Fashion Illustration

I hope everyone is enjoying the sun at the moment (It actually feels like summer now!). I've got a bit of a different post today. I recently did an Art critical study on the artist below (Sara Ligari - have a look at her other work, it's incredible!) which inspired me to do a post on fashion illustrations. I've gathered a few of my favourites below to show you. There are no words to explain how incredible these illustrations are and I really wish I could draw and paint as well as them! I hope you like this sort of post - I certainly enjoyed browsing through drawings and even rediscovered one of my favourite websites from when I was younger (Would You Rock This? - basically a site where you can post your illustrations).

Which are your favourites?

Sara Ligari
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 Alicia Malesani
 David Downton

Grant Cowen
  Sunny Gu

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My favourite things - Part 1

I've seen this sort of post hovering around the blogosphere for a while now so I thought I'd try it out for myself. I hope you enjoy reading it and gain a small insight into who I actually am!

1. My camera
It's an Olympus Pen if you're wondering. Without this camera, I wouldn't actually have any photos for my blog and you'd be left with crappy phone photos, so this definitely had to go in my list. The camera itself is great. It takes good quality photos and also isn't really huge so it is easy to carry around, however I've only got a basic lens so I find that sometimes the pictures don't come out quite how you want them to. I'm hoping to save up enough money at some point to buy a better quality lens.

2. My glue gun
Yes, I got a glue gun for Christmas! How cool is that! It's actually really really useful and you can use it for so much. It's easy to use  - you just plug it in and you're off - and it's good for glueing smaller, trickier things together. Previously I had been using super glue from a tube but this glue gun has made things a million times easier and quicker. I highly recommend buying one if you're into crafts and that sort of thing.




 3. My purses
I was actually lucky enough to get two purses for my birthday. The first one I absolutely love! It was a present from my friend Katie (at The Gravity and She). It's a lovely design and is really great for storing all of your coins and notes. The 2nd one was also a present. I'm a sucker for crocodile material things so of course I really love it! Both of them are different shapes so it makes it much easier to carry things around when I can find the appropriate sized purse for my bag!



 4. My design book
This book is where I keep all of the designs I draw. I used to sketch a lot like this so I have loads and loads from last year and the year before piled up in this book. I date my designs so it's really interesting to look back on and see what I drew at a certain age. It's also really great to flick through the book and see how my drawing style has evolved from the beginning (I think I was about 14 when I started drawing out designs - I'm 17 now). I've sort of hit a block at the moment as I haven't had much time for drawing (or rather I choose to spend the time watching Gossip Girl and surfing the internet) but I'd definitely like to start sketching again.

5. My notebooks
I really love notebooks. There's nothing better than opening the first page of a new notebook and deliberating over what to write. I'm the sort of person who has to have everything written down otherwise I'll forget it straight away so I often bombard myself with 'To Do' lists and small notes to myself. Notebooks (and post it notes) make this so much easier. 

What are your favourite things?

The Princess of China...


I’ve never been a huge fan of Rihanna and her music but I absolutely love her style. Every single outfit she wears is cool, fashionable and trendy. What’s so great is she can play it down in a casual outfit but can also look amazing in a sophisticated ball gown.  Unlike many other celebrities out there, Rihanna always wears the right thing whether it’s a dress or a pair of tracksuit bottoms and I’ve never seen her wear something awful.  These are just a few of my favourite outfits. I was feeling artistic so I drew some illustrations to go with these photos.  (You can click on the photos to view them larger)

 This is an Ellie Saab dress. I love the contrast between the opaque and sheer fabrics.




 Rihanna wore this on the Jonathan Ross show. I really like this style and her hair goes really well with the outfit. You can't see it in this photo but she is wearing a full skirt which I really like.


This is a dress by Marchesa. I really like Marchesa's designs because they are so textural and have so much shape to them, therefore it is no wonder I like this dress. I would love to be able to create dresses as amazing and detailed as this one. I love the cut out shapes.



I wouldn't normally put denim with denim but Rihanna manages to pull it off all of the time.




This a Stella McCartney dress worn to the Autumn/Winter 2012 special presentation. This is such an elegant dress and I love the colour of it.



Who could possibly not like these shoes? I love any type of clothing that's slightly unusual and different and these definitley tick the box!



This is by Jean Paul Gaultier. I love the textural vs sheer parts.


I love this! I really want some denim shorts so that I can stud them. Again denim on denim!



This dress is by Stephane Rolland. I really like his evening dresses because they are really well made, such as the one above. I love the different shapes that this dress creates.

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