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November 17, 2014
A Look in My Book: 60’s Inspired
From Gucci, Valentino and Miu Miu to Saint Laurent. The 60’s are swinging for fall 2014. A-line mini skirts, knee high boots and graphic geometric prints. I couldn’t resist doing a Valentino illustration at Bergdorf Goodman.
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A Look in My Book: 60′s Inspired
From Gucci, Valentino and Miu Miu to Saint Laurent. The 60′s are swinging for fall 2014. A-line mini skirts, knee high boots and graphic geometric prints. I couldn’t resist doing a Valentino illustration at Bergdorf Goodman.
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November 11, 2014
A Look in My Book: Long Yarns, Chunky Cables and Glitzy Knits
I am loving the play on proportion and longer lengths in these clingy sweaters. I just want to wrap myself up in drippy sleeves and sweepy pants by Marc Jacobs. Long goes chunky with texture at Tommy Hilfiger or pieced together at Prabal Gurung. ...
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November 3, 2014
Sleepy Hollow Sketches and the Great Pumpkin Blaze
A curiosity for the creepy and beautiful places of the world permeates my adulthood as much as it did my fantastic childhood. The legend of Sleepy Hollow and the Johnny Depp representation of Ichabod Crane makes up my Halloween nightmares, before Christmas. Each year, friends...
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September 30, 2014
Sketch Journal: Paris
I’ve sketched on many trips; Japan, Spain and Mexico but I’ve never had the time to completely fill a sketchbook full of drawings. This summer in Paris and Munich, with a little help from arty friends, I did a substantial amount of sketches and had...
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September 18, 2014
Painting Demo: Acrylic Media Profiling
Acrylic paint is one of the most versatile media of painterly expression. It certainly has a stigma that goes with it and oils reign supreme by comparison. However, you can get many of the same results as oil or watercolor with acrylic paints in less...
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September 10, 2014
September 8, 2014
A Look in My Book: Fall’s Frothy, Flowy Dresses
Wear now with heals and wear later over boots with a (faux) fur vest.
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August 24, 2014
Sketching Charles James: Beyond Fashion @ the MET
” There is no going back. Study the past to know why, not what, and from the WHY, dream and DO.” -Charles James Fascinated by construction and the architecture of a garment; drape and design is one of my passions. As a designer of fashion...
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August 18, 2014
A Look in My Book: Dimensional Blooms
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