EVERYBODY MUST GET STONE(d)

OK, BEFORE YOU ASK, NO, I AM NOT A GIANT SHARON STONE FAN.

WHEN I WAS A FRESHMAN IN COLLEGE WE WERE GIVEN A LIST OF FAMOUS PEOPLE (SINGERS, POLITICIANS, ACTORS, ARTISTS, WRITERS, ETC.) AND TOLD TO DO A PROJECT BASED ON ONE OF THE PEOPLE OF THE LIST THAT SHOWED THEIR LIFE OR CAREER IN AN ARTISTIC WAY. I DIDN'T MUCH CARE FOR MOST OF THE PEOPLE ON THE LIST, SO I PICKED THE ONLY NAME THAT JUMPED OUT AT ME, SHARON STONE.

I REALLY LOVE THE PAPER DOLLS OF FAMOUS FOLK THAT Mr. TOM THEIRRY MAKES ( YOU CAN SEE HIS GREAT WORK BY CLICKING --> HERE!!!) SO I DID MY OWN CELEB PAPER DOLL. A FEW YEARS AFTER I MADE IT, I FOUND THE PAPER DOLL AND UP-DATED AND REVISED IT. WELL, THEN I FOUND IT AGAIN THE OTHER DAY AMONGST SOME PAPERS AND HAVE FINALLY SCANNED IT AND COMMITTED IT TO THE BLOGOSPHERE.

SO, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? PRINT HER OUT ON CARD STOCK, COLOR HER CLOTHES, CUT THEM OUT AND HAVE A SHARON STONE FASHION SHOW!!!

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!!!

GET YOUR GIMMIE'S!!!

I AM VERY PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT A COLLECTION OF MY ARTWORK, WHICH I NAMED 'GIMMIE FASHION!', IS NOW ON SALE AT THE AMAZING PRESS: WORKS ON PAPER BOOK SHOP IN MY BEAUTIFUL HOMETOWN ON SAN FRANCISCO. THESE 9 IMAGES WERE MADE FOR A MINI SHOW I DID IN NEW YORK. THE ARTWORK IS REASONABLY PRICED AND MAKES A GREAT, FUN, BLACK&WHITE ADDITION TO YOUR WALLS.

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PIECING IT TOGETHER

IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD OF THE LEGENDARY HOLLYWOOD COSTUME DESIGNER GILBERT ADRIAN, WELL, YOU GOTTA DO YOUR HOMEWORK, KIDS! ADRIAN (THE SINGLE NAME HE IS MORE COMMONLY KNOWN BY, YAH KNOW, LIKE CHER OR MADONNA) WAS THE DRESS MAKER TO THE STARS IN THE 30'S AND 40'S GOLDEN ERA OF HOLLYWOOD. NORMA SHEARER, LORETTA YOUNG, JEAN HARLOW, LANA TURNER, JUDY GARLAND, GRETTA GARBO, AND KATHERINE HEPBURN WERE AMONG HIS MUSES. NO STAR IS MORE CONNECTED TO ADRIAN THEN MIZ. JOAN. CRAWFORD!!! ADRIAN PADDED THE SHOULDERS THAT HELD CRAWFORD'S CAREER ALOFT!

IN 1942 ADRIAN LEFT THE MOVIE STUDIO LOTS BEHIND AND OPENED HIS OWN DRESS SALON IN BEVERLY HILLS. THE FAMOUS 'PUZZLE DRESS' I'VE DRAWN HERE WAS FROM HIS 1945 COLLECTION. THE GOWN AND MATCHING CAPE ARE ALL PANELED TOGETHER TO GIVE US A PICASSO-ESC VIBE. GIVES NEW MEANING TO THE TERM 'PUTTING YOURSELF TOGETHER', NO?

GILBERT ADRIAN'S CAREER WAS CUT SHORT WHEN HE DIED OF A HEART ATTACK AT THE AGE OF 56. FOR MORE INFO ON ADRIAN, SWING ON OVER TO AMAZON.COM AND ORDER THE BOOKS 'GOWN'S BY ADRIAN' AND/OR 'ADRIAN: SILVER SCREEN to CUSTOM LABEL'.

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!!!

SHE'S A GOLDEN GIRL, SHE'S AN APHRODITE

I AM FINALLY SETTLED INTO A NEW APARTMENT, GOT MY INTERNET UP AND RUNNING, NOW LET'S TALK KYLIE MINOGUE'S APHRODITE TOUR! I SAW THE SHOW ON MAY 3rd AT THE HAMMERSMITH BALLROOM HERE IN NYC, AND LET ME TELL YOU, THIS SHOW WAS PHENOMENAL!!! HER VOICE, THE COSTUMES, THE DANCERS, EVERYTHING WAS TOP NOTCH! NO ONE CAN DO A SHOW LIKE KYLIE.

MY FAV LOOK FROM THE TOUR WAS HER OPENING 'APHRODITE' COSTUME, WHICH I HAVE ILLUSTRATED HERE. MIZ MINOGUE APPEARS ON STAGE ATOP A GIANT GOLD CLAM SHELL ALA' THE VENUS De MILO. THE COSTUMES BY DOLCE&GABBANA WERE FLAWLESS (though i'm not a fan of the act 7 'Brazil Funk' look, it didn't really march the other, more ethereal looks). THERE WERE A FEW OTHER GODDESS WORTHY GOWNS IN THE SHOW THAT I WILL TRY TO MAKE TIME TO DRAW AND POST HERE SOON.