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!!!

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!

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. 

HOLIDAY SPICE

I ALWAYS HAVE MORE FREE TIME TO DRAW DURING THE WINTER HOLIDAYS, SO I TOOK THIS OPPORTUNITY TO DO ANOTHER SPICE GIRLS PAPER DOLL SET FOR X-MAS. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I RAN ACROSS A 1997 HOLIDAY PHOTO SHOOT (for UK's Smash Hits mag?) WHERE THE GIRLS WERE WEARING ALL WHITE IN THE SNOW. I DID A QUICK TURN AROUND ON THESE TO MAKE SURE THEY WERE DONE BY DEC 25. THIS SET MARKS 25 DOLLS IN THE COLLECTION NOW!

GENERATION NEXT

I'M SO EXCITED TO BRING TO YOU FINE PEOPLE #3 IN SPICE GIRLS PAPER DOLL COLLECTION! THIS SERIES IS BASED ON THE CUSTOM MADE PEPSI LOGO PRINT OUTFITS THE GIRLS WORE AT THE LONDON PRESS CONFERENCE TO ANNOUNCE THEIR COLLABORATION WITH PEPSI ON MAY 6, 1997. EACH GIRL'S COSTUME WAS MADE UNIQUE TO HER SPICE STYLE. IT WAS REALLY HARD TO FIND PHOTOS OF THESE OUTFITS, BUT THANKS TO SPICEGIRLS.NET FACEBOOK PHOTO ALBUMS, I WAS ABLE TO PIECE TOGETHER THE LOOKS. I'VE INCLUDED A PIC OF THE GIRLS AT THE EVENT BELOW.

NOW, WHICH OUTFITS TO DO FOR SET#4? . . .

TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT

AND HERE WE HAVE SET #2 IN MY SPICE GIRLS PAPER DOLL COLLECTION. THIS GROUP SHOWS THE GIRLS VELVET JUMPSUITS WORN IN ACT 7 OF THE SPICEWORLD TOUR. THEY DO 2 SONGS, 2 BECOME 1 AND WALK OF LIFE, WHILE WEARING THEM. I USED A SCREEN GRAB OF THE TWINKLING VIDEO SCREENS THEY PERFORM IN FRONT OF FOR THE DOLL BACKGROUNDS.

THE FACT THAT I'VE NOW FINISHED THE DOLL BASES AND TWO SETS OF OUTFITS AND WORK A FULL TIME JOB IS HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR ME. NOW TO GET TO WORK ON SET #3 . . .

THE POWER OF 5!!!!

HERE WE HAVE THE 1st SET OF OUTFITS FROM MY SPICE GIRLS PAPER DOLL COLLECTION. SET #1 SHOWS THE GIRLS' OUTFITS FROM THEIR "POWER OF FIVE" MINI MUSIC VIDEO / COMMERCIAL FOR THE LAUNCH OF CHANNEL 5 IN THE UK FROM MARCH 30, 1997. I'VE ALWAYS LOVED THE SONG / JINGLE / WHATEVER IT IS, THE OUTFITS, THE 1990's VISUALS FROM THE VIDEO, THE WHOLE THING! IT'S A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THE SPICE GIRLS UNCANNY ABILITY TO COMBINE POP MUSIC, FASHION, A CLEAN VISUAL STYLE AND MARKETING.
THERE'S MORE OUTFITS ON THE WAY, SO STAY TUNED SPICE FANS . . .

GIVING YOU EVERYTHING

AFTER YEARS OF COLLECTING RESEARCH AND BEING TOO BUSY TO REALLY DIVE IN, I HAVE FINALLY STARTED MY SPICE GIRLS PAPER DOLL PROJECT! MY PLAN IS TO TRY TO DRAW ALL THE OUTFITS OF THE 90'S MOST POPULAR AND SUCCESSFUL GIRL GROUP. THE FIVE LOOKS SHOWN HERE ARE GENERIC OUTFITS THAT ARE TYPICAL OF WHAT THE SPICE GIRLS WORE IN THEIR HEY DAY. I CAN'T WAIT TO DO MORE!

RETURN OF THE SPICE

I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW BEYOND THRILLED I WAS THAT MY FAVORITE BAND OF ALL TIME THE SPICE GIRLS REFORMED FOR THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES. THE SIGHT OF THE FAB 5 ALWAYS BRINGS ME SUCH OVER WHELMING HAPPINESS!
I WAS SO INSPIRED BY THEIR PERFORMANCE (done atop 5 decked out British black cabs no less!) THE I HAD TO PUT PEN TO PAPER STRAIGHT AWAY AND DRAW THEIR COSTUMES A.S.A.P. WHO KNOWS WHEN WE'LL GET TO SEE ALL 5 SPICERS TOGETHER AGAIN, BUT I HOPE IT'S SOONER THAN LATER!

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' !!!

I HEART NYC (fashion week!!!)

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!!!

SPICE UP YOUR LIFE!!!

LET ME START THIS POST OFF BY SAYING I AM A HUGE FAN OF THE SPICE GIRLS. ANY ONE WHO KNOWS ME KNOWS THIS. I HAD NEVER BEEN A FAN OF ANYONE BEFORE I TOOK NOTICE OF THEM IN THE 'WANNABE' VIDEO AND SOMETHING IN MY HEAD JUST CLICKED AND I WAS OBSESSED. THE CLOTHES, THE VIBE, THE HAIR-DOS, THE CRAZY ANTICS. THEY WERE BASICALLY EVERYTHING I WANTED TO BE INSIDE AND BECAUSE I FINALLY REALIZED THIS I DID KIND OF COME OUT OF MSYELF. THAT IS SO DAMN CHEESY I KNOW, BUT I GREW UP IN THE SUBURBS, SO WE AREN'T GONNA GET MUCH DEEPER THEN THIS!

I USED TO DRAW THEM LIKE MAD AND DESIGN OUTFITS FOR THEM. THIS IS WHEN I STARTED TO REALLY GET INTO FASHION DESIGN AND I THEN MOVED TO LONDON TO GO TO FASHION SCHOOL. SO THOSE GIRLS KIND'A CHANGED THE COURSE OF MY LIFE IN A WAY.

I WENT TO THE 'RETURN OF THE SPICE GIRLS' CONCERT LAST NITE AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. IT WAS SOOOOOO GOOD! THEY STILL GOT IT! THEY SHOULD JUST STAY TOGETHER AND A 5 PIECE BAND FOREVER! GOD KNOWS THEY ARE ALL MORE INTERESTING TOGETHER THEN SEPARATELY. I WAS SO HAPPY TO SEE GERI BACK WITH THE BAND!

SO, I PRESENT HERE A LIL' FUN PIECE OF ART THAT I DID OF THE FAB 5! I HAVE BEEN INSPIRED LATELY TO DO A PAPER DOLL SET OF ALL 5 SPICE GIRLS IN ALL THEIR FAMOUS OUTFITS FROM OVER THE YEARS. THAT IS GOING TO BE MY NEXT MAJOR UNDERTAKING. WHEN/IF I EVER FINISH, I WILL POST IT UP HERE FOR ALL OF YOU TO SEE.

MARKER PEN AND WATERCOLOR ON TYPING PAPER