SMURF COUTURE

THE ALWAYS FABULOUS KATY PERRY WORE THIS AWESOMELY ADORABLE SMURFETTE MINI DRESS MADE BY NEW YORK DESIGN DUO THE BLONDES TO THE NYC PREMIERE OF 'THE SMURFS' MOVIE. WHILE I AM NOT A FAN OF THE AWKWARD UPDATED AND RE IMAGINED SMURFS PRESENTED IN THE FILM, I AM A HUUUUGE FAN OF MIZ PERRY, THE BLONDES AND THE SMURFS! A B!-LOVE TRI-FECTA!!!

SMURFETTE WAS MY STYLE ICON AS A CHILD. ORIGINALLY SHE WAS A UGLY HAG, BUT PAPA SMURF GAVE HER A MAGICAL MAKE-OVER AND TURNED HER INTO A BLONDE BOMBSHELL. SHE WOULD RUN AROUND THE FOREST IN THAT CUTE FRILLY DRESS AND WHITE STILETTO PUMPS FLIRTING WITH HER FELLOW SMURFS. BASICALLY SHE WAS THE 1st DRAG QUEEN I WAS A FAN OF!!!

GET YOUR GIMMIE'S!!!

I AM VERY PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT A COLLECTION OF MY ARTWORK, WHICH I NAMED 'GIMMIE FASHION!', IS NOW ON SALE AT THE AMAZING PRESS: WORKS ON PAPER BOOK SHOP IN MY BEAUTIFUL HOMETOWN ON SAN FRANCISCO. THESE 9 IMAGES WERE MADE FOR A MINI SHOW I DID IN NEW YORK. THE ARTWORK IS REASONABLY PRICED AND MAKES A GREAT, FUN, BLACK&WHITE ADDITION TO YOUR WALLS.

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PIECING IT TOGETHER

IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD OF THE LEGENDARY HOLLYWOOD COSTUME DESIGNER GILBERT ADRIAN, WELL, YOU GOTTA DO YOUR HOMEWORK, KIDS! ADRIAN (THE SINGLE NAME HE IS MORE COMMONLY KNOWN BY, YAH KNOW, LIKE CHER OR MADONNA) WAS THE DRESS MAKER TO THE STARS IN THE 30'S AND 40'S GOLDEN ERA OF HOLLYWOOD. NORMA SHEARER, LORETTA YOUNG, JEAN HARLOW, LANA TURNER, JUDY GARLAND, GRETTA GARBO, AND KATHERINE HEPBURN WERE AMONG HIS MUSES. NO STAR IS MORE CONNECTED TO ADRIAN THEN MIZ. JOAN. CRAWFORD!!! ADRIAN PADDED THE SHOULDERS THAT HELD CRAWFORD'S CAREER ALOFT!

IN 1942 ADRIAN LEFT THE MOVIE STUDIO LOTS BEHIND AND OPENED HIS OWN DRESS SALON IN BEVERLY HILLS. THE FAMOUS 'PUZZLE DRESS' I'VE DRAWN HERE WAS FROM HIS 1945 COLLECTION. THE GOWN AND MATCHING CAPE ARE ALL PANELED TOGETHER TO GIVE US A PICASSO-ESC VIBE. GIVES NEW MEANING TO THE TERM 'PUTTING YOURSELF TOGETHER', NO?

GILBERT ADRIAN'S CAREER WAS CUT SHORT WHEN HE DIED OF A HEART ATTACK AT THE AGE OF 56. FOR MORE INFO ON ADRIAN, SWING ON OVER TO AMAZON.COM AND ORDER THE BOOKS 'GOWN'S BY ADRIAN' AND/OR 'ADRIAN: SILVER SCREEN to CUSTOM LABEL'.