Did it anyway...

I finished it anyway. I don't mind how it looks... all the color combinations look like a Frida Khalo skirt or something.

Not working out

I've started this drawing but I don't really like where it's ending up. I've colored most of it in already but something about the color combinations is not working out for me. I still want to do the LV bunnies but I'm thinking of taking it on another direction. We'll see what happens..

PS: I got my books! Yay!

Save Luella

The news of Luella losing their financiers or whatever I don't even know... is so terrible! If I was a girl, I would buy all the Luella I could get my hands on. Since I'm not a girl, I did the second best thing. I drew girls in Luella!







God save Luella!

The Dangers of Online Shopping

I'm sometimes scared of the Internet. It's not a tangible world. Cyber space seems like a dark, mysterious underworld where there are dangers lurking in every corner. This is especially true in those chat rooms where perverts ask you to do dirty things. Thank god for the show "To Catch a Predator" to document their devious acts. My favourite episode was the one with that asian guy. He said the reason he came over to the girl's house was because he was lonely and he made a sad face and rested his chin on his hand like someone just stile his marbles. Bhahahaha! Here's the clip below.



Anyway, the danger of the internet that I wanted to talk about was ONLINE SHOPPING! I normally just window shop sites online for clothes and come up with fantasy outfits, "Oh this would look good with that jacket from Opening Ceremony and those Dries shoes from Browns." But never do I actually buy. I'm too scared that it will get lost in the mail and some guy in Idaho will get it and give it to his girlfriend thinking they're women's shoes. Also, I always want to try things on to make sure I like the fit and proportion on me since I'm a short lad. But finally last night, I took the plunge. No, I didn't buy clothes, shoes or accessories. I bought books!



I've been eyeing the Richard Avedon 1944-2000 book for sometime because I adore his fashion pictures. Funny Face is one of my favourite fashion movies. I mostly skip through the boring stuff and just get to the part where Fred Astaire takes pictures of Audrey Hepburn.



I also purchased the Tom Ford book. Documenting his time in Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent. I can't to start drawing all those sexy ladies from the Tom Ford ero of both houses. There's be lots of hair, lots of shoes, lots of bags, lots of colour, lots of FASHION! Exciting!



Now I just have to wait 2 weeks for it to be delivered to me. Sigh. That's the only bad thing about online shopping is you have to wait for it. Oh, the other bad thing is that it doesn't feel real! No one took my credit card from me and swiped it through the machine and no receipt came out saying "You're out of money now". Normally when I go out shopping, handing that piece of plastic over is the most exhilarating part because it meant that my purchase is now forever mine and also I just spent a crap loud of money to get it.

Next online book purchase...




Stay tuned!

Miu Miu

From one of my favourite Miu Miu collections. The pattern on the dresses always reminded me of the word explosions from batman or something.

lookbook guy brings flowers

I saw this guy in lookbook a long time ago and have been wanting to draw him for sometime. I finally did it!

Balenciaga Police Men

Sick Day

Stayed home sick from work today. Drew this.



I've always liked this Marc by Marc coat from F/W 2004. But seeing this runway picture reminded me about Heather Marks. Where is she now a days?

Marc Jacobs

I think what made me start loving fashion was Marc Jacobs. Actually, that's not true. It was FashionFile with Tim Blanks(I don't like that new guy that's on the show. He's made it too "US Weekly"). I saw Tim Blanks a few months ago at the Sartorialist signing in Liberty and I just about died. I actually stopped breathing for a moment because I could not believe I was standing beside the man who brought fashion into my life via television and sparked a life long obsession. Well him and Jeannie Becker who I also love!





Anyway! I got sidetracked there for a moment. So back to Marc Jacobs. Yeah, I think it was his Spring Summer 2003 collection that had the pastel cardigans, pencil skirts and tweeds that made me really pay attention and realize that fashion can be very alluring without being overtly sexy. This Spring Summer 2004 was equally alluring and beautiful. I especially loved those little sparkly dresses that looked like the hem was falling off.





Here's a little something I drew with that collection in mind. That and that "Karl Who" bag.

Chloe

I have always loved Spring Summer 07 collection from Chloe. Even though it wasn't designed by Pheobe Philo, I thought it still fit the image she created for the brand before she left.





I put these three together and I think it turned out quite well. They look like they're having a nice gossiping session. SCANDALOUS! Does anyone remember the show "Recess"? Oh how I loved the Ashleys.

New Start

Since I graduated from animation school, I have not picked up a pencil to draw. I think it's partly because I was depressed that I couldn't find any work that was related to what I studied. I've decided for myself that this should not discourage me from my dream of becoming an illustrator.

I've always loved to draw. Especially girls in flowy dresses. I think that's because Sleeping Beauty was my favourite film growing up. The part where princess Aurora is dancing in the clouds while her dress magically changed from pink to periwinkle blue made a definite impact on me. While everyone in my school drew cars (I attended an all boys school), I drew princess Aurora or Belle. That obsession of drawing girls in dresses has never left me. Instead now I dress my girls in couture.

So here's to me! A start of something new! A reclaiming of ones self. A fresh new start and it all begins here.