B! art - BRYAN R. HOLLINGSWORTH

THE BAD SEED(s)

2012-01-20T19:58:00.004-05:00

EVER SINCE I WAS TURNED ON TO THE VERTIGO COMICS SERIES 'FABLES', I COULDN'T GET ENOUGH! I'VE READ EVERY ISSUE AND CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT STRANGE TURN THE STORY TAKES NEXT. THE SERIES DETAILS THE LIVES OF A COMMUNITY OF CHARACTERS FROM THROUGHOUT FAMOUS LITERATURE AS THEY LIVE AND LOVE IN MODERN DAY NYC.

ONE OF THE MORE MYSTERIOUS CHARACTERS IS THE AGELESS CHILD SORCERESS OZMA, WHO HAILS FROM THE LAND OF OZ. SHE ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE SCHEMING AND PLOTTING WITH HER MAGICAL CAT FRIEND MADDY TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE FABLES COMMUNITY. I'M A HUGE FAN OF THE OZ BOOK SERIES EVER SINCE I WAS A KID, SO IT'S FUN FOR ME TO SEE A FRESH, DIFFERENT TAKE ON A CHARACTER I GREW UP WITH.

COLOR BLOCKING

2012-01-17T22:26:00.002-05:00

IT'S BEEN FOREEEEEEEVER SINCE I'VE HAD A CHANCE TO FLICK THROUGH SOME FASHION MAGS AND DRAW THE PIECES I LOVE. WHEN I FINALLY GOT A CHANCE TO SIT DOWN WITH MY NEW COPY OF THE VOGUE PARIS COLLECTIONS MAGAZINE (i get the new one each season!) THESE COLOR BLOCKED MARC by MARC JACOBS WEDGES JUMPED OUT AT ME. HOPEFULLY I'LL HAVE A CHANCE TO DRAW SOME MORE OF MY HIGH HEEL DREAM SHOES SOON.

DON'T FEED HER AFTER MIDNITE!!!

2011-12-07T19:00:00.004-05:00

HERE IN NEW YORK CITY THERE IS ALWAYS THE CHANCE THAT YOU COULD HAVE SOME SORT OF ICKY CREEPY CRAWLY THINGS HIDING OUT IN YOUR APARTMENT. BUT WHO KNEW WE'D SEE A FULL BLOWN GREMLIN LURKING AROUND THE CITY THIS YEAR!!?

MY PAL PHILLIPE BLOND OF THE NYC FASHION DESIGN DUO THE BLONDS HIT HALLOWEEN PAY-DIRT AGAIN THIS YEAR W/ HIS INSPIRED TAKE ON THE SINGULAR AND SEXY GRETTA GREMLIN FROM THE FROM FILM GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH. YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW EXCITED I WAS WHEN I CAUGHT A GLIMPSE OF HIS CREATION ONLINE. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A MORE AWESOME COSTUME? I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT GROTESQUE AND GHOULISH GOWN HE COMES UP WITH NEXT YEAR!!!

P.S. - YEEEES, I KNOW HALLOWEEN WAS MONTHS AGO, BUT I GOTZ A JOB PEOPLE! I WAS BUSY WITH WORK AND IT TOOK ME A WHILE TO FINISH THIS PIECE, O-KAAAAY?

HOGGING THE SPOTLIGHT

2011-11-23T15:05:00.004-05:00

WELL IT'S TAKEN ME A WHILE, BUT I FINALLY FOUND SOME TIME TO SIT DOWN AND DRAW AGAIN. FEELS LIKE IT'S BEEN FOREVER SINCE I'VE GOTTEN TO BE CREATIVE, BUT WHEN I SAW THE GOWN DESIGN DUO the BLONDS DID MY MY #1 FASHION ICON SINCE CHILDHOOD MISS PIGGY I HAD TO SIT RIGHT DOWN AND SET PENCIL TO PAPER. MISS PIGGY HAS ALWAYS BEEN ONE OF MY FAVORITE POP CULTURE ICONS. SMART, SASSY, ALWAYS DRESSED TO THE 9's, MISS PIGGY IS THE EPITOME OF THE CLASSIC SCREEN SIREN . . . AS A FELT PIG. SHE WORE THIS SEQUINED GOWN AND FEATHER BOA TO THE PREMIERE OF HER NEW FILM "THE MUPPETS".

SPICE INVADERS!!!

2011-10-10T15:32:00.004-04:00

1st OFF, SORRY I HAVEN'T POSTED HERE IN FOR-EEEEEEVVVVER! I'VE BEEN SO BUSY WITH WORK AND LIFE AND ALL THAT BORING STUFF. WELL I FINALLY HAD A CHANCE TO SIT DOWN AND FINISH THIS SPICE GIRLS PIECE AND BOY AM I GLAD I DID!

I ORIGINALLY DREW THIS SET OF S.D. (THAT'S 'SUPER DISTORTED' TO YOU NON-ANIME FANS) SPICE GIRLS WAAAAY BACK IN THE 90's!!! YES, I PUT PEN TO PAPER AND MADE THIS SET OF WANNABE's ALMOST 15 YEARS AGO! THE ORIGINALS WERE DONE WITH MARKERS ON TYPING PAPER AND HAVEN'T HELD UP TO WELL OVER TIME. WELL, I RECENTLY UN-EARTHED THEM AND DECIDED TO RE-DO THEM. I AM ALWAYS WANTING TO ADD SOME CELEBRITY CARICATURES TO MY PORTFOLIO AND WHO BETTER TO INCLUDE THEN MY FAV BAND EVER? SO I RE-DREW, RE-WORKED, RE-INKED AND RE-SPICED MY LOVELY LONDON LADIES AND HERE WE HAVE AN ALL NEW TAKE ON THE FAB 5.

I HOPE I'VE INSPIRED YOU TO GO PUT ON YOUR UNION JACK DRESS AND YOUR BUFFALO BOOTS AND ROCK OUT TO SOME 'SPICE UP YOUR LIFE' !!!

ONCE AGAIN, MIZ KATY PERRY

2011-08-25T11:45:00.002-04:00

THIS ILLUSTRATION I DID OF KATY PERRY IN HER SILVER "KATY'S KISSES" SWIM SUIT IS THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING!!! YOU CAN CURRENTLY SEE THIS PIECE OF ARTWORK FEATURED IN InSTYLE MAGAZINE MEXICO ALONG WITH AN ARTICLE ABOUT KATY'S TOUR OUTFITS. WHO KNEW DRAWING A HERSEY'S KISSES BRA COULD GET ME SO MUCH ATTENTION???

EVERYBODY MUST GET STONE(d)

2011-08-07T18:28:00.004-04:00

OK, BEFORE YOU ASK, NO, I AM NOT A GIANT SHARON STONE FAN.

WHEN I WAS A FRESHMAN IN COLLEGE WE WERE GIVEN A LIST OF FAMOUS PEOPLE (SINGERS, POLITICIANS, ACTORS, ARTISTS, WRITERS, ETC.) AND TOLD TO DO A PROJECT BASED ON ONE OF THE PEOPLE OF THE LIST THAT SHOWED THEIR LIFE OR CAREER IN AN ARTISTIC WAY. I DIDN'T MUCH CARE FOR MOST OF THE PEOPLE ON THE LIST, SO I PICKED THE ONLY NAME THAT JUMPED OUT AT ME, SHARON STONE.

I REALLY LOVE THE PAPER DOLLS OF FAMOUS FOLK THAT Mr. TOM THEIRRY MAKES ( YOU CAN SEE HIS GREAT WORK BY CLICKING --> HERE!!!) SO I DID MY OWN CELEB PAPER DOLL. A FEW YEARS AFTER I MADE IT, I FOUND THE PAPER DOLL AND UP-DATED AND REVISED IT. WELL, THEN I FOUND IT AGAIN THE OTHER DAY AMONGST SOME PAPERS AND HAVE FINALLY SCANNED IT AND COMMITTED IT TO THE BLOGOSPHERE.

SO, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? PRINT HER OUT ON CARD STOCK, COLOR HER CLOTHES, CUT THEM OUT AND HAVE A SHARON STONE FASHION SHOW!!!

SMURF COUTURE

2011-07-27T10:41:00.003-04:00

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!!!

2011-07-08T12:04:00.004-04:00

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

2011-07-05T16:18:00.002-04:00

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'.

CANDY COATED

2011-06-22T15:27:00.011-04:00

IMAGINE WAKING UP TO THIS!!! Mr. JEREMY SCOTT LOVED MY DRAWINGS OF HIS COSTUMES FOR RIHANNA'S TOUR SO MUCH HE ASKED ME TO WORK MY MAGIC ON POP DIVA DuJOUR
KATY PERRY!

I DID THE TWO PIECES SHOWN HERE (BOTH BASED ON CANDY LAND THEMES) AND SENT THEM OFF TO THE LOVELY Mr. SCOTT. WELL LOOK WHAT I GO OUTTA IT! I'M FEATURED IN InSTYLE MAGAZINE YA'LL!!! I HAVE BEEN AN InSTYLE READER SINCE I WAS A YOUNGIN', SO I AM VERY HAPPY TO BE ONE OF THE FEW FASHION ARTISTS TO BE FEATURED ON IT'S PAGES. WITH FASHION ILLUSTRATION BEING A DYING ART FORM, I FIND MYSELF GETTING MORE AND MORE WORK OPPORTUNITIES LATELY TO DO WHAT I LOVE. LET'S ALL CROSS OUR FINGERS AND HOPE IT KEEPS UP!!!

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE InSTYLE ARTICLE --> InSTYLE: CALIFORNIA DREAMS TOUR COSTUMES
AND SEE SOME OF THE PRESS CLIPPINGS BELOW . . .

RiHANNA-ANNA-ANNA-EH-EH-EH!!!

2011-06-15T00:03:00.007-04:00

WHEN MY BUDDY DESIGNER JEREMY SCOTT ASKED ME TO DO A FEW QUICKIE SKETCHES OF HIS DESIGNS FOR POP GODDESS RIHANNA TO BE USED IN A NEW YORK MAGAZINE ONLINE SPREAD, HOW COULD I SAY NO? AFTER ALL, RIHANNA, JEREMY'S CREATIVE DESIGNS AND THE ART OF FASHION ILLUSTRATION ARE ALL THINGS I LOVE!!! I JUMPED AT THE CHANCE AND WHIPPED THESE TWO PIECES UP IN 5 HOURS FLAT TO MEET THE DEADLINE! *whew* QUITE A TIME CRUNCH, BUT IT WAS WORTH IT. THEY TURNED OUT GREAT AND I AM BEYOND EXCITED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE PROJECT.

IT WAS REQUESTED THAT THE ILLUSTRATIONS MADE FOR THE WEBSITE HAVE A PLAIN WHITE BACKGROUND. THE VERSIONS I AM USING FOR MYSELF HAVE A POP ART INSPIRED MOTIF THAT I FOUND ON THE STREETS OF NYC AND SNAPPED A PIC OF. I THINK THE SPONTANEOUS USE OF COLOR AND SHAPES IN THE SWATCH REALLY BRING OUT THE FESTIVE MOOD OF RIHANNA'S CONCERT TOUR.

I AM REALLY PROUD OF THE WORK I DID AND MEGA-GRATEFUL THAT Mr. SCOTT ASKED ME TO PARTICIPATE.
TO SEE THE ONLINE GALLERY OF RIHANNA'S COSTUMES FOR HER 'LOUD' TOUR CLICK ---> HERE!!!

SHE'S A GOLDEN GIRL, SHE'S AN APHRODITE

2011-05-16T16:31:00.003-04:00

I AM FINALLY SETTLED INTO A NEW APARTMENT, GOT MY INTERNET UP AND RUNNING, NOW LET'S TALK KYLIE MINOGUE'S APHRODITE TOUR! I SAW THE SHOW ON MAY 3rd AT THE HAMMERSMITH BALLROOM HERE IN NYC, AND LET ME TELL YOU, THIS SHOW WAS PHENOMENAL!!! HER VOICE, THE COSTUMES, THE DANCERS, EVERYTHING WAS TOP NOTCH! NO ONE CAN DO A SHOW LIKE KYLIE.

MY FAV LOOK FROM THE TOUR WAS HER OPENING 'APHRODITE' COSTUME, WHICH I HAVE ILLUSTRATED HERE. MIZ MINOGUE APPEARS ON STAGE ATOP A GIANT GOLD CLAM SHELL ALA' THE VENUS De MILO. THE COSTUMES BY DOLCE&GABBANA WERE FLAWLESS (though i'm not a fan of the act 7 'Brazil Funk' look, it didn't really march the other, more ethereal looks). THERE WERE A FEW OTHER GODDESS WORTHY GOWNS IN THE SHOW THAT I WILL TRY TO MAKE TIME TO DRAW AND POST HERE SOON.

CHECKERED PAST

2011-04-22T15:33:00.004-04:00

ONCE A YEAR I DRAG OUT MY HUGE COLLECTION (A.K.A. PILE!) OF FASHION MAGS AND LOOK THROUGH THEM TO SEE WHICH ISSUES I SHOULD KEEP AND WHICH WILL WIND UP IN THE RECYCLING BIN. AS I'M DOING THIS I AM USUALLY REMINDED THAT MOST MAGAZINES HAVE JUST CRAP AND BAD ADS AND LAME PHOTO SHOOTS IN THEM. I CHUCKED OUT 14 MAGAZINES YESTERDAY AND OUT OF THOSE I TORE OUT 6 PAGES. HONEY, THAT IS NOT A GOOD RATIO!!! NO WONDER PRINT MEDIA IS DYING.

THIS ILLUSTRATION IS BASED ON ONE OF THE IMAGES I TORE OUT. I JUST DID A QUICK SKETCH OF A GIRL FROM AN AD, I CAN'T EVEN REMEMBER NOW WHAT LINE IT WAS FOR, AND CHANGED HER COLORING TO BE KIND'A COLD AND WINTERY.

I GUESS ONE MAN'S TRASH IS THE SAME MAN'S TREASURE? DEEEEEEP!

LiL' RED IN DAH HOOD

2011-04-15T13:06:00.003-04:00

I DREW THIS IMAGE OF A COURREGES KNIT SHORTS AND CAPE ENSEMBLE ALMOST A YEAR AGO, IN BLACK AND WHITE, TO BE INCLUDED IN A FASHION COLORING BOOK I WAS/AM WORKING ON. IT'S DEFINITELY ONE OF MY FAVORITE IMAGES FROM THE COLORING-COLLECTION, SO I DECIDED TO COLOR IT IN MYSELF!

I'M REALLY HAPPY WITH THE WAY IT TURNED OUT. I FEEL THE CROSS HATCHING OVER THE TREES GIVES IT THAT OLD WORLD FAIRY TALE FEEL, WHERE AS THE MOD-FUTURISTIC COURREGES CLOTHING (TAKEN FROM A 'EBONY' MAGAZINE SPREAD FROM THE LATE 60'S. HELLO!) REALLY PUT OUR LiL' RED RIDING HOOD INTO A WHOLE NEW PERSPECTIVE.

IT'S JUST A SHAME THAT BIG BAD WOLF IS GONNA WIND UP EATING ALL THAT FRENCH COUTURE! TSK TSK.

THE ART OF A CASANOVA

2011-04-04T10:03:00.004-04:00

I RECENTLY HAD THE OPPERTUNITY TO DO A FUN MINI FASHION ILLUSTRATION LAYOUT FOR DESIGNER CARLOS CASANOVA.

Mr. CASANOVA WAS ONE OF THE STARS OF PROJECT RUNWAY SEASON 8 AND HAS NOW MADE THE LEAP TO FULL FLEDGED FASHION DESIGNER, WITH 2 COLLECTIONS UNDER HIS BELT AND HOSTING DUTIES FOR FASHION SEGMENTS ON MIAMI MORNING TV.

THE ARTWORK SHOWN HERE REPRESENTS HIS MOST CURRENT COLLECTION UNDER THE LABEL CasanovaNYC. YOU CAN CHECK OUT HIS LINE AND MORE INFO ABOUT HIM (AS WELL AS SEE MY ARTWORK) BY CLICKING RIGHT HERE!!! ---> http://site.casanovanyc.com/en/

PARIS JE T'AIME!!!

2011-03-27T17:15:00.006-04:00

AND SO WE FINALLY COME TO THE END OF MY FASHION WEEK COVERAGE. DID U EVER THINK I'D FINISH? 'CAUSE I SURE AS HELL DIDN'T! WHO HAS TIME TO LOOK AT ALLLLL THOSE SHOWS??? (besides every fashion editor, blogger, fashionista, teen queen, unemployed people, well, u get the drift)

OVERALL I'D SAY THE PARIS SHOWS WERE PRETTY GOOD THIS YEAR. I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO DRAW LOOKS FROM EVERY SHOW I LOVED, BUT THOSE WILL PROBABLY TURN UP ON THIS BLOG IN THEIR OWN ART PIECES AT SOME POINT ANYWAY. PERFECT EXAMPLE: I LOVED THE JC de CASTELBAJAC SHOW, WITH THOSE WEIRD/AWESOME FELTED WOOL SKULL SHAPED COWBOY HATS! AVANT-REALNESS!

I WAS ALSO PLEASANTLY SURPRISED WITH THE GUY LAROCHE SHOW. YET ANOTHER BRAND I HAVEN'T TAKEN NOTICE OF IN YEARS, AND THEY TURNED OUT ONE OF MY FAV PARIS SHOWS! RICK OWENS' MOD SHAPES WERE FAB AND THE WESTWOOD GLAM ZOMBIES REALLY WORKED FOR ME. I'M NOT ALWAYS A FAN OF MODERN WESTWOOD COLLECTIONS BUT I APPLAUD THIS YEAR'S SHOW.

IN CLOSING, I'M SO GLAD I TOOK TIME TO LOOK AT, REVIEW AND ILLUSTRATE FASHION WEEK THIS YEAR. IT'S SOMETHING I'LL MOST LIKELY DO AGAIN NEXT FASHION WEEK!!! ALWAYS NICE TO REACH A GOAL YOU SET FOR YOURSELF.

P.S. - THE STELLA McCARTNEY SHOW WAS SOOOOO BLAH! I MEAN, IT LOOKED LIKE A BAD 80'S JAPANESE FASHION SHOW. GO BACK TO DESIGNING SWIM SUITS W/ PINEAPPLE'S ON THE COOTCH STELLA DARLING! M'KAY!!!

ITALIANS DO IT BETTER

2011-03-14T21:42:00.005-04:00

OK, I MAY BE A MONTH LATE ON THIS, BUT HERE IS MY MINI REVIEW OF MILAN FASHION WEEK A/W 2011. I'VE PICKED SOME OF MY FAVORITE LOOKS FROM THE ITALIAN DESIGNERS TO SKETCH AND SHOWCASE HERE. I NOTICED A BIG TREND TOWARDS FUR AND FEATHERS AS AN ADORNMENT ON CLOTHING FROM THE ITALIANS THIS SEASON. FUR IS ALWAYS FUN TO DRAW!

THE CLOTHING ALSO SEEMED A LOT LESS SEXY THEN NORMAL, AND A BIT MORE FUNCTIONAL. THERE WERE DEFINITELY SOME NODS TO ERAS GONE BY, LIKE THE 60'S MOD-DOLLY-BIRDS AND 70'S DISCO-COKE-DIVA. PLUS THAT CHICKEN HAT AT MOSCHINO STOLE THE DAMN SHOW, HELLO!!!

AND DIDN'T KRIZIA COME OUTTA LEFT FIELD!!? I LOVED IT! I HAVEN'T TAKEN NOTICE OF THAT LABEL IN YEARS. TO BE HONEST I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IT WAS AN ITALIAN BRAND! I THOUGHT IT WAS JAPANESE! OOPS! THE SHOW WAS SO FRESH AND MODERN AND AWESOME! THE HAIR AND THE COLORS AND THE TECHIE FABRICS. J'ADORE! IT WAS BY FAR MY FAVORITE SHOW THUS FAR (granted, i haven't looked at paris fashion week yet. i DO have a job you know!!!)

NOW BE PATIENT WITH ME KIDDIES AND I WILL TAKE SOME TIME TO LOOK AT THE FRESH LOOKS FROM FRANCE AND GIVE ANOTHER ILLUSTRATED REVIEW . . .

LOCO-MOTION: REMIXED!!!

2011-02-25T12:36:00.010-05:00

THIS PIECE MAY LOOK FAMILIAR TO SOME OF YOU FOR MANY REASONS:
1) IT WAS WORN BY THE AMAZING MIZ KYLIE MINOGUE DURING HER FEVER TOUR IN 2002.
2) IT WAS DESIGNED BY DOLCE&GABBANA.
3) I ALREADY DID A DRAWING OF KYLIE WEARING THIS OUTFIT BEFORE!!!

AFTER I FINISHED AND POSTED THE LAST LOCO-MOTION ARTWORK I REALLY DIDN'T CARE FOR IT TOO MUCH. IT JUST DIDN'T TURN OUT THE WAY I HAD WANTED IT TO. (see the original here --> http://bryanhollingsworth.blogspot.com/2010/01/bar-dello.html)

SOOOO, CUT TO TODAY, AND I HAVE A BAR-DELLO/LOCO-MOTION KYLIE THAT I AM IN LOVE WITH! I THINK SHE TURNED OUT SO CUTE. I ALSO REALLY LIKE MY BLOCK OF OLD-TIMEY LETTERING, WHICH I THOUGHT WOULD BE A GOOD MATCH TO THE STYLE OF THE FIGURE. THE FONT IS CALLED 'CIRCUS'. J'ADORE!!!

I HEART NYC (fashion week!!!)

2011-02-21T10:54:00.006-05:00

I'M TRYING TO BE A GOOD BOY THIS F/W 2011 FASHION SEASON AND SEE EVERY FASHION SHOW AS THEY ARE POSTED, EITHER ON STYLE.COM OR MY NEW FAV FASHION-SHOW SITE NOWFASHION.COM. THAT SAID, I HAVEN'T EVEN PEEKED AT THE LONDON SHOWS YET! UGH!

(for those who don't know, the major shows start in NYC, then London, then Milan and finally end in Paris)

PICTURED ABOVE ARE JUST SOME OF MY FAV LOOKS FROM THE NYC SHOWS. I HAD OTHER LOOKS I LIKED, BUT, YOU KNOW, I CAN'T DRAW EVERYTHING. MY TOP TWO FAVORITE SHOWS, JEREMY SCOTT & the BLONDS, ARE NOT SHOWN HERE BECAUSE THEY WILL GET THEIR OWN GRAND POSTS AT A LATER DATE.

SO HOPEFULLY IN ANOTHER WEEK WE'LL HAVE A LONDON AND MILAN FASHION WEEK POST AS WELL. JUST CROSS YOUR FINGERS THAT I KEEP UP WITH IT!!!

SNEAKER PIMP

2011-02-10T14:35:00.002-05:00

IT'S ABOUT TIME SOMEONE BROUGHT THE FUN BACK TO FOOTWEAR! WITH EVERY NEW COLLECTION JEREMY SCOTT DOES FOR ADIDAS THE SHOE DESIGNS GET MORE AND MORE OUTRAGEOUS. THE MICKEY MOUSE HIGH-TOPS ARE CARTOON WIMSEY AT IT'S BEST AND THE 3-TONGUED TRAINERS ARE A STROKE OF CREATIVE GENIUS. THE METALLIC GOLD WINGED SNEAKS ALONE ARE NOW AN ICON OF MODERN SPORTSWEAR FASHION.

I'VE DRAWN SIX OF Mr. SCOTT'S SHOE DESIGNS HERE AS JUST A SMALL DISPLAY OF HIS DESIGN BRILLIANCE. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT WEIRD AND WONDERFUL SHOE-THINGIE HE COMES UP WITH NEXT!!!

BABY I'M YOUR BOOMBOX!!!

2011-02-02T00:51:00.003-05:00

NOW, CHEERLEADERS MAY USUALLY BE THE MOST POPULAR GIRLS IN THEIR SCHOOL, BUT I CAN GUARANTEE AIN'T NONE OF THEM GOT A THING ON K-Y-L-I-E! WHEN SHE PERFORMED HER SONG 'HEART-BEAT-ROCK' ON THE XTOUR2008 SHE MESHED THE TRACK WITH 80'S CAMP CLASSIC 'HEY MICKEY' AND A WHOLE NEW CHEER SQUAD THEME WAS BORN! ONLY Miz MINOGUE CAN DO PEP RALLY CHIC THIS WELL!
I SKETCHED THIS PIECE OUT WAAAY BACK IN '08, BUT I'VE BEEN ON A KYLIE-COSTUME-KICK LATELY, SO I FINALLY GOT IT FINISHED. YOU'LL BE SEEIN' A FEW MORE OF HER TOUR LOOKS IN THE MONTHS TO COME.

P.S. - T-SHIRTS, CARDS AND STICKERS WITH THIS FAB CREATION ON THEM CAN BE PURCHASED AT MY ONLINE STORE. JUST CLICK THROUGH AND SHOP AWAY! ---> http://www.cafepress.com/BryanHollingsworth

THE TRIP BACK

2011-01-27T16:42:00.013-05:00

WELL WELL WELL, LOOKIE WHAT THE CAT DRAGGED IN! HERE ARE 3 OOOOOOLD DRAWINGS I DID THAT I RECENTLY RAN ACROSS AND DECIDED TO SCAN AND SHARE. I DID THESE AT A TIME WHEN I WANTED ALL OF MY DRAWINGS TO HAVE BLACK FRAMES OR BOXES AROUND THEM. I STILL LIKE TO DO THE BLACK BOX THING, BUT I'M A BIT LOOSER ON APPLYING THE CONCEPT TO EVERYTHING I DRAW. GROWTH!

THE FOUR DESIGNS SHOWN HERE ARE BY: KANSAI, SCOTT BARRIE, BIBA AND KATHERINE HAMNETT (original queen of the message T!!!).

BAD TO THE BONE!!!

2011-01-17T15:49:00.004-05:00

NO ONE DOES KOOKIE GLAM LIKE DESIGNER JEREMY SCOTT. WITH EACH NEW COLLECTION COMES A GREAT NEW BATCH OF FUN IDEAS AND DIFFERENT TAKES ON FAMILIAR SUBJECTS. HIS ABILITY TO TWIST SOMETHING WE ALL RECOGNIZE TO SUIT HIS OWN POINT OF VIEW IS WHAT I LOVE MOST ABOUT HIS DESIGNS. CASE IN POINT, HIS S/S 2010 'FLINTSTONES' COLLECTION. IT WAS A KITSCHY TAKE ON THE FAMOUS HANNA-BARBERA CAVE-MAN FAMILY MIXED WITH THE PIN-UP GIRLS OF YEARS GONE BY. TWO THINGS FROM THE PAST MIXED TOGETHER TO MAKE SOMETHING FRESH FOR TODAY! HE ALWAYS LEAVES ME WANTING TO SEE WHAT HE'LL COME UP WITH NEXT!

SO, DO YOU LIKE HIS HOT PINK ZEBRA SKIN SWIMSUIT? BECAUSE YOU KNOW I YABBA-DABBA-DO! (Ugh, i know, what a bad joke, but i had to go there!)

BETTER THAN TODAY

2011-01-05T15:07:00.005-05:00

DON'T YOU EVER WISH YOU COULD ENTER A GAME OF PAC-MAN? NO? WELL I GUESS KYLIE DID BECAUSE THE VIDEO FOR HER CATCHY NEW SINGLE "BETTER THAN TODAY" LOOKS LIKE A 80'S VIDEO GAME GONE GLAM! THE COSTUMES OF La MINOGUE AND HER DANCERS ARE REMINISCENT OF THE LITTLE GHOSTS THAT PAC-MAN CHASES AROUND THE MAZE IN HIS NAMESAKE GAME, WHILE HER BAND MEMBERS WEAR GIANT PLASTIC PAC-MAN HEADS. WISH I HAD ONE OF THOSE FOR HALLOWEEN! I REALLY ENJOYED THE VIDEO AND I REALLY ENJOYED THE OUTCOME OF THIS PIECE.

SOME OTHER PEOPLE ALSO ENJOYED IT, BECAUSE MY ARTWORK OF KYLIE IS FEATURED ON THE AMAZING KYLIE STYLE BLOG!!! THEY'VE ALSO POSTED MY PIC OF KYLIE IN HER 'COWBOY STYLE' OUTFIT FROM THE 'KYLIEFEVER2002' TOUR. I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO THE SITE'S BLOGGERS ROBBIE AND ROBYN FOR THEIR ATTENTION AND SUPPORT!!!

SHOP TILL YOU DROP!!!

2011-01-03T21:09:00.002-05:00

I SPENT THE END OF 2010 FINALLY MAKING MYSELF A STORE ON THE WONDERFUL CAFEPRESS.COM WEBSITE. WITH THE HELP OF THE SITE YOU CAN PRODUCE MANY FINE PRODUCTS ADORNED WITH YOUR ARTWORK, WHICH IS JUST WHAT I DID! I'VE GOT T-SHIRTS AND POSTCARDS AND STICKERS AND CALENDERS AND GREETING CARDS AND WATER BOTTLES AND EVEN STUFF FOR BABIES! ALL WITH MY ILLUSTRATIONS STUCK ALL OVER THEM. THE PRODUCTS ARE FUN AND AFFORDABLE. I'M REALLY PROUD OF THE WAY THE SHOP TURNED OUT AND I HOPE YOU'LL ALL LIKE THE PRODUCTS.
SO WHAT CHA' WAITING FOR? BE THE 1st KIDDIE ON YOUR BLOCK TO HAVE YOUR VERY OWN B! ORIGINAL CREATION!!!
JUST CLICK THROUGH TO THIS LINK (http://www.cafepress.com/BryanHollingsworth) OR CLICK THE SHOP LINK AT THE TOP OF THE 'SITES B! LIKES' LIST ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF YOUR SCREEN.

MEANWHILE, BACK AT THE FARM . . .

2010-12-22T16:41:00.005-05:00

I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW LONG I'VE BEEN MESSIN' AROUND WITH THIS ONE! I HAD THE IDEA TO USE THE DIOR 'JUNON' GOWN FROM 1949, THIS BEAUTIFUL HAND BEADED ICE BLUE STUNNER, WITH A DIRTY FARM GIRL HOLDING PIGS AND CHICKENS AND OTHER NASTY BARN-YARD STUFF. THE BEAUTY OF THE DRESS IMMEDIATELY MADE ME FEEL IT HAD TO BE PAIRED WITH SOMETHING BLAH!

I DID AN ORIGINAL PASS OF IT (WHICH YOU CAN SEE BELOW) MAYBE THREE YEARS AGO, BUT I NEVER WAS TOO HAPPY WITH THE RESULTS. THEN ABOUT A YEAR AGO I DID A NEW DRAWING OF IT, AND ONLY YESTERDAY DID I FINALLY SCAN OT AND PHOTOSHOP IT INTO ALL IT'S GLORY!!! I THINK IT TURNED OUT REALLY CUTE AND WAY BETTER THEN IT'S ORIGINAL VERSION.

AND LADIES, IF YOU HAVE TO BE OUT IN THE BARN SHOVELIN' HAY AND SLOPPIN' THE PIGS, WHY NOT WEAR A COUTURE GOWN!!?

BOYS vs. GIRLS

2010-12-14T17:21:00.003-05:00

HERE'S ME BRUSHING UP ON MY FASHION CROQUIS (IT'S FRENCH, KIDS, PRONOUNCED 'CROW-KEY', IT MEANS A DRAWINGS OF A FASHION FIGURE, JEEZ, DO I GOTTA TELL YOU EVERYTHING?).

I WANTED TO DO A FEW GUYS BECAUSE I AM ALWAYS DRAWING WOMEN. DRAWING THE FEMALE FORM JUST COMES MORE NATURALLY TO ME, BUT I DO OCCASIONALLY LIKE TO DRAW MEN TOO, NORMALLY SUPER-HERO MEN LIKE THOR OR BATMAN OR CAPTAIN AMERICA.

THE CLOTHING THESE FASHION FIENDS ARE WEARING ARE ALL BY DIFFERENT DESIGNERS FROM DIFFERENT SEASONS, I CAN'T REMEMBER WHICH AT THE MOMENT. I JUST WANTED TO SHOW A RANGE OF DAY AND EVENING LOOKS. IF YOU SEE SOMETHING FAMILIAR LET ME KNOW WHEN IT CAME FROM!

HANDS ON

2010-12-01T16:06:00.003-05:00

NO GLOVE, NO LOVE! AND YOU GOTTA LOVE THIS COMME DES GARCONS BLOUSE WITH STUFFED CARTOON GLOVES ATTACHED. AND OF COURSE WE ALL KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT A MICKEY MOUSE EARS HAT . . . IT GOES WITH EVERYTHING!!! SWIMSUITS, HIPSTER FLANNEL SHIRTS, POLICE MAN UNIFORMS, SCUBA GEAR, FEETY P.J.s, A STRAIGHT JACKET, A MICKEY MOUSE COSTUME . . . EVERYTHING! JUST THROW ON YOUR MICKEY EARS AND YOUR GOOD TO GO!!!

HAIR APPARENT

2010-11-22T15:12:00.003-05:00

YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY: "HAIR TODAY, GONE TOMORROW"! HMMMMM . . . I THINK I GOT THAT OLD SAYING WRONG, BUT IT KIND'A WORKS FOR THIS DRAWING OF A S/S '11 VERSACE HAIR ADORNED GOWN, SO WE'LL JUST GO WITH IT!!!
THIS IS THE PERFECT GOWN FOR ANY BORING COCKTAIL PARTY. IGNORE THE GUESTS AND JUST SIT BACK AND BRAID YOUR DRESS! IF YOU SPILL A MARTINI ON YOUR ENSEMBLE, SIMPLY DO A COMB-OVER AND COVER THAT STAIN RIGHT UP! AND IF YOU HAPPEN TO GET SPLASHED BY A PASSING CAB ON YOUR WAY OUT, JUST LATHER, RINSE AND REPEAT. VOILA! GOOD AS NEW!!! QUITE PRACTICAL, REALLY.

LIKE A PRAYER or SAY A LITTLE PRAYER

2010-11-16T18:55:00.004-05:00

WELL I COULDN'T DECIDE WHICH PRAYER THEMED SONG TITLE TO USE FOR THIS BLOG POST, SO I WENT WITH BOTH! A GIRL'S RIGHT TO CHOOSE, YAH KNOW?

THE AMAZING STAINED GLASS INSPIRED MINI DRESS SHOWN HERE IS BY THE EVER CREATIVE FRENCH FASHION GENIUS J C de CASTELBAJAC FOR HIS A/W 2010 COLLECTION. AS SOON AS I SAW IT I WANTED TO DRAW IT AND I'M SO GLAD I FINALLY GOT IT DOWN ON PAPER AND UP ON THE NET.

WITH THIS WEARABLE CHURCH ON YOUR BACK, A GIRL CAN BE AS NASTY AS SHE WANNABE! AFTER ALL, YOUR OWN PERSONAL CONFESSIONAL IS RIGHT THERE HANGING OFF YOUR SHOULDERS.

SHOEGASM!!!

2010-11-02T20:27:00.004-04:00

I WANTED TO DRAW THESE THREE (3) YSL SUEDE AND FUN-FUR SHOES BECAUSE:
A) i LIKE THAT THEY FOUND THREE (3) DIFFERENT PLACES TO MAKE MUPPET FUR SPROUT FROM ON A PLATFORM SHOE
B) THEY COME IN THREE (3) DIFFERENT FUN COLORS AND
C) KYLIE MINOGUE AS BEEN SPOTTED WEARING ALL THREE (3) OF THEM AT THREE (3) DIFFERENT TIMES!
*WHEW* TALK ABOUT A GOOD 3-WAY!!!

COVERGIRL, PUT SOME BASE IN YO' WALK!!!

2010-10-27T17:12:00.004-04:00

RECENTLY I WAS ASKED TO DRAW A FEW RUNWAY READY LADIES FOR A FASHION ILLUSTRATION PROJECT. THESE FOUR CATWALK STALKERS WERE THE RESULT. THE CLOTHING IS FROM (L to R): VERSACE, ARMANI, LANVIN, AND COSTUME NATIONAL. I THINK THEY ALL TURNED OUT CUTE, BUT I REALLY LIKED MY VERSACE GIRL, SO I MAY USE HER (AND HER BIG BOUNCY HAIR!) FOR ANOTHER PIECE LATER.

*GASP* I JUST REALIZED I DIDN'T USE ANY EXCLAMATION MARKS IN THAT POST, SO HERE YAH GO !!!!!!!

QUITE A HANDFULL

2010-10-15T17:31:00.004-04:00

I HAVE COVERED MY INTEREST IN FABULOUSLY OVER-WORKED MOTHERS BEFORE ON THIS BLOG, BUT THIS ONE IS A SPECIAL ADDITION TO THE LIST. THIS DRAWING OF A DONNA KARAN CLAD LADY-ABOUT-TOWN (OK, IT'S DKNY FROM THE MID-90'S, WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE!?) WAS THE 1st I DID OF MY FASHIONABLE-MOTHERS-WHO-ARE-TOO-TOO-BUSY-FOR-THEIR-KIDS SERIES. BUT FOR SOME REASON IT STAYED TUCKED AWAY FOR YEARS, UNTIL I DISCOVERED IT THE OTHER DAY AND SCANNED IT AND WHIPPED UP THIS GEM. I THINK THE LIL' CROSS-HATCHING HERE AND THERE AND SCATTERED WORDS IN THE CELL-PHONE BLAST TURNED OUT FUN, WHAT DO YOUUUUUU THINK???

p.s. I USED WAY TOO MANY DASHES ( - ) IN THIS POST, NO?

THE WELCOME WAGON

2010-10-11T15:00:00.003-04:00

WHEN I AM DOING A FASHION ILLUSTRATION, MY INSPERATION FOR THE DRAWING IS USUALLY WHATEVER ODD, OFF, UN-FASHION RELATED THING I FIRST THINK OF WHEN I SEE THE CLOTHING. I THEN TAKE THAT ODD THING, MIX IT WITH THE OUTFIT, AND THAT IS HOW ART IS MADE, KIDS!

THIS PIECE IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF THAT. I SAW THIS MICHAEL KORS SWIM SUIT / CARDIGAN MIX FROM THE S/S/ 2011 SHOW IN THE NEWSPAPER AND THE 1st THING I THOUGHT OF WAS ONE OF THOSE CHEAP PLASTIC GRASS LOOKIN' WELCOME MATS WITH A SAD PLASTIC DAISY STUCK TO IT. THAT'S NOT TO SAY THE KORS SWIMSUIT IS SAD AND PLASTIC LOOKIN', BUT IT'S THE SAME COLOR OF GREEN AND WAS KIND'A TERRY CLOTH-ISH (THOUGH PROB NOT TERRY CLOTH) SO I THOUGHT, GREEN SWIMSUIT-HOT-SUMMER-GRASS-PLASTIC GRASS-CHEAP PLASTIC GRASS WELCOME MAT!!! IT TOOK YEARS OF COLLEGE EDUCATION TO GET THIS TRICKY FORMULA DOWN, TRUST ME.

DON'T MESS WITH MOTHER NATURE

2010-10-07T18:01:00.003-04:00

NO ONE ROCKS A GIGANTIC HAIR BARRETT LIKE MARVEL COMICS' VERY OWN INHUMAN PRINCESS, CRYSTAL. MAKING HER 4-COLOR DEBUT IN FANTASTIC FOUR COMICS #45 IN 1965, CRYSTAL IS A SWEET YOUNG GIRL FROM THE HIDDEN CITY OF ATTILAN, A METROPOLIS FILLED WITH SUPER-POWERED FREAKS AND WEIRDOS! CRYSTAL IS ABLE TO CONTROL THE FOUR ELEMENTS: FIRE, WATER, AIR AND EARTH. THAT ABILITY MAKES HER FIT RIGHT IN WITH HER BUDDIES THE FANTASTIC FOUR.

HERE I'VE DONE A RE-DESIGN OF HER COSTUME. I'VE CHANGED HER COLOR SCHEME FROM YELLOW AND BLACK TO BROWNS AND ORANGES, EARTH TONES, TO SHOW HER TIES TO NATURE. I ALSO ADDED THE CIRCLES MOTIFS AS A SORT OF 'CIRCLE OF LIFE' REPRESENTATION. PLUS I JUST LIKED THE WAY IT ALL LOOKED!

NOW IF ONLY PROJECTROOFTOP.COM WOULD PUT IT UP ON THEIR SITE I'D BE A HAPPY MAN!!!

LUAU-wow-woW-WOW

2010-09-27T19:43:00.002-04:00

NOW I ASK YOU, WHERE CAN'T YOU WHERE THIS ADORABLY UNDERSTATED RAFFIA TIKI THEMED DRESS BY FAB FRENCH DESIGNER J.C. de CASTELBAJAC? TO THE SUPERMARKET? PICKING UP THE KIDS FROM SCHOOL? A QUIET NIGHT IN? OR POSSIBLY SOME WILD TRANNY GO-GO BACK YARD BAR-B-Q? THE POSSIBILITIES ARE SIMPLY ENDLESS!!!

DEVIL'S IN THA' DETAILS

2010-09-13T19:15:00.003-04:00

DOESN'T THIS RED-DEVIL VIXEN CLAD IN A RED LEATHER FETISH THIERRY MUGLER SUIT LOOK LIKE SHE'S UP TO NO GOOD? I'M SURE SHE HAD A HAND IN THE RECENT AND VERY SUDDEN CRASH OF MY ALWAYS DEPENDABLE iMAC. THAT FIEND!!! NOT TO WORRY FOLKS, ALL MY WORK WAS BACKED UP AND MAC SUPPLIED ME WITH A BRAND SPANKIN' NEW HARD DRIVE. I GUESS YOU COULD SAY THE FINE FOLKS AT APPLE PREFORMED AN EXORCISM ON MY COMPUTER! (just go with it, it suits the devil motif, OK!)

UNDER WRAPS

2010-08-17T18:51:00.003-04:00

I'VE SAID IT BEFORE AND I'LL SAY IT AGAIN: I MISS THE DAYS WHEN WOMEN USED TO WEAR HATS!!! USED TO BE THAT A STYLISH WOMEN WOULDN'T BE CAUGHT DEAD OUT IN PUBLIC WITH OUT A STYLISH CHAPEAU (LIKE THE COURREGES CREATION SHOWN HERE). NOW WE'RE LUCKY IF A YOUNG LADY EVEN WASHES HER HAIR ONCE A WEEK! WAIT . . . AM I VENTURING INTO OLD-MAN-RANT TERRITORY? UGH! UM, LET'S JUST LOOK AT THE PRETTY PICTURE AND FORGET I SAID ANYTHING!

BACK TALK

2010-07-21T14:41:00.003-04:00

CHICA #3 IN MY SERIES OF DC COMICS GIRLS IN FULL, GLORIOUS COLOR: ZATANNA, MISTRESS OF MAGIC!!! ZATANNA ZATARRA (WHATTA NAME!) HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY FAVORITE FEMALE SUPER-HERO SO I HAD TO MAKE SURE SHE GOT INTO MY DC LADIES SERIES ASAP.

ZATANNA IS A FEMALE STAGE MAGICIAN AND FREEDOM FIGHTER WHO WEARS A TOP HAT, FISHNETS, HIGH HEELS AND A TAIL COAT TO FIGHT CRIME. ZEE'S MAGICAL POWERS WORK BY SPEAKING HER SPELLS BACKWARDS. ANYTHING SHE CAN SAY BACKWARDS, SHE CAN MAKE HAPPEN (EXCEPT RAISE THE DEAD, THAT'S A MAGICAL NO NO!). WHO THINKS THIS STUFF UP?

SO, AS ZATANNA WOULD SAY "EPOH UOY EKIL TI!!!"

PLATINUM ON BLACK

2010-07-13T14:40:00.004-04:00

PRESENTING, THE HARDEST LADY IS DC COMICS, PLATINUM!!! I FINALLY MANAGED TO MAKE THE 2nd IN MY FULL COLOR 'WOMEN OF DC COMICS' SERIES. THE 1st, BLACK CANARY, CAN BE FOUND HERE ---> (http://bryanhollingsworth.blogspot.com/2010/04/siren-song.html).

NOW, I'VE NEVER REALLY BEEN A READER OF THE 'METAL MEN' COMIC (OF WHICH PLATINUM IS THE SOLE FEMALE MEMBER) BUT I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED THE IDEA AND VISUAL OF A TEAM OF SUPER POWERED ROBOTS, EACH NAMED AFTER AND MADE OUT OF A DIFFERENT METAL ALLOY. PLATINUM IS UPBEAT AND PERKY AND A HOPELESS ROMANTIC. I GUESS IF SHE EVER FINDS A MAN WILLING TO MARRY HER SHE CAN BE HER OWN WEDDING BAND!!!

FIGHT CLUB

2010-07-09T19:24:00.004-04:00

I DID THIS PIECE SO LONG AGO AND WAS SHOCKED TO DISCOVER THAT I NEVER POSTED IT ON MY SITE! *!!GASP!!* WELL, WHILE I GET OVER THAT, TAKE A GANDER AT THIS FIERCE LADY. BALENCIAGA'S S/S '08 COLLECTION GETS A GLADIATOR TOUCH FROM YOURS TRULY. I EVEN SCANNED A SWATCH OF THE FLORAL PRINT FABRIC USED FOR THE COLLECTION AND LAYERED IT AS A BACKGROUND FOR THE CLOTHING! HOW'S THAT FOR INGENUITY?

UPWARDLY MOBILE

2010-06-29T14:35:00.002-04:00

THIS IMAGE WAS MADE, BASED ON THE WORK OF LEGENDARY PARISIAN FASHION DESIGNER PIERRE CARDIN, FOR THE COVER OF MY NEW LOOK BOOK. I WANTED TO MAKE A PIECE THAT SHOWED THAT MY GOAL WAS TO BLEND ART AND FASHION INTO ONE. CARDIN'S CLOTHING IS SO VISUAL AND SEVERE, EACH PIECE IS A WEARABLE WORK OF ART. THE WEARER BECOMES THE CANVAS FOR WHICHEVER OUTER-SPACE IDEAS CARDIN CAN COME UP WITH.

NOW, THE IDEA OF MOBILE ART WAS INVENTED IN 1931, BUT I FEEL LIKE WE REALLY SEE IT COME INTO ALL IT'S TACKY GLORY IN THE 1960'S WHEN CARDIN WAS ALSO MOST PROLIFIC. REMEMBER THAT SCENE IN 'VALLY OF THE DOLLS' WHERE HELEN LAWSON IS SINGING THAT HORRIBLE 'I'LL PLANT MY OWN TREE' SONG IN FRONT OF A GIANT MOBILE ON BROADWAY? I MEAN, I GUESS IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE EDGY, OR WHATEVER, BUT, UGH!!! ANYWAYS, WHAT WAS MY ORIGINAL POINT? OH YES, MOBILES ARE KIND'A LAME, BUT, VERY 60's MOD, ARTY.

FASHION GOES GONZO!!!

2010-06-09T16:43:00.004-04:00

I FOUND THIS COSTUME SKETCH I DID OF A HIGH FASHION GONZO, FROM THE MUPPETS, WHILE GOING THROUGH SOME OLD SKETCHES AND PAINTINGS. I THOUGHT IT WAS KIND'A FUN SO I WANTED TO SHARE IT. NOW, GONZO IS FUN AND ALL BUT NO MUPPET BEATS MISS PIGGY!!! SHE IS THE BEST FELT-LINED-DIVA EVER! I WAS OBSESSED WITH HER AS A KID AND THE ADMIRATION OF HER STYLE AND BAD ATTITUDE CONTINUES TO THIS DAY. NOW IF ONLY SHE COULD GET THAT FROG TO SETTLE DOWN AND MARRY HER . . .

SUITS YOU

2010-04-29T19:03:00.003-04:00

I WAS SOOOOOO EXCITED TO FIND THE NEW THIERRY MUGLER BOOK 'THIERRY MUGLER: GALAXY GLAMOUR' AT THE STRAND BOOK STORE HERE IN NYC, THAT I SNATCHED IT RIGHT OF THE SHELF AND RAN HOME TO FLIP THROUGH IT. THE BOOK IS CHOCK FULL OF GREAT IMAGES AND DRAWINGS AND QUOTES FROM GOOD OL''MANFRED' MUGLER. SO HERE I PRESENT THE 1st OF, I'M SURE, MANY MUGLER DRAWINGS LIFTED FROM THE BOOK. AND MAKE SURE TO CHECK OUT AMAZON.COM AND ORDER YOUR OWN COPY TODAY ( 'CAUSE YOU BITCHES KNOW I AM NEVER GONNA LEND MINE OUT!!!)

"DON'T STOP BELIEVIN'!!!"

2010-04-20T12:31:00.005-04:00

NOTHING SAYS GOOD TV LIKE THE SQUABBLES, LOVE TRIANGLES, POWER PLAYS AND INNER WORKINGS OF A HIGH SCHOOL GLEE CLUB, RIGHT? I COULDN'T AGREE MORE! 'GLEE' HAS QUICKLY BECOME ONE OF MY FAV TV SHOWS, ONE THAT I RE-WATCH AGAIN AND AGAIN AND ALWAYS FIND HUMOROUS AND SMART. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO WORK OUT HOW TO DO A MUSICAL TV SHOW FOREVER AND IT'S FINALLY WORKED!
SO I AM CHANNELING MY LOVE FOR 'GLEE' INTO AN ASSIGNMENT FOR MYSELF: TO WORK ON DOING SOME CELEBRITY CARICATURES. SHOWN HERE ARE DIM BULB FINN AND SELF PROCLAIMED STAR OF THE SHOW CHOIR RACHEL, THE TWO TEEN LEADS OF THE SHOW. LET ME KNOW IF YOU THINK THE LIKENESSES WORK!!!

SIREN SONG

2010-04-17T16:06:00.003-04:00

I TOOK A SHORT BREAK FROM WORKING ON MY (NEVER-ENDING!) SERIES OF BLACKandWHITE DRAWINGS OF THE AWESOME SUPER-WOMEN FROM MARVEL AND DC COMICS* TO MAKE A LARGER SCALE, COLOR PORTRAIT OF DC COMICS' SULTRY SIREN, BLACK CANARY. THIS PIECE STARTED OUT AS A DOODLE OF A COSTUME RE-DESIGN FOR CANARY, BUT I WOUND UP WANTING TO DO MORE OF A CLASSIC TAKE ON HER. BLACK CANARY'S FISHNETS ARE AN ICONIC PART OF HER COSTUME, THOUGH I NEVER HAVE FIGURED OUT WHY A CRIME FIGHTER WOULD PUT ON FISHNET STOCKINGS BEFORE SHE LEFT THE HOUSE. TO GO UNDERCOVER AS A SLUTTY SHOWGIRL??

IN ANY CASE, I AM VERY PLEASED WITH THE RESULTS AND PLAN ON DOING MORE LARGER COLOR SUPER-LADIES IN THE FUTURE. THE MAGICAL ZATANNA IS PROBABLY UP NEXT!

* IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE MY SUPER-WOMEN COLLECTION, CHECK OUT MY WEB PAGE FULL O' THEM AT http://beeboynyc.deviantart.com

MONKEY BIZ-NESS

2010-04-14T18:02:00.004-04:00

NOW WHO ELSE COULD PULL OFF A TRANNY-FAY-WRAY-CAPTURED-BY-KING-KING HALLOWEEN COSTUME LIKE THE LADY MIZ PHILLIPE BLOND??? WHEN I SAW THIS COSTUME I THOUGHT IT WAS THE MOST WITTY AND INGENIOUS THING I HAD SEEN IN 4-EVER! THE OVER SIZED MONKEY HAND GRABBING HER AROUND THE WAIST REALLY SEALS THE DEAL ON THIS ONE FOR ME! SO YOU KNOW I SAVED THE PICTURES OF HIM WEARING IT AND EVENTUALLY GOT AROUND TO COMMITTING HIS ALL-HALLOWS-EVE MONKEY SHINES TO PAPER. I EXPERIMENTED MORE THEN I USUALLY DO WITH USING DIFFERENT SHADING TECHNIQUES IN PHOTOSHOP WITH THIS ONE AND I THINK THE GAMBLE REALLY PAYED OFF. THE COLORING AND SHADING ON THIS PIECE ARE PROBABLY MY FAVORITE THAT I'VE EVER DONE!!!

WHO YAH GONNA CALL???

2010-04-06T18:45:00.004-04:00

LET'S FACE IT, THERE JUST AREN'T THAT MANY GREAT FASHION DESIGNERS WHO HAVE A GOOD SENSE OF HUMOR AND ARE ABLE TO USE IT. THE ITALIAN DESIGNER ELSA SCHIAPARELLI TOOK UP THE CAUSE OF TOUNGE-IN-CHEEK COMEDY IN CLOTHING, BUT FEW HAVE CARRIED ON THE TORCH. IN AMERICA WE HAVE JEREMY SCOTT AND BETSEY JOHNSON. IN EUROPE THERE IS MOSCHINO AND, OF COURSE, JC de CASTELBAJAC. Mr. JC CAN THROW AROUND A POP CULTURE REFERENCE LIKE NO BODY'S BUSINESS! HE SEEMS TO ESPECIALLY LIKE PLAYING AROUND WITH THE POPULAR CARTOON AND COMIC BOOK ICONS. WHO CAN FORGET HIS OVER SIZED CARTOON CHARACTER SWEATERS FROM THE 80's? OR HIS CHEEKY KERMIT THE FROG JACKET WORN BY LADY GAGA. AND LET'S NOT FORGET HIS STUFFED TEDDY BEAR PANTS WORN BY THE FLEA OF THE RED HOT CHILLI PEPPERS.

THE SEQUINED 'SUPERGIRL' MINI DRESS SHOWN HERE WAS FROM HIS S/S '09 COLLECTION. THE DRESS HAD MATCHING GLOVES AND SHOES AND GLASSES, BUT, SADLY, THE MATCHING GIANT ROTARY PHONE WAS NOT MADE AVAILABLE. TSK TSK

SHAPE UP!!!

2010-03-21T20:08:00.004-04:00

I DID THIS PIECE FOR MY GOOD FRIEND, LONDON BASED FASHION DESIGNER JASPER GARVIDA. THE GREEN PANELED DRESS SHOWN HERE WAS MAY FAVORITE LOOK FROM HIS S/S 2010 COLLECTION. JASPER AND I WENT TO FASHION COLLEGE TOGETHER AND HE, NOT THE TEACHERS, TAUGHT ME THE FOUNDATIONS OF FASHION, DESIGN, TECHNIQUES, EVERYTHING! HE NOW HAS A SUCCESSFUL LIL' CLOTHING EMPIRE GOING AFTER WINNING THE 'PROJECT CATWALK' REALITY TV SHOW COMPETITION. KEEP YOUR EYES AND EARS POINTED TO THE FASHION PRESS BECAUSE I'M SURE YOU'LL BE HEARING MUCH MORE FROM HIM IN THE FASHIONABLE FUTURE!!!

YOU CAN CHECK OUT JASPER'S WEBSITE HERE: http://www.jaspergarvida.com/

MINNIE-MOUSE-TRAP!!!

2010-03-11T01:05:00.004-05:00

WHILE I WAS STALKING PEOPLE ON FACEBOOK (SHUT UP! YOU DO IT TOO!) I RAN ACROSS A PICTURE OF MY FRIEND SASKIA DRESSED UP AS A FUNKY COS-PLAY VERSION OF MICKEY MOUSE. THE PICTURE WAS SO FUN THAT I SAVED IT WITH PLANS TO USE IT FOR INSPIRATION IN THE FUTURE. I FINALLY GOT AROUND TO IT AND I THINK THE PIECE TURNED OUT REALLY GREAT!!!(if i do say so myself)

I ALSO DECIDED TO USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOMETHING I'VE BEEN WANTING TO DO FOR A WHILE, WHICH IS SLAP TOGETHER A LIL' HOW-TO OF MY CREATIVE PROCESS FOR MAKING A DRAWING. THAT WAY ALL YOU KIDS CAN GET A PEEK INSIDE MY TWISTED BRAIN . . .

IN #1 WE SEE THE PHOTO OF SASKIA IN HER MICKEY MOUSE GEAR. #2 SHOWS THE SKETCH I DID OF HER AND MY IDEA FOR HER FINER BEING STUCK IN A MOUSE TRAP. I USUALLY DO TONS OF DRAWINGS AND SKETCHES BEFORE I SETTLE ON A FINAL, BUT IN THIS CASE I ACTUALLY WENT WITH THE VERY 1st ONE I DID. I DID HAVE TO RESEARCH A MOUSETRAP THOUGH (#3) AND DO A THUMBNAIL OF THE LAYOUT (#4). I GENERALLY ALWAYS KNOW FROM THE BEGINNING OF A DRAWING HOW I'LL WANT THE LAYOUT TO BE SET-UP. THEN IN #5 WE SEE MY FINAL INKED MICKEY-GIRL (I SPOTTED THE BLACKS ON THE EARS IN PHOTOSHOP, NO NEED TO WASTE GOOD INK!). AND FINALLY IN #6, I DID A CIRCLE OF TRADITIONAL MICKEY MOUSE EARS HATS AND PHOTOSHOPPED IT INTO A TESSELLATION. IN THE END I SLAPPED THEM ALL TOGETHER AND VOILA!

IF YOU'VE LEARNED ANYTHING FROM THIS POST, IT'S THAT YOU SHOULDN'T TRY TO GET THE CHEESE OUT OF A MOUSE TRAP! IT'LL SNAP ON YOUR FINGER AND MAKE IT SWELL TO CARTOON PROPORTIONS!!!

PLANET TERROR!!!

2010-03-06T18:33:00.001-05:00

I WAS GOING THROUGH AN OLD FILE OF SKETCHES RECENTLY (A LIL' PRE-SPRING CLEANING) AND RAN ACROSS THIS DRAWING I HAD DONE AFTER SEEING THE FILM 'GRINDHOUSE'. IN IT, ROSE McGOWEN PLAYS A STRIPPER WHO IS ATTACKED BY ZOMBIES AND FORCED TO ATTACH A MACHINE GUN TO HER AMPUTATED LEG FOR DEFENSE. IF YOU HAVEN'T GUESSED FROM THAT DESCRIPTION, THE FILM IS CLEARLY CAMPY AND DOESN'T TAKE IT'S SELF TOO SERIOUSLY.
I ACTUALLY PREFERRED THE 2nd HALF OF THE FILM WHICH WAS DIRECTED BY QUENTIN TARANTINO, BUT THE ROSE McGOWEN MACHINE-GUN-LEG IMAGE IS A PRETTY STRONG VISUAL, SO I KEPT DOODLING THAT. I DID THIS PIECE WITH A BIC PEN ON A PIECE OF OLD, USED PRINTER PAPER. A TRUE DOODLE!! WHEN IT WAS UNEARTHED, I PHOTOSHOPPED IT AND KIND'A TRIED TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE AN OLD IMAGE LIFTED OFF OF ONE OF THOSE OLD GRINDHOUSE MOVIE POSTERS.

THE BLOND(s) AMBITION

2010-02-23T14:07:00.003-05:00

MY FAVORITE NEW YORK FASHION MOMENT OF THE F/W '10 WAS BY FAR NONE OTHER THEN MY FRIENDS THE BLONDS OUTSTANDING SHOWING! THEIR CLOTHING IS SO FUN AND COLORFUL AND SOOOOO WELL MADE! I HAVE NO IDEA HOW THEY MAKE THOSE CORSETS WITH TONS OF GIANT FAUX DIAMONDS AND CHAINS AND SPIKES AND NICK-KNACKS ON THEM.

AFTER I SAW THE SHOW I WAS SO INSPIRED THAT I CAME RIGHT HOME (AFTER A FEW COCKTAILS AT THEIR AFTER-PARTY, OF COURSE) AND STARTED WORK ON THIS PIECE INSPIRED BY PHILLIPE BLOND'S GRAND ENTRANCE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SHOW. SHE CAME OUT ON THE RUNWAY IN A HAIRY MONKEY SUIT AND STRIPPED IT OFF TO REVEAL AN AMAZING GOLD CORSET UNDERNEATH ALA MARLENE DIETRICH IN 'BLONDE VENUS'(AND, TO A LESSER EXTENT, POISON IVY IN 'BATMAN&ROBIN'). NOT SINCE MY GHURL THIERRY MUGLER WENT INTO CRAZY PEOPLE'S RETIREMENT/SECLUSION HAVE WE SEEN HIGH FASHION THIS HIGH!!! I HAVE EMBEDDED A VIDEO OF THE ENTRANCE AND YOU CAN SEE MORE TRANNY REALNESS AT: http://www.theblondsnewyork.com/
CHECK IT OUT AND GET SOME JUNGLE FEVER!!!

THE CAT'S MEOW!!!

2010-02-19T22:52:00.002-05:00

RAN ACROSS THESE SKETCHES I DID OF SOME KITTIES AND DECIDED TO PHOTOSHOP THEM ALL TOGETHER FOR 1 GIANT KITTY JAMBOREE! I KNOW MANY OF YOU, LIKE MYSELF, COULD HAPPILY STARE AT SOME CUTE LIL' KITTENS ALL DAY LONG, BUT TRY NOT TO STARE AT THIS DRAWING FOR TOO LONG OR YOU'LL NEVER GET ANY WORK DONE!!!

WHO WILL BUY, THIS WONDERFUL MORNING!!!

2010-01-31T18:41:00.004-05:00

HEAR YEE HEAR YEE!!! (or is it 'HERE yee'???)
I AM HEREBY ANNOUNCING THE GRAND OPENING OF MY ETSY.COM ONLINE SHOP! AT THE SHOP YOU CAN BUY MY 2010 ILLUSTRAION LOOK BOOK. THIS FULL COLOR 5 PAGE ZINE FEATURES SOME OF MY FASHION ILLUSTRATION WORK AND A 1 PAGE B/W COMIC. THE BOOKLET IS 4.75" X 7" AND FEATURES 10 OF MY ILLUSTRATIONS. AS AN ADDED BONUS, THE BOOKLET COMES WITH A FULL COLOR 4.25" X 5.5" POST CARD. SCORE!!!

ALL OF THE ARTWORK INSIDE IS INSPIRED BY THE FASHION DESIGNS BY SOME OF THE MOST FAMOUS FASHION DESIGNERS: ALAIA, THEIRRY MUGLER, MARTIN MARGIELA, SANT ANGELO, CALVIN KLEIN, CHANEL, WESTWOOD, HERVE LEGER, DIOR, AND STEPHEN SPROUSE.

NOT TO MENTION I HAVE A SECTION WHERE YOU CAN REQUEST SPECIAL ORDERS, YOU KNOW, IN CASE YOU WANT B! TO DRAW YAH SOMETHING SPECIAL.

SO WHAT CHA' WAITING FOR? GO TAKE A PEEK!!!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/BRYANROCKSTAR

SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT

2010-01-27T16:55:00.003-05:00

WHERE WOULD WE BE WITH OUT THE ALAIA BODYSUIT? IT FILLS A MUCH NEEDED VOID IN THE WHAT-DO-SEXY-BITCHES-WEAR CIRCLE OF LIFE. YOU KNOW NOTHING SAYS DRESSING SEXY IN THE 80'S LIKE A FORM FITTING, MUTED COLOR, LONG SLEEVE, WOOL JERSEY ALAIA BODYSUIT WITH MATCHING MINI SKIRT!!! WOMEN STILL WANT THEM TODAY. THEY ARE TIMELESS IN A WAY, IN THAT DRESSING LIKE A HOOTCHIE REALLY NEVER GOES OUT OF STYLE. SO GO'ON GHURL!!! LET THE HATERS TALK AND GOSSIP ABOUT HOW THEY CAN SEE ALL YOUR BUSINESS IN THAT TOO SHORT SKIRT OR THAT WAAAAY TOO HIGH CUT BODYSUIT, AS LONG AS YOU THINK YOU LOOK GOOD, UM, I GUESS THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS???

SHOCKED!!!

2010-01-11T15:18:00.003-05:00

I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS ABOUT A PRETTY GIRL WITH A SHOCKED EXPRESSION, BUT CLEARLY I LIKE DRAWING THEM. THIS ODE TO LICHTENSTEIN IS JUST THE LATEST IN A LONG LINE OF MY 'SHOCKED FACE GIRLS'. I GUESS I JUST THINK THEY ARE MORE INTERESTING THEN A GIRL DOING A 'SEXY FACE'. THE 'SHOCKED FACE' GIRL IS ACTUALLY REACTING TO SOMETHING WITH HER FULL RAGE OF FACIAL MOTION, PROOF SHE IS NOT BOTOXED!!! TAKE THAT NICOLE KIDMAN!

BAR-DELLO

2010-01-05T01:04:00.003-05:00

HERE IS ANOTHER ENTRY IN MY COSTUMES-OF-KYLIE SERIES. THIS PARTICULAR ENSEMBLE WAS WORN ON HER FEVER TOUR IN 2002. SHE SINGS A PARTICULARLY CAMPY CABARET VERSION OF HER 1st HIT SINGLE 'LOCOMOTION' WHILE WEARING THIS FRILLY CORSET&BRIEFS COMBO. I HAD TO PLACE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THOSE INDIVIDUAL COLORED ZEBRA PRINTS ONTO THAT, UM, WHAT ARE THOSE THINGS CALLED, ANYWAY? COUCH? IT'S NOT A CHAISE LOUNGE. LET'S JUST CALL IT THE COUCH WITH THE-PADDED-POLE-THINGIE-STUCK-IN-IT. THAT JUST ROLLS OFF THE TONGUE, DOESN'T IT?

THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAV-OR-IT THINGS!!!

2009-12-28T17:32:00.002-05:00

ONCE UPON A TIME I HAD A MESS OF EMPTY PICTURE FRAMES (ALL BLACK OF COURSE, I ONLY DO BLACK FRAMES!) AND DECIDED TO DRAW LIL' PICS OF SOME OF MY FAVORITE ITEMS FROM MY WARDROBE TO PUT IN THEM. EACH ONE OF THESE DRAWINGS IS INDIVIDUALLY FRAMED AND HANGING IN A SMALL CLUSTER ON MY WALL AT HOME. MY FAVORITE OF THESE IS THE PRADA GLOVES. I SPENT WAAAAAY TOO MUCH MONEY OF THEM ONE WINTER, THEY DON'T KEEP YOUR HANDS WARM AT ALL, BUT I'LL BE DAMNED IF THEY DON'T LOOK AMAZING ON!

ET TU, BRUTE?

2009-12-21T01:41:00.006-05:00

OK, LET'S BE REAL, HOW MANY MEMORABLE COLLECTIONS HAVE COME OUT OF THE VERSACE LINE SINCE GIANNI VERSACE WAS KILLED (B.T.W.-TALK ABOUT BEING STABBED IN THE BACK!!! YIKES)?? MISS (AND I USE THAT TERM VERY LOOSELY) DONATELLA VERSACE JUST MAKES CLOTHES. HER BROTHER GIANNI MADE ART!!! NOT ONLY DID HE PULL INSPIRATION FROM CLASSICAL ART AND DESIGN ELEMENTS BUT HE KNEW HOW TO PRESENT THEM IN A FRESH WAY. HIS COLORS WERE VIBRANT AND HIS FABRICS SENSUAL. DONATELLA'S WORK LOOKS LIKE SOME UPSTART'S BAD COPY OF GIANNI'S WORK. IN THE INTEREST OF 'MOVING FORWARD' SHE HAS RETAINED ALMOST NONE OF GIANNI'S ORIGINAL DESIGN AESTHETIC.

ONE THING THAT GIANNI ALWAYS WENT BACK TO WAS CLASSIC GREEK ART; STATUES OF THE GODS AND GODDESSES, GRECIAN URNS AND POTTERY, WOVEN TAPESTRIES. HE WOULD MIX THESE WITH MODERN TWISTS LIKE PLAYS ON PUNK CLOTHING AND BONDAGE GEAR. SHOWN HERE IS A DRESS HE DID IN 1996, A YEAR BEFORE HIS TRAGIC DEATH. IT COMBINES THE IDEA OF A GRECIAN DRAPED TUNIC W/ THE SLASHES, CUTS AND SAFETY PINS OF A HANDMADE PUNK ROCK OUTFIT. THE CLASSIC AND THE MODERN COMBINED.

HMMMMM, I WONDER IF YOU CAN DRY-CLEAN YOUR MURDERED RIVAL'S BLOOD OFF A SILK COUTURE GOWN?

BAG. LADY.

2009-12-15T00:12:00.007-05:00

I CAN REMEMBER A TIME NOT TOO LONG AGO WHEN EVERY GIRL WANTED THE GRAFFITI PRINT LOUIS VUITTON BAG. WELL WHAT MOST PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW WAS THAT THOSE OVER SIZED LETTERS SCRIBBLED OVER THE CLASSIC VUITTON LOGO WERE DONE BY NONE OTHER THEN MR. STEPHEN SPROUSE! IT'S KIND OF ODD TO THINK THAT WITH A FASHION CAREER AS ICONIC AND INFAMOUS AS SPROUSE'S, HIS L.V. COLLABORATION MAY BE WHAT HE IS MOST WIDELY KNOWN FOR.

I'VE ALWAYS HAD A THING FOR THE MINIMAL, CLEAN STYLE THAT SPROUSE USED FOR HIS CLOTHING DESIGN JUXTAPOSED WITH THE LOUD COLORS AND GARISH PRINTS HE FAVORED. HIS CLOTHING WAS LITERALLY A CANVAS FOR HIS ARTWORK. EACH PIECE IS LIKE A WEARABLE WORK OF ART.

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COP ROCK

2009-12-10T13:40:00.003-05:00

ANOTHER ENTRY IN MY 'COSTUMES OF KYLIE MINOGUE' SERIES. THIS ONE SHOWS HER SEXY COP OUTFIT DESIGNED BY DOLCE&GABBANA FROM THE FEVER TOUR IN 2002. THIS SECTION OF THE SHOW (WHICH WAS LABELED THE 'STREET STYLE' SECTION) WAS A FAVORITE OF MINE, AS SHE DOES A GREAT REMIX OF 'COWBOY STYLE', WITH LOTS OF B-BOYS BREAKIN' TO DAH' BEATS! THERE WERE ALSO AWESOME ANIMATED SCREEN PROJECTIONS OF KEITH HARRING ARTWORK AND 80'S GRAFFITI DURING THE PERFORMANCE.
I'VE ADDED A VIDEO OF THE PERFORMANCE BELOW FOR ALL TO ENJOY! YOU GOTTA LOVE THE PART WHERE KYLIE BREAKS OUT THE JUMP ROPE!!!

PILLOW TALK

2009-12-07T16:04:00.002-05:00

NOTHING SAYS 'SUPER FUN SLUMBER PARTY' LIKE MEDUSA IN A VERSACE NIGHTY, RIGHT? I'VE SEEN THIS PARTICULAR BABY DOLL DRESS TWICE, ONCE IN BLACK AND ANOTHER TIME IN BABY BLUE. I MEAN, YOU GOTTA LOVE ANY DRESS THAT HAS AN ATTACHED BODY SUIT!

I REALLY WANTED HER POSE AND LAYOUT TO BE REMINISCENT OF THOSE OLD CHEESECAKE WWII PIN-UP PAINTINGS. I HAVE ALWAYS LIKED HOW THE OLD PIN-UP GIRLS WERE ALWAYS ON THE PHONE. WHO WERE THEY ALWAYS TALKING TO? I GUESS WHEN YOU'RE A SEXY TEEN IN THE 1940'S HANGING AROUND IN YOUR UNDIES YOU HAVE A LOT TO SAY ON THE PHONE.

BEEP ME 911

2009-12-05T14:26:00.003-05:00

HERE'S A LIL' PIECE I WHIPPED UP TO EXPRESS MY CELL-PHONE-OVERLOAD. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ON THE TRAIN AND THE WHOLE CAR IS ON THEIR DAMN CELL-PHONES AND EVERYONE'S TALKING AND TEXTING AND PLAYING GAMES AND MUSIC ALL THAT AND IT JUST DRIVES YOU NUTZ?!! (MOSTLY BECAUSE YOU ARE TRYING TO READ 'THE ONION' AND ALL THE HUBBUB IS DISTRACTING) I AM HEREBY ADVICATING FOR AT LEAST 1 CELL-PHONE FREE CAR PER TRAIN ON THE SUBWAY! UNLESS I NEED TO CALL SOMEONE, UM, THEN IT'S TOTALLY OK.

SCARDEY KAT

2009-11-30T17:13:00.003-05:00

WHATEVER THESE TWO ARE LOOKING AT I'M SURE IT AIN'T PRETTY. I HOPE YOU CAN GET COFFEE STAINS OUT OF A YELLOW-TRANNY-LIGHTING-BOLT-CUT-OUT-JACKET!!!

QUICK EYES OUT THERE WILL REMEMBER THIS SUIT FROM THE 'SEX AND THE CITY' MOVIE. IT IS THE THIERRY MUGLER YELLOW JACKET THAT SAMANTHA WEARS TO A JEWELERY AUCTION. I FOUND AN OLD MAGAZINE CLIPPING OF IT FROM WHEN IT 1st CAME OUT AND PAIRED IT WITH THE MUGLER RUNWAY STYLING FROM THE '98 COLLECTION. THE HAIR AND MAKE-UP IN THAT'98 SHOW ARE CLEARLY INSPIRED BY -OR- INSPIRED THE LOOK FOR UMA THURMAN AS POISON IVY IN THE CLASSIC CRAP-FEST 'BATMAN AND ROBIN'.

HRM, MAYBE THEIR SCARED BY HOW MANY REFERENCES I'VE PUT INTO THIS PIECE? IT'S A LOT OF PRESSURE FOR ONE LIL' CAT TO TAKE!!!

MONEY TALKS

2009-11-05T23:52:00.002-05:00

NOW I ASK YOU, HOW 100% WACKY GENIUS IS A MOSCHINO cheap&chic JACKET THAT SPELLS OUT C-H-E-A-P??! ON THE ACTUAL JACKET, THE P IS STITCHED ACROSS THE ENTIRE BACK. I SAW THIS (women's) JACKET AND I WANTED TO BUY IT FOR MYSELF JUST BECAUSE IT MADE ME SO HAPPY.

WHY OH WHY DID FRANCO MOCHINO'S SENSE OF HUMOR HAVE TO DIE WITH HIM? THE LABEL IS SO BLAAAAAH NOW. THERE REALLY ISN'T ANY LABEL AROUND TODAY THAT EVEN DOES THIS TYPE OF CLOTHING. *SIGH* I GUESS IT'S A DYING BREED THAT WOULD RISK FAME AND FORTUNE TO MAKE PEOPLE LAUGH WITH THEIR CLOTHES.

STARS IN THEIR EYES

2009-10-28T21:37:00.002-04:00

IT'S ABOUT TIME I DID ANOTHER VIKTOR&ROLF DRAWING! I THOUGHT THEIR S/S '10 COLLECTION WAS SO AMAZING! YOU CAN BE SURE THAT I'LL FIGURE OUT A WAY TO GET ONE OF THOSE GIANT FROCK ON THIS BLOG TOO. UM, DOES ANYONE ELSE THINK IT'S CREEPY THAT VIKTOR AND ROLF ARE BOYFRIENDS BUT LOOK LIKE TWINS??? THAT'S SOME EGO-MANIA AT WORK THERE I THINK.

THIS PIECE WAS DRAWN YEARS AGO, WHEN THIS STAR-SPANGLED CAT SUIT WAS 1st SHOW AT PARIS FASHION WEEK, F/W '07. I PUT IT ON THE BACK BURNER, WAITING TO BE COLORED, AND THERE IT STAYED UNTIL THIS VERY DAY, WHEN I FINALLY FINISHED IT!

NOW IF ONLY I COULD FIGURE OUT WHICH ONE IS VIKTOR AND WHICH ONE IS ROLF . . .

FUN WITH SLIDES!!!

2009-10-26T23:09:00.002-04:00

SCREEN TEST

2009-10-12T22:38:00.003-04:00

EVERYTHING IN THE 60's SEEMED TO BE ABOUT THE FUTURE AND LOOKING FORWARD AND WHAT WAS MODERN AND NEW. SURE, THINGS ARE LIKE THAT NOW AS WELL, BUT NOT IN THE SAME WAY. IT FEELS LIKE NOW-A-DAYS PEOPLE ARE AFRAID OF WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE. IN THE SWINGIN' 60's, PEOPLE WERE MORE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT WHAT MAY COME: SPACE TRAVEL, MODERN LINES, BRIGHT COLORS, ULTRA POP CULTURE AND CONVENIENCES THAT IMPROVE EVERYDAY LIFE!!!

ALL THESE THINGS ALSO REMIND ME OF COURREGES, THE ULTRA SLEEK AND MODERN FRENCH FASHION LABEL MADE WORLD FAMOUS IN THE 1960's. DESIGNER ANDRE COURREGES MADE NOT ONLY THE BEST MOD CLOTHING AROUND ( OK, PIERRE CARDIN DID TOO!) BUT ALSO DID SOME AWESOME PRODUCT AND FURNITURE DESIGN. THIS LITTLE PIECE OF ART I'VE MADE RIGHT HERE IS A NOD TO ALL OF THAT: MOD, TV(furniture), 60's, WITH A PAST-TENSE FUTURE FEEL.

HER SPIDEY SENSE IS TINGELING!!!

2009-09-22T00:49:00.003-04:00

IT'S SO SAD THAT FASHION MODELS ALMOST NEVER SHOW A RANGE OF EMOTION ANYMORE. WHEN I THINK OF THE 80's AND 90's MODELS THEY SEEMED TO CONVEY SO MANY DIFFERENT FEELINGS, THOUGHTS AND BEHAVIORS: ANGER, SEXINESS, SHYNESS, HAPPINESS, SADNESS, JOY, PAIN AND ON AND ON AND ON. NOW, THE GIRLS JUST HAVE BLANK STARES. NO EXPRESSIONS. NO EMOTIONS. GUESS THAT'S WHY I LOVE DAVID LaCHAPELLE'S PHOTO'S SO MUCH. THE RANGE ON INTENSE EMOTION AND ACTION IN THE PICTURES.

THIS HEAD SHOT IS AN ODE TO MY FAVORITE MODEL EXPRESSION, THE ONE I TEND TO DRAW MOST OFTEN: SHOCK!!! MY GIRLS MAY OFTEN BE CAUGHT OFF GUARD BUT THEY ARE NEVER AT A LOSS WHEN IT COMES TO FASHION.

POCKET FULL OF MIRACLES

2009-09-08T00:22:00.002-04:00

HOW CUTE IS THIS LITTLE BLUE SUIT WITH THE SMALL-MINI-TINY SUITS AS POCKETS!!!? I SAW A PICTURE OF THIS MOSCHINO AMAZING-NESS AND I STARTED TO DOODLE IT RIGHT AWAY. FRANCO MOSCHINO IS VERY QUICKLY BECOMING ONE OF MY FAVORITE DESIGNERS EVER (DON'T WORRY Mr. MUGLER, YOU'LL ALWAYS BE #1!). EVERY PIECE I FIND FROM THE COLLECTIONS FRANCO PRODUCED WHEN HE WAS STILL ALIVE MAKES ME LOVE HIM EVEN MORE. THE SENSE OF HUMOR, ALL THE GREAT IDEAS, THE WAY HE PLAYS WITH TAILORING AND COLOR AND POP CULTURE IS SOOOO RIGHT UP MY ALLY!

SUGAR RUSH

2009-08-24T23:34:00.004-04:00

I NEVER HAVE LIKED COTTON CANDY. IT'S WAAAAY TOO SUGARY FOR ME. I LOVE THE IMAGE IT CONJURES UP THOUGH. LIGHT, FUN, BRIGHT COLORED, YOUNG, SWEET, INDULGENT. MOSTLY I LIKE HOW PIIIIINK IT IS! NOTHING THAT NEON PINK CAN BE GOOD FOR YOU. SO OF COURSE I PAIRED IT WITH A TWEE CHANEL SUIT AND THE ULTIMATE FASHION ACCESSORY, A CIGGIE! 'CAUSE, LIKE, YOU KNOW, WHEN IT COMES TO LOOKING COOL, IT'S ALL ABOUT SMOKING, KIDS!

SUGAR, NICOTINE AND CHANEL, ALL THE MAKING OF SOME SERIOUS FASHION INDULGENCE!

FASHION AT WAR!!!

2009-08-18T23:26:00.004-04:00

LIKE I NEED AN EXCUSE TO DRAW SOME ALAIA!!! I AM A BIG FAN OF THE ALAIA 'MERMAID' DRESSES. I HAVE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH IN MY TIME TO SEE SO MANY OF THEM THAT I'M ALMOST NOT EVEN EXCITED WHEN I RUN ACROSS ONE ANY MORE. I HAVE TO SAY MY FAVORITE VERSION OF THE 'MERMAID' IS THE SEA-FOAM GREEN SILK MOIRE KNIT MINI, THE ONE I'VE DRAWN HERE.

I FIND IT HARD TO THINK OF ALAIA, AND ESPECIALLY THIS DRESS, WITHOUT THINKING OF GRACE JONES. THE IMAGE OF HER IN THE RED LACE-UP 'MERMAID' GOWN IS SO ICONIC. I WANTED TO MAKE THE WEARER OF THIS DRESS A STRONG AFRICAN WARRIOR. I LOOKED INTO SOME TRIBAL SHIELD DESIGNS TO FINISH THE WHOLE THING OFF.

FAST-FOOD-FERRE

2009-08-18T23:09:00.003-04:00

WHEN GIANFRANCO FERRE PASSED AWAY LAST YEAR HIS WORK REALLY STARTED TO COME TO MY ATTENTION. NOW I AM ALWAYS ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR MORE IMAGES OF HIS GENIUS. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO STUMBLE UPON A VOGUE ITALY PRODUCED HARDBACK RETROSPECTIVE OF FERRE (PRONOUNCED FAIR-A) FROM THE EARLY 1990'S THAT HAS MANY OF HIS EARLY COLLECTIONS AND AD IMAGES. ONE OF THE PICTURES I REALLY LIKED WAS OF A 90'S SUPER-MODEL WALKING THROUGH A BAZAAR SOMEWHERE WEARING A FERRE FASHIONABLE BURKA. I HAVE RE-DRAWN HERE, BUT I GAVE HER A BIG GULP AND FRIES TO GIVE HER A MODERN EDGE AND LAUGH AT HOE THE U.S.A. LIKES TO WESTERN-UP EVERYTHING.

YABBA DABBA DO!!!

2009-08-18T22:59:00.002-04:00

I USED TO HAVE A WEIRD, UN-DYING LOVE FOR THE FLINTSTONES, ALL THINGS HANNA-BARBERA PRODUCED ACTUALLY. WHEN I SAW THIS OFF-WHITE VERSACE CLASSIC IT REMINDED ME OF WILMA FLINSTONE RIGHT AWAY. ALL THE JAGGED EDGES AND THAT TINY TAILORED WAISTLINE. SO I DREW IT UP WITH A CAVE-LADY-MEETS-DINO-THEME.
DON'T WE WISH ALL GIRLS WORE A BONE IN THEIR HAIR?

CARE BEAR STARE

2009-07-29T23:58:00.003-04:00

NO ONE HAD A SENSE OF FASHION HUMOR LIKE FRANCO MOSCHINO. HIS WORK IS SO FUNNY AND VIBRANT AND WITTY AND SMART. AND FOR SOMEONE WHO STARTED OUT WORKING FOR VERSACE, HIS CLOTHING ISN'T SO MUCH SEXY AS SILLY. PERFECT EXAMPLE: HIS FAMOUS 1990 'FUN FUR' COLLECTION. Mr. MOSCHINO SEWED CUTE STUFFED TEDDY BEARS TO SIMPLE BLACK JERSEY DRESSES AND COATS. THE RESULTS ARE ICONIC.

I DID THIS PIECE AT THE REQUEST OF A FRIEND WHO IS ALSO OBSESSED WITH MOSCHINO. THE WHOLE THING TOOK MAYBE 1 HOUR. I CAN BE QUICK WHEN I WANNA! I CHOOSE TO USE ALL RED/WHITE AND BLUE SIMPLY BECAUSE MOSCHINO USED THAT COLOR COMBINATION SO MUCH HIMSELF.

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TALKING HEADS

2009-07-16T01:30:00.002-04:00

*whew!* WHAT A LOT OF WORK THIS PIECE WAS! I DREW IT YEARS AGO BASED ON THOSE OUTSTANDING, CLASSIC SANT ANGELO / VERUSCHKA PHOTOS FROM VOGUE IN THE 60's (US VOGUE JULY 1968, KIDS). THE ONES WHERE THE MODEL VERUSCHKA IS THIS SORT OF BOHO-BODY-PAINTED-WRAPPED-IN-FABRIC-AND-TWINE-GODDESS. PEOPLE JUST DO NOT DO ICONIC PHOTO SHOOTS LIKE THAT ANY MORE, WHICH IS A SHAME. WHEN YOU SEE THOSE PICS NOW, THEY STILL LOOK MODERN AND FRESH AND VIBRANT!

SO, AFTER I FINISHED INKING IT I DID A WATER COLOR BACKGROUND FOR THE PICTURE, TO BE PHOTOSHOPPED IN AFTERWARD. BUT IT JUST DIDN'T LOOK RIGHT TO ME. IT DIDN'T CAPTURE THE ECLECTICNESS OF THE VERUSCHKA PICS. SO I SET IT ASIDE TO WORK ON LATER. FLASH FORWARD 3 YEARS AND HERE I AM, FINALLY FINISHING IT! I SOURCED PICS OF FABRICS AND YARNS AND MISSONI FABRICS AND GOLD LEAF TEXTURES TO ADD IN AND GIVE THE PICTURE A MORE COLLAGED FEEL. I TRIED TO BUMP UP ALL THE COLORS SO THEY MATCHED THE VIVID HUES OF RED,GREEN AND YELLOW THAT SANT ANGELO FAVORED SO MUCH.

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TAGGED, YOU'RE IT!

2009-06-26T22:52:00.003-04:00

THIS BLUE LADY IS THE 3rd IN MY SPROUSE PRINT COLLECTION (red and yellow being the other two). SHE COMES EQUIPPED WITH ALL THE NECESSARY REQUIREMENTS TO BE A SPROUSE GIRL: CRAZY PUNK HAIR *check* DAY-GLO MAKE-UP *check* GRAFFITI PRINT CLOTHING *check* OVER DRAMATIC POSE *check* HIGH-FASHION-BLASE'-PUNK-KICK-ASS-DOWNTOWN-'TUDE *check*.
LOOKS LIKE SHE'S READY TO RUMBLE, KIDS!

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FASHION PHRENOLOGY

2009-05-31T23:12:00.002-04:00

I HAPPEN TO THINK THAT THOSE CERAMIC PHRENOLOGY HEADS ARE REALLY AWESOME! YOU KNOW, THE ONES THAT HAVE THE OLD, NOT AT ALL ACCURATE, GREEK SCIENCE OF MAPPING THE AREAS OF THE BRAIN RESPONSIBLE FOR CERTAIN PERSONALITY TRAITS. THE GREEKS BELIEVED THAT THE LUMPS ON YOUR HEAD EACH REPRESENTED A DIFFERENT AREA OF YOUR PERSONALITY (SELFISHNESS, LOYALTY, FRIENDSHIP, INHIBITIONS, ETC.) AND THEIR RELATIVE SIZE DETERMINED HOW MUCH OF A ROLE THESE ATTRIBUTES PLAYED IN YOUR PERSONALITY.

WHERE DO THEY COME UP WITH THIS SHIT? IT'S SO SCI-FI. YOU GOTTA LOVE ANCIENT PEOPLES FOR COMING UP W/ THE MOST OFF THE WALL IDEAS AND TAKING THEM AS FACTS. BLESS.

SOOOOO, HERE IS MY FASHION PHRENOLOGY MAP. I DREW THE HEAD IN THE NORMAL PHRENOLOGY PROFILE FACE POSE. SHE'S LOOKIN' A BIT GUILTY, 'CAUSE SHE KNOWS EVERYTHING ON HER MIND IS GONNA RUIN HER CREDIT SCORE!

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PYRAMID SCHEME

2009-05-21T23:14:00.002-04:00

WHILE I WAS WORKING ON THIS I REALIZED YET ANOTHER WEIRD OBSESSION I HAVE: PORTABLE TV's! NOW, I HAVE NEVER OWNED ONE AND PROBABLY NEVER WOULD, BUT I THINK THEY ARE KIND OF A FUN IDEA. I SEEM TO DRAW THEM A LOT. WHEN I LOOK AT OLD PICTURES, PEOPLE SEEM TO BE VERY EXCITED BY THE IDEA OF THE PORTABLE TV, AND I SEE MANY FASHION MODELS IN OLD MAGAZINES CARRYING THEM. IT'S AS IF THE PUBLIC THOUGHT THAT THE PORTABLE TV WAS A GREAT SIGNAL OF MODERN TIMES. I SUPPOSE THAT THE PORTABLE TV IDEA HAS NOW TURNED INTO THE iPHONE AND STUFF LIKE THAT. WELL, I CAN'T FIGURE OUT THE iPHONE AND I CAN'T FIGURE OUT A PORTABLE TV, SO I GUESS IT ALL COMES FULL CIRCLE.

OH, AND I LOVED THIS ALEXANDER McQUEEN GOLD SEQUINS BODYSUIT! HOW VERY VERY BOB MACKIE!

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MOD-MUSIK

2009-05-15T00:13:00.002-04:00

A CUTE QUICKIE I DID BASED ON A SIMPLE AND CHIC PIERRE CARDIN A-LINE MOD DRESS W/ METAL INSETS. THERE WAS SOMETHING ABOUT THE BLACK, STIFF WOOL AND THE HARD SHINEY METAL THAT MADE ME THINK OF AN SAD SAD EMO GIRL OR SOME SORT OF SEATTLE GRUNGE CHICK FROM THE 90's. MY WARPED MIND CONNECTS UNCONNECTED THINGS LIKE THAT. AND OF COURSE WE ALL KNOW THAT THOSE SAD-MUSIK GIRLS ALWAYS HAVE AN iPOD AND HEADPHONES ON 24/7. THE BETTER TO LISTEN TO EMO-ROCK AND GET THEMSELVES IN THE MOOD FOR SOME MAJOR 'TUDE!

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POWER SUIT POWER STRUGGLE

2009-04-28T00:20:00.003-04:00

AH, THE DEBUT OF ANOTHER OF MY OH-SO-WITTY COMIX. THIS ONE TELLS THE 100% TOTALLY TRUE NOT EVEN FABRICATED TALE OF HOW POPULAR FASHIONS TURNED FROM CHIC COUTURE TO GRUNGY BORES. SEE, A GIANT CALENDER ATTACKED METROPOLIS AND THEN MAGICALLY EVERYONE'S CLOTHES GOT REALLY BAD. NO, I SWEAR, I SAW IT ON THE HISTORY CHANNEL!

I ALSO WANT TO TAKE THIS TIME AND SAY THAT 90'S FASHION ARE REALLY BAD! HOW DARE WE REPLACE GREAT 80'S TACKY COUTURE SHOULDER PAD TRANNY MADNESS WITH, LIKE, TORN JEANS AND A FLANNEL!!! HAVE U SEEN ANY OLD 90210 EPISODES LATELY? I MEAN, DONNA MARTIN'S CLOTHING IS SO BAD IT GOES BEYOND BAD AND BACK TO AMAZING!

ANYWAYS, I WANTED TO MAKE A LIL' FOLLOW UP TO MY PREVIOUS JOAN CRAWFORD vs. UNCLE SCROOGE COMIC, SO I THOUGHT UP THIS PREMISE. I ENJOY QUICK, 1 PAGE READS, NOT MUCH TEXT, VERY GRAPHIC, EASY TO REPRINT IF I WANT TO AND WAAAAAY TOO MANY EXCLAMATION POINTS. AND OF COURSE IT COMBINES MY TWO TRUE LOVES, FASHION AND CARTOONS!

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MEN'S . . . WHERE???

2009-04-19T14:27:00.002-04:00

OBVIOUSLY I LIKE DRAWING WOMEN MUCH MORE THEN I LIKE DRAWING MEN. A LOOK BACK AT MY MYRIAD OF POSTS WHERE DRAWINGS OF GIRLS IN CUTE OUTFITS ARE FEATURED MAKES THAT MUCH APPARENT. BUUUUUUT, THAT'S NOT TO SAY I DON'T ENJOY DRAWING MEN TOO! IT'S JUST NOT THE 1st THING I THINK OF TO DRAW. ALSO, MEN'S CLOTHING IS SO MUCH MORE BORING THEN WOMEN'S. YOU CAN JUST BE MORE CREATIVE WITH WOMEN'S CLOTHING, TAKE MORE RISKS. I GUESS I JUST THINK WOMEN ARE MORE COMPLEX THEN MEN, AND THEREFORE MORE FUN TO DRAW.

SO, HERE ARE 2 EXAMPLES OF MY MEN'S WEAR ILLUSTRATION. BOTH OF THESE OUTFITS ARE FROM THE THIERRY MUGLER S/S/ '08 MEN'S WEAR COLLECTION, NATCH. IF I'M GONNA DRAW MEN'S WEAR, IT MAY AS WELL BE MUGLER!

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OUT OF AFRICA

2009-04-07T23:42:00.006-04:00

THE TWO OUTFITS DEPICTED IN THIS, UM, DEPICTION ARE FROM ISSEY MIYAKE AND JEAN PAUL GAULTIER. I DREW THEM BOTH SEPARATELY AND PHOTO SHOPPED THEM TOGETHER WITH A SIMPLE ORANGE BACKGROUND. BOTH PRINTED BODY SUITS FELT VERY TRIBAL TO ME SO I DREW THEM IN A QUASI CAVE PAINTING WAY. I GAVE THEY MODELS HUGE FRO'S CAUSE I LOVE A KOOL CHICK WITH A HUGE AFRO! I GUESS I'M STIL PINING AWAY FOR SCARY SPICE. hehe

THIS IS ONE OF THE IMAGES I ALWAYS GO BACK TO AS AN EXAMPLE TO MYSELF OF THE TYPE OF WORK I'D LIKE TO DO MORE OF.

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" I OWN EVVVVREYTHING!!!"

2009-04-03T19:01:00.004-04:00

WELL, YOU GOTTA LOVE A GOOD OL' FASHION COMIC BOOK BATTLE ROYAL, RIGHT? TWO SUPER-POWERED BRUTES MAKING MINCE MEAT OUTTA EACH OTHER! OF COURSE, IN THIS CASE, THE TWO 'BRUTES' ARE A OLD SCOTTISH DUCK AND A CLASS-A BITCH W/ SOLDER PADS. THAT'S RIGHT KIDS, WE'RE TALKIN' SCROOGE McDUCK AND MOMMY DEAREST HERSELF, Miss JOAN CRAWFORD! WHEN I THOUGHT OF THE TOPIC OF GREED, THESE TWO WEIRDOS WERE THE 1st TO POP INTO MY HEAD.

DON'T YOU LOVE HOW IN ALL OF JOAN'S FILMS SHE STARTS OUT AS A LOWLY SHOP GIRL AND ENDS UP A MARRIED MILLIONAIRESS? CAUSE, YOU KNOW, RICH GUYS MARRY SHOP GIRLS EVERYDAY. IT ALSO MUST BE SAID THAT I AM STILL A BIG 'DUCKTALES' FAN! HOW COME REAL MILLIONAIRES DON'T TRAVEL THE WORLD LOOKING FOR LOST PIRATE TREASURE AND STUFF LIKE UNCLE SCROOGE DOES? SEEMS LIKE A GOOD IDEA TO ME!

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PUTTING SPANDEX TO THE TEST

2009-03-31T23:45:00.004-04:00

OFFICIALLY ADDED TO MY COLLECTION OF SUPER SIRENS (from L to R): MERA, WIFE OF AQUAMAN AND QUEEN OF THE 7 SEAS, HEPZIBAH, 1/2 HUMAN 1/2 SKUNK, ALL ALIEN HOTTIE WHO CAN CONTROL AND CONFUSE WITH HER PHEROMONES, WONDERGIRL, (A.K.A. DONNA TROY) SUPER-POWERED LIL' SIS OF WONDER WOMAN, AND LASTLY, ALANNA STRANGE, WIFE OF SPACE ADVENTURER ADAM STRANGE.

GRAPHIC NATURE

2009-03-22T00:38:00.004-04:00

I HAVE BEEN WANTING TO POST A COLLECTION OF STEPHEN SPROUSE PICTURES I DID FOR A WHILE NOW, BUT NEVER GOT AROUND TO FINISHING THEM. NOW THAT I HAVE THIS 1st ONE COMPLETE (WITH OTHERS ON THE WAY) AND WHAT WITH SPROUSE MANIA CURRENTLY GRIPPING THE FASHION WORLD, WHAT BETTER TIME TO DUST THEM OFF AND THROW THEM OUT ON THE OL' WEBSITE?

I HAD BEEN A FAN OF SPROUSE'S WORK, BUT NOT UNTIL I HAD THE AMAZING OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ON ROGER AND MAURICIO PADILHA'S 'THE STEPHEN SPROUSE BOOK' DID I REALLY GET TO SEE THE WHOLE PICTURE OF HIS GENIUS. I REALLY RESPECT HOW DEDICATED HE WAS TO HIS SINGULAR FASHION VISION. HE INTRODUCED SO MANY GREAT IDEAS AND CONCEPTS INTO FASHION AND POP CULTURE, AND I FEEL THAT ONLY NOW ARE WE STARTING TO REALLY APPRECIATE HIS LEGACY.

FOR MORE INFO ABOUT THE LIFE AND WORK OF Mr. SPROUSE, GO OUT AND GET 'THE STEPHEN SPROUSE BOOK' FROM YOUR LOCAL BOOK SHOPPE OR ORDER IT FROM AMAZON!!! IT'S A GREAT BOOK AND WELL WORTH EVERY PENNY YOU SPEND ON IT! (PLUS MY NAME IS IN THE BACK! YAY ME!!)

* MARKER PEN ON BRISTOL BOARD W/ PHOTOSHOP

COLOR ME BITCHY

2009-03-18T00:29:00.003-04:00

WHEN I WAS BUT A WEE LAD I USED TO LOOOOVE TO BUY COLORING BOOKS. MOST KIDS COLOR IN THEIR COLORING BOOKS, BUT NOT ME (i was weird). I USED MINE AS REFERENCE MATERIAL. YES, EVEN AT A YOUNG AGE I WAS ALWAYS COLLECTING REFERENCE FOR THINGS I WAS INTERESTED IN DRAWING. OBSESSIVE MUCH?

I WOULD SCOUT COLORING BOOKS FOR ALL THE CARTOONS I LIKED AND USE THEM TO LEARN TO DRAW THE CHARACTERS. I WOULD SOMETIMES TRACE OVER THE LINES WITH TRACING PAPER AND A PENCIL SO MANY TIMES I WOULD WEAR A HOLE THROUGH THE PAGE! WHENEVER A NEW DISNEY FILM CAME OUT I WOULD GO RIGHT OUT AND SPEND ALL MY MONEY ON COLORING BOOKS SO I COULD SEE A CLEAR LINE DRAWING OF WHAT ALL THE CHARACTERS LOOKED LIKE.

I'VE NOTICED THAT KIDS NOW-A-DAYS DON'T REALLY HAVE COLORING BOOKS LIKE MY GENERATION DID. I NEVER SEE THEM ON SALE AT THE SUPERMARKET OR THE TOY STORE AS THEY WERE IN MY DAY (i make it sound like i'm 100!). THIS GAVE ME THE IDEA TO START MY NEW COLLECTION OF PRINT OUT COLORING PAGES FOR KIDS OF ALL AGES! MY COLORING PAGES ARE, OF COURSE, BASED AROUND MY LOVE/HATE OF ALL THINGS FASHION. AAAAND, I EVEN GIVE SOME HELPFUL HINTS TO ALL THE CREATIVE THINKERS OUT THERE RIGHT ON THE PAGE. HOW CONVENIENT!

JUST PRINT IT OUT AND GO KRAZY KIDDIES!

*MARKER PEN ON BRISTOL BOARD W/ PHOTOSHOP.

GO! GO! GIRLS!

2009-03-16T00:39:00.004-04:00

THREE MORE LETHAL LOVELIES: THE INVISIBLE WOMEN, JENNIFER KALE AND SHADOWCAT.

I REALLY LIKE THE VINTAGE MARVEL COMICS JACK KIRBY 'FANTASTIC FOUR' ADVENTURES, ESPECIALLY THE WAY SUE STORM, THE INVISIBLE WOMAN, IS DRAWN. BACK THEN SHE WAS SWEET AND DEMURE W/ A BLONDE JACKIE-O HAIR-DO. NOW, SHE'S A BIT MORE OF A BAD ASS.

JENNIFER KALE IS A CHARACTER I DON'T KNOW TOO MUCH ABOUT, THOUGH I DID RESEARCH HER BACKGROUND TO MAKE THIS DRAWING. I THINK HER OUTFIT AND M.O. AS A TEEN WITCH ARE KIND'A INTERESTING, THOUGH IT DOESN'T SEEM THAT MARVEL EVER MADE MUCH GOOD USE OF HER

AND WHAT X-MEN FAN DOESN'T LOVE KITTY PRYDE, CODENAMED SHADOWCAT. SHE HAS BEEN A FAN FAVORITE HEROINE SINCE HER FIRST APPEARANCE WAY BACK IN THE 1970'S. SHE'S HAD A FEW DIFFERENT COSTUMES BUT I LIKE HER MOST IN HER STANDARD X-MEN UNIFORM.

* PEN AND INK ON BRISTOL BOARD

VIVA GLAM!

2009-03-08T18:20:00.003-04:00

HERE'S ANOTHER OF MY MAKE-UP GIRLS. FUNNY HOW MY GIRLS ALWAYS HAVE BIG HAIR AND ORANGE TANS AND TOO MUCH MAKE-UP YET I HATE WHEN REAL WOMEN HAVE THAT LOOK. I MEAN, WHO ACTUALLY LOOKS GOOD LIKE THAT? DO THESE WOMEN THINK THEIR APPEARANCE IS IMPROVED BY HAVING ORANGE SKIN? JUST SOMETHING FOR YOU TO THINK ABOUT WHEN YOU'RE BORED AT WORK.

*PEN AND INK ON BRISTOL BOARD W/ PHOTOSHOP

ALL DRESSED UP IN LOVE

2009-03-03T23:42:00.003-05:00

SO, I MUST ADMIT TO BEING A HUGE 'SEX AND THE CITY' FAN. I KNOW ALL THE LINES AND ALL THE OUTFITS BY HEART. IN COLLEGE, I WOULD HAVE THE DVD's OF ALL THE SEASONS ON REPEAT IN THE BACKGROUND WHILE I WORKED AWAY FOR HOURS ON CLASS PROJECTS. IT'S A GREAT WORKING AMBIANCE SHOW! I ALSO LOVE THE FILM. I KNOW MANY PEOPLE THINK IT'S MUCH MORE HEAVY HANDED THEN THE SERIES BUT I DON'T FEEL THAT WAY AT ALL. BESIDES, THE WHOLE REASON TO WATCH IS TO SEE WHAT OUTRAGEOUS OUTFITS CARRIE, MIRANDA, SAMANTHA AND CHARLOTTE WILL WEAR NEXT!

I DREW THIS PIECE A FEW YEARS AGO AND TUCKED IT AWAY TO BE REWORKED LATER. I WANTED TO MAKE A DRAWING THAT WOULD SHOW THAT I CAN DO CELEB CARICATURES AND LIKENESSES. NOW, AS I'VE SAID BEFORE, WHEN I DRAW A FAMOUS PERSON, I OFTEN GO FOR TRYING TO CONVEY THE FEELING AND LOOK OF THE INDIVIDUAL MORE THEN A 100% LIKENESS OF THEM. I FEEL PEOPLE WILL GENERALLY UNDERSTAND WHO YOU ARE TRYING TO PORTRAY IF THEY RECOGNIZE SIGNATURE STYLES OF THEIR FAV ACTORS OR MUSICIANS.

OUT OF THE 4 WOMEN, I TRIED HARDEST TO MAKE CARRIE LOOK THE LIKE SARAH JESSICA PARKER. HER FACE IS SO GREAT AND ICONIC AND FULL OF CHARACTER. I MADE USE OF ALL OF HER TRADEMARK FASHION CHOICES: 'CARRIE' NAMEPLATE NECKLACE, TUTU, FLOWER PIN, BIG HAIR AND DESIGNER SHOES.

MOSTLY I JUST WANTED TO CONVEY THAT FEELING OF 4 GIRLFRIENDS OUT ON THE TOWN IN NYC, HAVING A DRINK AND GOSSIPING ABOUT THE BOYS.

* PEN AND INK ON BRISTOL BOARD W/ PHOTOSHOP AND COLLAGE

VIDEO(games) KILLED THE RADIO STAR

2009-02-24T18:10:00.003-05:00

HERE IS A COMMISSION I HAD A FROM AN INDIE MAG FOR AN ARTICLE ABOUT GUYS WHO LIKE VIDEO GAMES TOO MUCH, OR SOMETHING. I JUST DREW 3 SAD HIPSTERS HYPNOTIZED BY THEIR 80'S PONG GAME. I AM DEFINITELY NOT A VIDEO GAME GUY. I'M NOT COMPETITIVE ENOUGH I THINK. THOUGH I DID LOVE ME SOME SUPER-MARIO! AND I LIKED MARIO CART! AND X-MEN vs. STREET FIGHTER! AND . . . UM, THAT'S IT.

*PEN AND INK ON BRISTOL BOARD W/ LETRATONE

MAKE-UP-4-EVA

2009-02-12T16:31:00.004-05:00

THIS WAS JUST INSPIRED BY ME WANTING TO DRAW SOMEONE WITH OVER DONE EYE MAKE-UP. I LOVE THOSE BEAUTY SHOTS IN FASHION MAGS WHERE THE GIRLIE MODELS HAVE ON RE-DIC AMOUNTS OF EYE MAKE-UP. ARE THESE SHOTS SUPPOSED TO DEMONSTRATE HOW YOU, YOURSELF, AT HOME, AT YOUR BATHROOM MIRROR, ARE SUPPOSED TO APPLY TRANNY LEVELS OF MAKE-UP FOR DAY TO DAY LIFE? IF SO, I SAY GO FOR IT!!! NOTHING SCREAMS CLASSY LAY-DEE LIKE NEON BLUE MASCARA SMEARED ACROSS HALF YOUR FACE!

*INDIA INK PAINTED ON WATERCOLOR PAPER W/ PHOTOSHOP

HEAD AND SHOULDERS

2009-02-05T13:12:00.003-05:00

HERE'S A SIMPLE LIL' INK WASH PAINTING I DID OF A MADAME GRES GRECIAN DRAPED 1/2 DRESS. HOW SHE THOUGHT THOSE UPPER CLASS LADIES OF HER'S WERE GONNA GO OUT IN ONLY HALF A DRESS, I'LL NEVER KNOW.

I DID SOME STUDIES OF A SKULL FOR THE GIRL TO HOLD FOR A BIT AND THEN JUST WENT AHEAD AND PAINTED IT. I'M NOT TOO GOOD A SKULL ARTIST, BUT I DON'T THINK IT TURNED OUT TOO BAD. I WAS JUST IN THE MOOD TO DO SOME CREEPY, GOTHIC, ADAMS FAMILY LOOKING STUFF. I ALSO STARTED TO DO MORE PAINTING TOTALLY IN INDIAN INK LATELY, AND THIS WAS MY 1st IN A LONG WHILE.

*INDIAN INK PAINTED ON WATERCOLOR BLOCK

MAMMY WARBUCKS

2009-02-03T18:53:00.002-05:00

AH, MISS WESTWOOD, ONLY YOU WOULD MAKE A BODY SUIT W/ A PLEXI-GLASS LEAF ON THE KOOTCH. THIS DRAWING IS ANOTHER OLDIE THAT I ONLY NOW GOT AROUND TO COLORIZING (TAKE THAT, TED TURNER!). I THINK ALL THE COLORS WORKED OUT WELL ON THIS ONE, I'M ALWAYS A FAN OF USING MANY DIFFERENT BLUES AT THE SAME TIME. AND YES, THOSE ARE THE TOWERING CROC SHOES NAOMI CAMPBELL FELL OVER IN AT A WESTWOOD RUNWAY SHOW. CLEARLY MY MODEL NEEDED TO SHAVE HER HAIR OFF TO REGAIN HER BALANCE!!!

* PEN AND INK ON BRISTOL BOARD W/ PHOTOSHOP

DOMINO EFFECT

2009-01-27T17:00:00.004-05:00

I AM CONSTANTLY SOURCING IMAGES OF THIERRY MUGLER GARMENTS FOR REFERENCE. YOU'D BE SURPRISED HOW HARD IT IS TO GET GREAT, CLEAR IMAGES OF MUSCLE-MUGLER'S FASHION CREATIONS. THE TWO GARMENTS PICTURED HERE ARE SIMPLE DRAPED WHITE COTTON, PROBABLY OFF-THE-RACK. STILL, NO ONE DOES IT LIKE THIERRY. THESE PIECES ARE SO OLD HOLLYWOOD-GRECIAN GODESS. I USED THE FLIP/ROATE THING TO MAKE THEM INTO A PIECE WHERE YOU CAN NEVER TELL WHICH SIDE IS UP.

* INDIAN INK PAINTED ON BRISTOL BOARD

FASTER, SPIDER-WOMAN, KILL KILL!!!

2009-01-22T17:33:00.004-05:00

A NEWLY RENDERED TRIO OF SUPER-HAWT-SUPER-BABES: SPIDER-WOMAN, Ms. MARVEL AND MARY MARVEL (no relation).

I REALLY THINK SPIDER-WOMAN HAS ONE OF THE BEST DESIGNS FOR A FEMALE SUPER-HERO COSTUME ( WONDER WOMAN, PHOENIX AND HARLEY QUINN ARE RIGHT UP THERE TOO). IT REALLY GIVES YOU A SENSE OF HOW MYSTERIOUS AND CREEPY AND POWERFUL SHE IS ALL AT 1st GLANCE.

I NEVER HAVE BEEN THAT MUCH OF A FAN OF MARY MARVEL BUT I LIKE HOW SHE IS ETERNALLY OPTIMISTIC AND CHEERFUL. Ms. MARVEL IS A CHARACTER THAT HAS REALLY COME INTO HER OWN OVER THE LAST 5 YEARS OR SO. SHE IS NOW A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH INSTEAD OF A BAD FEMALE RIP-OFF OF CAPTAIN MARVEL.

* ALL 3 PEN AND INK ON BRISTOL BOARD

THIS RUG'S UN-BEARABLE!

2009-01-13T17:16:00.004-05:00

1ST OFF, YOU HAVE TO EXCUSE THAT AWFUL PUN IN THE TITLE. I WAS FEELING CHEESY TODAY. . .

I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW LONG IT'S TAKEN ME TO FINALLY ADD COLOR TO THIS PIECE. I DREW IT A WHILE BACK AND IT'S BEEN HANGIN' AROUND MY 'TO DO' BOX EVER SINCE. I REALLY LIKE THE WAY THE COMPOSITION AND MOTIFS WORKED OUT, SO I'M GLAD IT'S FINALLY FINISHED.

THE LOVELY LADY ON THE RUG IS WEARING A VIVIENNE WESTWOOD MINI-CRINI, CORSET AND HARRIS TWEED CROWN, COMPLETE WITH 'ROCKING HORSE' SHOES. I USED THE SWORDS FROM WESTWOOD'S 'ANGLOMANIA' LABEL AS A GRAPHIC DECORATION ALL AROUND THE FIGURE. THEY ADD AN EXTRA SURREAL QUALITY I THINK. AND FINALLY THAT GREAT BEAR SKIN RUG. I USED SCANNED SOME FUR FROM AN OLD COAT TO USE AS AN ACCENT AROUND THE RUG. THEN I CHANGED THE COLOR OF THE FUR FROM BROWN TO BLUE-ISH.

I THINK EVERY KRAZY FASHION CHICK SHOULD POSE ON A BEAR SKIN RUG FROM TIME TO TIME. IT RAISES HER CLASS LEVEL, DUH!

GIBSON GHUURRL

2009-01-06T17:44:00.003-05:00

AH, THE GIBSON GIRL. THE ORIGINAL BATHING BEAUTY (ALLBEIT FULLY CLOTHED AND WITH A HAT ON!). THE ARTWORK OF THIS MODERN SPORTY GIRL WAS ORIGINALLY DRAWN BY CHARLES DANA GIBSON AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY AND WAS CONSIDERED THE FASHION PLATE OF HER TIME. ALL MODERN WOMEN WANTED TO BE LIKE A GIBSON GIRL; ACTIVE, MYSTERIOUS, ALLURING, ADVENTUROUS.

IN COLLEGE I HAD TO DO A PROJECT WHERE WE WERE ASKED TO UPDATE AN OLD CLOTHING ITEM OR IDEA AND MAKE IT NEW AND MODERN. I CHOSE TO UPDATE BOTH THE GIBSON GIRL, AND THE IDEA OF THE ACTIVE, MODERN WOMAN. MY GIBSON GIRL USES HER REINVENTED BOXING GLOVE AS AN ALL PURPOSE FASHION ACCESSORY/DEFENSE IVE TOOL. THE SILHOUETTE OF THE GLOVE IS MUCH LIKE HER'S, LARGE AND ROUNDED ON TOP AND MORE SLIM AT THE BOTTOM. WHILE THE OLD FASHIONED GIBSON GIRL PLAYS TENNIS AND GETS INVOLVED IN THE ARTS, MY GIBSON GIRL FIGHTS IN A CAGE BRAWL AND SPRAY'S GRAFFITI AROUND THE 'HOOD!
NEEDLESS TO SAY, THEY DIDN'T GET IT. VIVA LA SAINT MARTINS. =P

*PEN AND INK ON PARCHMENT PAPER

ATTACK!!!!!

2009-01-05T18:20:00.003-05:00

THIS COMIC BOOK INSPIRED PIECE WAS DONE TO GO ALONG WITH A FASHION COLLECTION MY FRIEND JASPER GARVIDA HAD DONE. HE HAD MADE SOME MUSLIN DRESSES BASED ON THIS WACKY SAMURAI-AFRO-PUFF IDEA AND I DID SOME ART WORK TO DEMONSTRATE THE THEME IN ACTION.

I REALLY LIKE DRAWING OTHER PEOPLE'S CLOTHING SO I ALWAYS JUMP AT THE CHANCE TO DO IT WHEN ASKED. I REALLY LIKE THE HYPED-UP GREEN AND BLUE COLORS IN THE PANELS. I JUST OVER SATURATED IT WITH CHEAP KIDS WATERCOLORS. THAT ALWAYS WORKS NICELY.

* PEN AND INK W/ WATERCOLOR ON TYPING PAPER