FASHION PHRENOLOGY

I HAPPEN TO THINK THAT THOSE CERAMIC PHRENOLOGY HEADS ARE REALLY AWESOME! YOU KNOW, THE ONES THAT HAVE THE OLD, NOT AT ALL ACCURATE, GREEK SCIENCE OF MAPPING THE AREAS OF THE BRAIN RESPONSIBLE FOR CERTAIN PERSONALITY TRAITS. THE GREEKS BELIEVED THAT THE LUMPS ON YOUR HEAD EACH REPRESENTED A DIFFERENT AREA OF YOUR PERSONALITY (SELFISHNESS, LOYALTY, FRIENDSHIP, INHIBITIONS, ETC.) AND THEIR RELATIVE SIZE DETERMINED HOW MUCH OF A ROLE THESE ATTRIBUTES PLAYED IN YOUR PERSONALITY.

WHERE DO THEY COME UP WITH THIS SHIT? IT'S SO SCI-FI. YOU GOTTA LOVE ANCIENT PEOPLES FOR COMING UP W/ THE MOST OFF THE WALL IDEAS AND TAKING THEM AS FACTS. BLESS.

SOOOOO, HERE IS MY FASHION PHRENOLOGY MAP. I DREW THE HEAD IN THE NORMAL PHRENOLOGY PROFILE FACE POSE. SHE'S LOOKIN' A BIT GUILTY, 'CAUSE SHE KNOWS EVERYTHING ON HER MIND IS GONNA RUIN HER CREDIT SCORE!

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PYRAMID SCHEME

WHILE I WAS WORKING ON THIS I REALIZED YET ANOTHER WEIRD OBSESSION I HAVE: PORTABLE TV's! NOW, I HAVE NEVER OWNED ONE AND PROBABLY NEVER WOULD, BUT I THINK THEY ARE KIND OF A FUN IDEA. I SEEM TO DRAW THEM A LOT. WHEN I LOOK AT OLD PICTURES, PEOPLE SEEM TO BE VERY EXCITED BY THE IDEA OF THE PORTABLE TV, AND I SEE MANY FASHION MODELS IN OLD MAGAZINES CARRYING THEM. IT'S AS IF THE PUBLIC THOUGHT THAT THE PORTABLE TV WAS A GREAT SIGNAL OF MODERN TIMES. I SUPPOSE THAT THE PORTABLE TV IDEA HAS NOW TURNED INTO THE iPHONE AND STUFF LIKE THAT. WELL, I CAN'T FIGURE OUT THE iPHONE AND I CAN'T FIGURE OUT A PORTABLE TV, SO I GUESS IT ALL COMES FULL CIRCLE.

OH, AND I LOVED THIS ALEXANDER McQUEEN GOLD SEQUINS BODYSUIT! HOW VERY VERY BOB MACKIE!

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MOD-MUSIK

A CUTE QUICKIE I DID BASED ON A SIMPLE AND CHIC PIERRE CARDIN A-LINE MOD DRESS W/ METAL INSETS. THERE WAS SOMETHING ABOUT THE BLACK, STIFF WOOL AND THE HARD SHINEY METAL THAT MADE ME THINK OF AN SAD SAD EMO GIRL OR SOME SORT OF SEATTLE GRUNGE CHICK FROM THE 90's. MY WARPED MIND CONNECTS UNCONNECTED THINGS LIKE THAT. AND OF COURSE WE ALL KNOW THAT THOSE SAD-MUSIK GIRLS ALWAYS HAVE AN iPOD AND HEADPHONES ON 24/7. THE BETTER TO LISTEN TO EMO-ROCK AND GET THEMSELVES IN THE MOOD FOR SOME MAJOR 'TUDE!

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POWER SUIT POWER STRUGGLE

AH, THE DEBUT OF ANOTHER OF MY OH-SO-WITTY COMIX. THIS ONE TELLS THE 100% TOTALLY TRUE NOT EVEN FABRICATED TALE OF HOW POPULAR FASHIONS TURNED FROM CHIC COUTURE TO GRUNGY BORES. SEE, A GIANT CALENDER ATTACKED METROPOLIS AND THEN MAGICALLY EVERYONE'S CLOTHES GOT REALLY BAD. NO, I SWEAR, I SAW IT ON THE HISTORY CHANNEL!

I ALSO WANT TO TAKE THIS TIME AND SAY THAT 90'S FASHION ARE REALLY BAD! HOW DARE WE REPLACE GREAT 80'S TACKY COUTURE SHOULDER PAD TRANNY MADNESS WITH, LIKE, TORN JEANS AND A FLANNEL!!! HAVE U SEEN ANY OLD 90210 EPISODES LATELY? I MEAN, DONNA MARTIN'S CLOTHING IS SO BAD IT GOES BEYOND BAD AND BACK TO AMAZING!

ANYWAYS, I WANTED TO MAKE A LIL' FOLLOW UP TO MY PREVIOUS JOAN CRAWFORD vs. UNCLE SCROOGE COMIC, SO I THOUGHT UP THIS PREMISE. I ENJOY QUICK, 1 PAGE READS, NOT MUCH TEXT, VERY GRAPHIC, EASY TO REPRINT IF I WANT TO AND WAAAAAY TOO MANY EXCLAMATION POINTS. AND OF COURSE IT COMBINES MY TWO TRUE LOVES, FASHION AND CARTOONS!

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MEN'S . . . WHERE???

OBVIOUSLY I LIKE DRAWING WOMEN MUCH MORE THEN I LIKE DRAWING MEN. A LOOK BACK AT MY MYRIAD OF POSTS WHERE DRAWINGS OF GIRLS IN CUTE OUTFITS ARE FEATURED MAKES THAT MUCH APPARENT. BUUUUUUT, THAT'S NOT TO SAY I DON'T ENJOY DRAWING MEN TOO! IT'S JUST NOT THE 1st THING I THINK OF TO DRAW. ALSO, MEN'S CLOTHING IS SO MUCH MORE BORING THEN WOMEN'S. YOU CAN JUST BE MORE CREATIVE WITH WOMEN'S CLOTHING, TAKE MORE RISKS. I GUESS I JUST THINK WOMEN ARE MORE COMPLEX THEN MEN, AND THEREFORE MORE FUN TO DRAW.

SO, HERE ARE 2 EXAMPLES OF MY MEN'S WEAR ILLUSTRATION. BOTH OF THESE OUTFITS ARE FROM THE THIERRY MUGLER S/S/ '08 MEN'S WEAR COLLECTION, NATCH. IF I'M GONNA DRAW MEN'S WEAR, IT MAY AS WELL BE MUGLER!

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OUT OF AFRICA

THE TWO OUTFITS DEPICTED IN THIS, UM, DEPICTION ARE FROM ISSEY MIYAKE AND JEAN PAUL GAULTIER. I DREW THEM BOTH SEPARATELY AND PHOTO SHOPPED THEM TOGETHER WITH A SIMPLE ORANGE BACKGROUND. BOTH PRINTED BODY SUITS FELT VERY TRIBAL TO ME SO I DREW THEM IN A QUASI CAVE PAINTING WAY. I GAVE THEY MODELS HUGE FRO'S CAUSE I LOVE A KOOL CHICK WITH A HUGE AFRO! I GUESS I'M STIL PINING AWAY FOR SCARY SPICE. hehe

THIS IS ONE OF THE IMAGES I ALWAYS GO BACK TO AS AN EXAMPLE TO MYSELF OF THE TYPE OF WORK I'D LIKE TO DO MORE OF.

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" I OWN EVVVVREYTHING!!!"

WELL, YOU GOTTA LOVE A GOOD OL' FASHION COMIC BOOK BATTLE ROYAL, RIGHT? TWO SUPER-POWERED BRUTES MAKING MINCE MEAT OUTTA EACH OTHER! OF COURSE, IN THIS CASE, THE TWO 'BRUTES' ARE A OLD SCOTTISH DUCK AND A CLASS-A BITCH W/ SOLDER PADS. THAT'S RIGHT KIDS, WE'RE TALKIN' SCROOGE McDUCK AND MOMMY DEAREST HERSELF, Miss JOAN CRAWFORD! WHEN I THOUGHT OF THE TOPIC OF GREED, THESE TWO WEIRDOS WERE THE 1st TO POP INTO MY HEAD.

DON'T YOU LOVE HOW IN ALL OF JOAN'S FILMS SHE STARTS OUT AS A LOWLY SHOP GIRL AND ENDS UP A MARRIED MILLIONAIRESS? CAUSE, YOU KNOW, RICH GUYS MARRY SHOP GIRLS EVERYDAY. IT ALSO MUST BE SAID THAT I AM STILL A BIG 'DUCKTALES' FAN! HOW COME REAL MILLIONAIRES DON'T TRAVEL THE WORLD LOOKING FOR LOST PIRATE TREASURE AND STUFF LIKE UNCLE SCROOGE DOES? SEEMS LIKE A GOOD IDEA TO ME!

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