MOVE OVER!

NEW SPICE GIRLS PAPER DOLLS ALERT! HERE'S OUR FAB 5 AS SEEN IN THE "GENERATION NEXT" PEPSI AD CAMPAIGN FROM SUMMER 1997. ALL 5 SPICE GIRLS WORE BLUE, SILVER & WHITE OUTFITS AGAINST A SILVER LAME BACKDROP. VICTORIA WOULD RECYCLE THE SILVER RING BRA TOP FOR ANOTHER OUTFIT AND MEL C WENT ON TO WEAR THIS "EARTH" PRINT TOP AT THE MTV EUROPEAN MUSIC AWARDS IN 1997.
 THE TV SPOT IS ONLY 35 SECONDS LONG BUT IT ALSO MOSTLY ACTS AS THE MUSIC VIDEO FOR THE SONG "MOVE OVER" OFF THE GIRLS' 2nd ALBUM.

*BELOW IS MY ORIGINAL SKETCH OF THESE OUTFITS, CIRCA 2006

MAMA, I LOVE YOU . . .

MAMA IS THE 4th SINGLE FROM THE SPICE GIRLS 1st ALBUM AND ALSO THEIR 4th NUMBER ONE SINGLE (see how that works!?). AS I'VE SAID BEFORE, IT CAN OFTEN BE HARD TO FIND GOOD, CLEAR PICTURES OF THE GIRLS OUTFITS AND THIS WAS CERTAINLY THE CASE HERE. THE MUSIC VIDEO FOR "MAMA" IS FAIRLY DARK AND PICTURES FROM THE SHOOT ARE GRAINY AND POORLY LIT. I HAD TO TRACK DOWN SNAPS FROM THE VIDEO SHOOT AND RE-WATCH THE VIDEO SEVERAL TIMES TO PIECE TOGETHER THEIR FULL LOOKS.

I FEEL LIKE FINISHING THIS SET WAS A REAL ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR MY PAPER DOLL PROJECT. THIS SET ALSO MARKS 50 OF THE GIRLS LOOKS I HAVE DOCUMENTED IN PAPER DOLL FORM!!!

CALIFORNIA GIRL

LEFT SHARK ALERT! HERE'S MISS KATY PERRY IN HER JEREMY SCOTT 2 PIECE BEACH BALL OUTFIT FROM THE 2015 SUPER BOWL HALF TIME SHOW.  I LIKED THE SHOW AND LOVED ALL HER COSTUMES. IF I HAVE SOME FREE TIME I'LL DO HER FLAME SUIT AND SILVER STAR GOWN AS WELL.

(I WOULD HAVE HAD THIS DONE SOONER BUT MY PHOTOSHOP PROGRAM AND SCANNER BOTH BROKE DOWN AT ONCE! BUT WE GOT IT ALL BACK UP AND RUNNING NOW, SO NO NEED TO WORRY, KIDS)

LOVE IS BLIND

 

HERE'S MY 1st SET OF DOLLS FROM THE SPICE WORLD FILM. AS THE FILM STARTS WE SEE THE GIRLS SILHOUETTED AGAINST GREEN YELLOW AND RED LIGHTS AS THEY SING 'TOO MUCH'. 

WEARING ALL WHITE IS A GROUP THEME FOR THE GIRLS. THEY DON'T OFTEN WEAR MATCHING OUTFITS, BUT THEY DO OFTEN WEAR ALL WHITE. GERI HAS WORN THIS WHITE "GIRL POWER" PRINT MAXI TANK DRESS MANY TIMES. SHE WORE IT WHEN THE GIRLS WERE ON SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, SHE WORE IT ON THE SPICE WORLD TOUR AND COUNTLESS OTHER TIMES. IT WAS LATER SOLD AT AUCTION WITH THE REST OF HER 'GINGER' OUTFITS.

PRIMARY KYLIE

WELL I FINALLY FOUND MY DRAWING OF KYLIE MINOGUE IN HER WHITE SPANDEX, CORSET AND STRIPED SHIRT FROM HER "MONEY CAN'T BUY" TOUR! IT TOOK ME FOREVER! IT'S VERY SAD I HAD TO SEARCH THE WEB FOR MY OWN ART WORK, BUT I DID FINALLY FIND THE ORIGINAL DRAWING IN A FOLDER IN MY CLOSET. I WATER COLORED THE BACKGROUND TO MATCH THE OTHER PIECES IN THIS KYLIE-COSTUME SERIES. I'VE ALWAYS TWEAKED MY "SLOW" KYLIE WEARING A FAB BLUE BALENCIAGA MINI DRESS.

BOTH OF THESE ARE AVAILABLE TO BUY AS PRINTS AT MY SOCIETY6 STORE. CLICK HERE--> ( http://society6.com/hithereb )

SHAKE THESE BOOTIES!

I REALLY LIKE THE WACKY DESIGNS AND REFERENCES THAT JEREMY SCOTT COMES UP WITH FOR HIS ADIDAS ORIGINALS COLLECTIONS EACH SEASON. THE NEWEST COLLECTION HAS CUTE BLACK & WHITE WEDGE BOOTIES W/ HUGE LOGOS AND WINGS ON THE UPPER. I PUT PEN TO PAPER AS SOON AS I SAW PICS OF THEM ONLINE!
 BOTH OF THESE PIECES ARE UP FOR SALE AS PRINTS IN MY STORE AT: http://society6.com/hithereb

COLORS OF THE WORLD

I'VE BEEN EXCITED TO GET TO WORK ON THIS SPICE GIRLS PAPER DOLL SET FOR A WHILE. THE FINALE LOOKS FROM THE 2007 RETURN OF THE SPICE GIRLS TOUR REPRESENT THE ICONIC SILHOUETTES AND COLOR CHOICES OF THE 5 GIRLS. NOW, WE KNOW VICTORIA USUALLY CHOOSES TO WEAR BLACK, BUT WHEN THE GIRLS HAVE TO WEAR A BRIGHT COLOR SHE ALWAYS SEEMS TO WIND UP IN GREEN.

THE GIRLS ORIGINALLY HAD A DIFFERENT, MILITARY INSPIRED SET OF COSTUMES FOR THE FINALE OF THE SHOW, BUT THOSE SEEM TO HAVE BEEN SWITCHED OUT FOR THE ONES PICTURED ABOVE QUITE QUICKLY. I'LL PROBABLY DRAW THOSE LOOKS IN THE FUTURE AS WELL.

WANNABE!

HERE WE HAVE THE SPICE GIRLS IN THE LOOKS THAT STARTED IT ALL: THE WANNABE VIDEO! THIS IS HOW THE GIRLS LOOKED THE FIRST TIME WE EVER SAW THEM IN JULY 1996. RIGHT FROM THE START EACH GIRLS HAS THE BASIS OF HER ICONIC LOOK. EMMA IS LIGHT COLORS, PLATFORM WEDGES AND PIGTAILS. GERI IN GARISH, SKIMPY VINTAGE W/ TOWERING WESTWOOD PLATFORMS. MEL C IS HER TRACK SUIT AND HIGH PONYTAIL. VICTORIA IN A CLASSIC LBD (LITTLE BLACK DRESS) AND MEL B IN FIGURE BARING LOUD PRINTS.

IT WAS ACTUALLY HARD TO FIND A GOOD CLEAR VIEW OF THEIR CLOTHING FROM THIS VIDEO. THERE IS ONLY ONE GOOD PIC, WHICH I HAVE INCLUDED BELOW, BUT EVEN THEN YOU CAN'T SEE THEIR SHOES. I'VE ALSO POSTED MY ORIGINAL SKETCH OF THEIR CLOTHES, CIRCA 2007.

SPICE FORCE 5

FINALLY, MY 6th SET OF SPICE GIRLS PAPER DOLLS: THE SPICE FORCE 5! THE FAB FIVE WORE THESE SILVER LAME' COSTUMES WHILE PLAYING A FAUX SUPER-HERO TEAM IN THE SPICE WORLD MOVIE, IN 1997. 

THIS SET HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING, BUT I'VE BEEN REALLY BUSY. I'VE GOT A FEW MORE SERIES SKETCHED OUT, SO HOPEFULLY IT WON'T BE TOO LONG A WAIT BEFORE I HAVE ANOTHER SET FOR YA'LL. 

AND NO, I DIDN'T FORGET TO PUT THE ROUND TEAM PATCH ON GERI. SHE HAS TWO TEAM PATCHES ON HER BUTT!

OMBRE IN SPACE

GAMORA IS THE GREEN SKINNED LETHAL FEMME FATALE OF THE MARVEL COMIC'S SUMMER BLOCKBUSTER GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY. I WAS UNSURE ABOUT ZOE SALDANA PLAYING HER AT FIRST. IN THE COMIC SHE IS TRADITIONALLY MORE VAMP-ISH AND VOLUPTUOUS IN APPEARANCE. BUT I THINK SHE PULLED IT OFF WELL IN THE FILM AND SHE FIT IN NICELY. I', HOPING IN THE NEXT GUARDIANS FILM WE CAN DELVE INTO ADAM WARLOCK AND HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH GAMORA, IT WOULD THROW A NICE WRENCH IN THE BUDDING ATTRACTION BETWEEN HER AND STAR LORD.

I'VE INCLUDED THE ORIGINAL SKETCH AT THE BOTTOM SO YOU CAN SEE HOW I
MADE CHANGES FROM THE ORIGINAL TO THE FINAL PIECE. 

I AM GROOT!

HERE'S MY DRAWING OF GROOT FROM MARVEL'S GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY FILM. WITH SO MANY BIG CHARACTERS IN THE MOVIE, GROOT IS THE SILENT (but strong!) HEART OF THE FILM. THE ORIGINAL SKETCH OF THE UNIVERSE'S BEST TREE-MAN IS AT THE BOTTOM.

ALL HAIL THE QUEEN!!!

AND HERE WE ARE KIDS, MY 6th AND FINAL BIANCA DEL RIO PAPER DOLL : QUEEN BIANCA! MIZ DEL RIO MADE THIS BLACK SEQUINED GOWN HERSELF FOR THE LIVE FINALE CROWNING OF RuPAUL'S DRAG RACE, SEASON SIX. THIS BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTED DRESS WITH HAND PAINTED TROPICAL FLOWERS AND VENUS FLY TRAPS WAS MY FAVORITE LOOK FROM BIANCA ALL SEASON. FITTING THAT SHE WORE HER BEST WHEN SHE WAS CROWNED THE BEST, NO?

I, FOR ONE, WASN'T SHOCKED WHEN SHE WON. HAS A QUEEN EVER BEEN SP CONSISTENTLY GREAT OVER THE COURSE OF A SEASON OF DRAG RACE? AND NONE ARE AS FUNNY AS HER!

LONG LIVE THE QUEEN!

BIANCA PRIDE

PRESENTING #4 IN MY BIANCA DEL RIO PAPER DOLL SET: GAY PRIDE 2014 BIANCA! MIZ DEL RIO WORE THIS GREEN AND YELLOW FLORAL PRINT DRESS AT THE NYC GAY PRIDE PARADE, JUNE 2014. BIANCA RODE THE LOGO TV RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE FLOAT ALONG W/ HER FELLOW TOP 5 QUEENS.

AT THIS POINT IN THE PAPER DOLL COLLECTION, WE CAN REALLY TELL THAT BIANCA HAS A VERY PARTICULAR SILHOUETTE ANS COLOR / PRINT SCHEME FOR HER GOWNS. YOU GOTTA ADMIT, THE GIRL KNOWS WHAT WORKS FOR HER.

GET LEI(d)!!!

READY FOR MORE DRAG DOLLS? HERE'S BIANCA DEL RIO PAPER DOLL #4; TROPICAL BIANCA! BIANCA WORE THIS LUAU THEMED GOWN ON THE RUNWAY OF THE 1st EPISODE OF SEASON SIX OF RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE. YOU GOTTA LOVE AN OUTFIT THAT HAS HAY TRIM AND A MATCHING COCONUT CUP!

CLOWN REALNESS

TAH-DAH!
PRESENTING THE 3rd IN MY BIANCA DEL RIO PAPER DOLL SERIES. HERE'S BIANCA IN HER 'CLOWN REALNESS' LOOK (does she have any other kind?), COMPLETE W/ MINI CLOWN HAT. AND OF COURSE I HAD TO TOP OFF THE LOOK W/ BEN De La CREME'S GENIUS BIANCA INSULT PUPPET FROM DRAG RACE SEASON 6 PUPPET MINI CHALLENGE.

NOW GET OUT YOUR SCISSORS, GET TO CLIPPIN' AND ENJOY!

ROAR!

HERE SHE IS KIDS, MY 2nd PAPER DOLL OF THE REIGNING RuPAUL'S DRAG RACE GRAND SUPREME, BIANCA DEL RIO! I LOVED THIS LEOPARD PRINT GOWN SHE WORE ON THE SHOW. IT WAS HER STYLE BUT ALSO A BIT OUT OF THE BOX FOR HER. BIANCA'S LOOK ISN'T NORMAL SO PUNK-ISH.

I'M AIMING TO DO ONE BIANCA LOOK A WEEK FOR SUMMER. YOU'D BE SURPRISED HOW HARD IT CAN BE TO FIND A GOOD, CLEAR PIC OF THE WHOLE HEAD TO TOE LOOK. BUT I'M KEEPIN' WITH IT! YOU GUYS GOT ANY REQUESTS? LET ME KNOW, SQUIRREL FRIENDS!

*P.S. YOU CAN CUT OUT THE BIANCA QUOTE WORD BUBBLES, SNIP THE BOTTOM TAB AND ATTACHED THEM TO BIANCA'S HAIR FOR MORE DRAG SASS!

THE REIGNING QUEEN

HERE SHE IS! THE 1st IN MY PAPER DOLL SERIES OF THE CURRENT REIGNING QUEEN OF RuPAUL'S DRAG RACE (best show on TV) BIANCA DEL RIO!
THIS DOLL BASE SHOWS BIANCA IN HER BLACK & GOLD STRIPED SWIMSUIT FROM RuPAUL'S "SISSY THAT WALK" MUSIC VIDEO.
I'VE GOT A FEW MORE LOOKS PLANNED AND WILL POST THEM AS THEY'RE FINISHED. NOW PRINT IT, CUT IT OUT AND PUT IT ON YOUR DESK. THE TWO OF YOU CAN INSULT YOUR CO-WORKERS!

FRIES W/ THAT?

HERE IS MY ODE TO JEREMY SCOTT'S 1st COLLECTION AS HEAD DESIGNER OF  MOSCHINO FOR SPRING 2014. Mr. SCOTT PAID HOMAGE TO ALL THINGS McDONALD'S AND IT WAS GREAT! FUN FASHION SHOWS ARE ALWAYS MY FAV ONES OF THE SEASON, BECAUSE THERE ARE SO FEW OF THEM. I DREW ALMOST EVERY LOOK FROM THE FAST FOOD SECTION OF THE SHOW AND INSTAGRAM'D OUT, 1 A DAY FOR A WEEK. YOU CAN FIND MY INSTAGRAM FEED HERE - - - > CLICK!

IF YOU DO VISIT MY INSTAGRAM, PLEASE PRESS "LIKE" ON THE PICS THAT YOU . . . LIKE.

GOTTA HAVE SOME FUN!

I'VE BEEN WANTING TO DO THIS PARTICULAR SET OF SPICE GIRLS PAPER DOLLS FOR A WHILE. WHEN VICTORIA DEBUTED HER SHORT CROPPED HAIR STYLE AT THE BRIT AWARDS IN 1998 W/ THIS YELLOW & BLACK CIRCLE PRINT DRESS MY GAY TEEN HEART DIED AND WENT TO SPICE HEAVEN. AND WHILE I STILL PREFER POSH'S CLASSIC PAGE-BOY BOB HAIR STYLE, I DO LIKE A LOT OF HER SHORT HAIR LOOKS.

SAD TO THINK GERI WOULD LEAVE AND SPLINTER THE GROUP NOT TOO LONG AFTER THIS. BELOW IS A PIC OF THE GIRLS BACK STAGE W/ THEIR AWARD FOR BEST ALBUM. 

TOUCHDOWN!!!

FOR THE MILLIONth YEAR IN A ROW, JEREMY SCOTT's SHOW FOR NYC FASHION WEEK WAS THE BEST THING ON THE RUNWAY. HIS A/W 2014 PRESENTATION WAS ALL ABOUT FOOTBALL & SPORTS. ABOVE IS MY FAVORITE LOOK FROM THE SHOW, THOUGH I'LL PROBABLY WIND UP DRAWING A FEW MORE.