THE ART OF A CASANOVA

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!!!

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

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!!!

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!!!)

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

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!!!

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