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.

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!

SPICE INVADERS!!!

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

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???

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!!!

CANDY COATED

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!!!

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!!!