Hello Friends! Well sorry for the long absence from posting. I've been painfully swamped on projects, and have been working non-stop. i'm really happy to show you this new painting. I love Vlada & Vogue Nippon, and Ben Hassett's photo was incredible. Just seemed like a perfect photo to paint. I really hope you like it :)
There's only a couple of weeks left til Couture season in Paris and MW can hardly wait. But for now let's look back at backstage at the magnificent Elie Saab Haute Couture F/W 10/11
Happy Inspiration Friday! Is it just me or has this week flown by? My Inspiration Friday prompt was "What if you were kidnapped to a royal city in the north in a different world? What would it look and feel like?" Hahah random i know but this was what i came up with The Photos & Painting are from John Everett Millais, Norman Parkinson, Sarah Moon, Snorpy, and I am not sure who took the picture of Vlada Roslyakova I really hope it inspires you and hope you're having a great day! d
The first look out, a crystal-encrusted sweater and hot-pant set, suggested we were in for a vampy romp in the style of Dean and Dan Caten's last show—none too subtle and without much in common with what the brothers sell so successfully in stores.
SASHA PIVOVAROVA
This time, though, the opening was not a sign of things to come. While the temptation to turn up the sizzle on the runway must be hard for these showmen to resist, resist it they did. Instead, they struck a balance, serving up preppy tailoring with a winking sex appeal rather than a full-on assault.
Nimue Smit
The flat oxfords were a big surprise, especially after Fall's "spinal cord" heels, but they worked with the show's pantsuits as well as winning basics like boxy khakis and plaid bermuda shorts (teamed with a denim and a white cotton poplin button-down, respectively).
Vlada Roslyakova
The straw hats and oversize glasses, in contrast, were silly; the collection's boyish vibe would've come across without them.
Olga Sherer
Upping the ante for after dark—and no one would begrudge them that—the designers sent out a daringly bare white waistcoat worn with black satin short shorts and a backless minidress, alongside more covered-up pieces like a tuxedo shirtdress, a Le Smoking, and a trompe l'oeil evening coat-cum-cape. Even a tomboy likes to let her hair down once in a while.
