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Amy Winehouse - Designer

Is there a singer left who doesn't have their own fashion label? Or is it a prerequisite to be a performer, celebrity or reality TV star in order to have your own line. Who will be designing Amy Winehouse's collection? WWD calls her a style icon in today's article about her collaboration with Fred Perry. I love her incredible voice, but is she a style icon for you? And maybe she is, I am just curious to know. I personally find he preliminary sketches released by WWD to be very very conservative and preppy. That's not the Amy Winehouse I know...

 

photo form The Superficial

Dallas Shaw Sneak Peek

A new website, exciting projects... Dallas Shaw has become an artist in demand. Most recently she redesigned the DKNY look! Congratulations!

Check out her pretty blog DilliyDallas for her daily inspiration too!

Do You Like Poppies?

Hope you are having a great weekend! I am packing and getting some errands done before I leave for the Caribbeans for a week. I am filled with hope for a week filled with sunshine and relaxation and am looking on the bright side of all things. On that note check out famed illustrator Fernanda Cohen and her latest project: a poppy field mural that wraps around all the walls of a beautiful, new Mediterranean restaurant Beba, opening in Soho in March 2010.

See Fernanda's photos on her progress as she draws {here}

Beauty for the New Year

After the stunning visuals in Avatar yesterday I am feeling that I need to surround myself with beauty, create beautiful things and meet more people who do the same. Amongst the "recovering" economy, and freezing weather this might feel like an escape, but why not? It's so easy. So I bring you bewitching illustrations from Hannah Haein Lee. Enjoy! I hope they make your day a touch more delightful, even if it's just visual.

 

Hannah Haein Lee is a recent Fashion design graduate from Parsons and you can see more of her work at haeinlee.com

Happy New Year!!!

All the best for the new year!!! Looking forward to new adventures and meeting new people!

Fashion Illustrations from FIT

This is the next installment from the Fashion Institute of Technology AAS graduate collection exhibit. I am always impressed by designers who are good illustrators, but amongst these talented designers there are some amazing ones!

Please let me know if you are or recognize any of the designers, who drew the illustrations. I'll be happy to add your names!

Parsons AAS Fashion Students Portfolios

I looked at the Parsons fashion design AAS graduates portfolios during their presentation selected a few of the best pages. The exhibit is up till the end of the week at the Parsons building at 40 St and Seventh Ave. If you are around midtown/garment center you should stop by and indulge in the  creativity.

I love the use of newspaper pages as a background in Monica Ditsworth's portfolio.

Designs from Yu Jin Kwon's portfolio

Hand drawings

ust noticed something kind of strange kind of funny! I've been working on a design project and sketching some handbags by hand, as in pencil touching actual paper, no Photoshop, no pen and tablet business. I guess I've been writing on my computer for so long now {this book project is going to be the end of me} that I caught myself reaching for the keyboard after every few strokes of drawing some "brilliant" lines and trying to "SAVE" my drawing file, but what's even worse is that I try to "apple-Z" or "control-Z for you PC people so I can delete a lousy slip of my hand or an unwanted line. Now I know I can get a touch geeky and sit in front of my computer for hours doing my work, but do I need some kind of learned behavior reversal technique here? Maybe a session of acupuncture could get rid of this AND my addiction to sugar, which I've developed lately. Notice how I don't even think of not sitting in front of my computer screen for endless hours!

Anyway I can't share the sketches I am creating right now since the project is still in development. BUT I'm having a little bit of contract negotiations problems with them and if for any reason I don't get paid for this project I promise to post every single sketch of the handbags I designed here. And they are looking good right now! Since I'm working on an art deco inspired group these two girls felt appropriate to share. They are from my croquis book way back when I was in Parsons!

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Fembot meets...

It's like fembot meets the red coats! What does that really mean? Ask MelEesa. She drew it! I just love it!

Mel is a designer for Lululemon, who I know from my old days at Ralph Lauren. The sketch is a part of the Vancouveer Sketch Group. See their Facebook group {HERE}