UPWARDLY MOBILE

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!!!

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

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'!!!"

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

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

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???

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