening to Lady Gaga a LOT!