Chris Benz Fall 2010 for Full Frontal Fashion

Why, hello, friends!
How was your weekend?
My weekend was wonderful!
Went to the beach a few times,
Which was amazing! It's been way too long since i've been at the beach.
And spent the better part of today writing music with my friend Sean Cimino.
Can't wait for you to hear the song! :)

Well, the painting today is the last picture i did for Sundance Channel's Full Frontal Fashion.
The clothes are from the Chris Benz Fall 2010 collection.
As i have already talked at length of how much i loved Chris Benz's Collection,
this is the first of many paintings to come from the collection,
I really hope you like it :)

Marchesa - Fall 2010

Hey Friends,
Wow, this week is going by so fast.
I'm currently watching "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town"!
It's a movie from the 30's with one of my favorite old actresses, Jean Arthur.
I love Jean Arthur! She makes me want to invent a time machine. ;)
The Painting today is the 4th picture i did for for Sundance Channel's Full Frontial Fashion.
The Dress is from Marchesa Fall 2010 collection.
This Collection was amazing!
If you haven't seen it yet, go check it out! It's so good.
Well, i hope you all are doing great.
Thanks again for all your kind words on the last post, it really means alot! :)

P.S. i randomly just started a formspring site...
ok i know, i will probably only last a day on there...
So feel free to ask away.
But the only thing is, i kind of just want to have fun with it so the most goofy random questions the better!
haah http://www.formspring.me/DannyJRoberts

Proenza Schouler Fall 2010 Collection

Hey Friends,
i have to make this post quick cause I'm suppose leave right now to see one of my favorite bands, Kashmir!
I saw them last night but i'm off to see them again tonight! :)
They play at the Silver Lake Lounge, so come if you want! It's going to be great! They're brilliant.
The Painting today is my third picture i did for Sundance Channel's Full Frontial Fashion,
and it's of Proenza Schouler Fall 2010 collection.
I really liked it alot.
It reminded me a little bit of a few different Alexander Mcqueen Collections.
But i hope you like it! :)

Reem Acra Fall 2010

Well, hello, how was your day?
Mondays sometimes are just rough.
Today was that way for me...
Oh well. Today painting is of Reem Acra Fall 2010 collection I did for Sundance Channels, Full Frontial Fashion.
I have to say this was one of my favorite collections of the year.
It was super fun, young, and had a really nice style to it.
I love the color, fabric, and cuts.
I hope you like the painting :)

Jason Wu Fall 2010 - Sundance Channel

Hey Friends i thought i would post this painting before i went to bed.
It is the first out of Five painting i did for Sundance Channels, Full Frontial Fashion.
I really hope you like it! :)
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The Pilgrimage of Yves Saint Laurent

Alrighty, last but definitely not least, in my painted journey through Paris Fashion Week,
we come to Yves Saint Laurent!
Ok, so i've seen a lot of shoulder pads, but i have to say, these were surprisingly awesome!
They are really fun looking!
Since we in the US are closing in on Thanksgiving, I thought this painting was quite fitting,
cause the shoulders kind of reminded me of the collars of the Pilgrims! haha
Well, i hope you're having a great week.
I hope you liked my series for Sundance Channel.
If you haven't checked out their fashion site, "Full Fontal Fashion" please do.
The site's content is amazing!
How's your week going?

Happy Christian Dior Monday

Good morning, my friends!!
Shoot, this was a really fun weekend,
and now, on this Monday morning, I'm in need of some coffee!
My friends from the Band Eisley were in town this weekend,
which made for a great time.
They were touring with the band "Say Anything".
Saturday night, they performed at the House of Blues in San Diego,
and while we were in San Diego,
we ended up meeting up with Rumi (Fashiontoast) & her boy friend Colin for dinner.
It was great seeing them and catching up with them.
Last time my brother and I had hung out with them was in New York for Fashion Week.
Later that night, the whole Eisley crew came back to my house to crash.
Then yesterday, we were off to The Troubadour in Hollywood for their last concert of the tour.
It was really a good time catching up.
Forgive me for my posting absence last night!
This is why there wasn't one...

So i thought... why not make this morning a Merry Christian Dior Monday Morning! :)
This is painting 1 out of the 5 paintings of Paris Fashion Week i did for Sundance Channel's Full Fontal Fashion.
I hope you like it! and i hope your Monday is a good one...
now i need to go make some coffee! hah

Oh Yea... Did Yawl See McQueen?

First off, i have to say, i was completely touched by all your warm and encouraging comments on the last post!
Seriously, means alot! So thank you, thank you :)
Ok. So, did yawl see the Alexander McQueen Show??
How insane was that!?
In my life, I want to...

A) Attend an Alexander McQueen show
B) Collaborate with him on a project!

Basically, i was blown away by this collection!
So, when picking out which collections to paint for Paris Fashion Week coverage for Sundance Channel,
i had to paint something from this collection.
I really like how it turned out and crazy enough,
a week after i finished this piece, Bryan Boy twitted a link to a picture of a beautiful girl named Camilla Belle.
Oh, and guess which dress she was sporting???
Yep, this one!
It was fun seeing her wearing it.
I hope you like it!

Oh, also, my friends have been trying to get me on Facebook for a while... and i always fought it,
and my friend Ryan has been fighting getting a Twitter account,
and yesterday, he got a twitter account....
So, i broke down today and created a Facebook account.
If you want to add me as a friend, Click Here!

Red Lips + Valentino Dress

Well, my friends, I'm so so glad you like my new girl!!
Really means alot! ;)
How was your day today?
So, kinda funny story today...
I got the random idea of auditioning for the 4th Twilight movie,
cause i heard they were going on, and i thought it would be a fun experience.
Plus, i've been kicking around the idea of doing a little acting...
Anyways, i found the site to sign up for the audition, filled out all the info, even uploaded a "headshot" (which was hilarious! haha)
and when i finished, it said that auditions ended about 2 weeks ago!! haha
i was like, what! come on! haha! oh well...

So, I picked the painting today in honor of that story,
cause when i was researching the audition, i stumbled on to the "New Moon" Premiere...
and was pleasantly surprised that Dakota Fanning was wearing the incredible black lace Valentino Dress
that i had painted for Sundance Chanel's "Full Frontal Fashion" as part of the Paris Fashion week coverage.
The dress was by far my pick for favorite/Best Dress of this season.
It's just beautiful and eloquent!
I really liked how the painting turned out :)
The render of the dress at that angle was actually pretty hard for me to draw!
It took way longer than i planned.
i hope you like it.

P.S. I posted pictures of my sister's display at the "L.A. CanStruction" in my image Diary. My sister's is the first picture up there. The L.A. CanStruction is a design/build competition of teams of architects, competing to design and build giant structures made entirely from full cans of food, and then all the cans are donated to the local food banks.

Hello Marc Jacobs Monday

Ok, so this weekend went by so fast.
Ah well, hello Monday...
haha How are you all doing?
Well, I finished up 3 paintings today for Sundance today.
I'm really excited about how they turned out.
Well, this painting is the last painting i did from NY Fashion week for Full Fontal Fashion.
It's of the incredible white dress from Marc Jacobs collection.
The dress was amazing, so simple but incredible.
I hope you like it :)

Hip hip Hooray for Lacoste!

AW! Happy Sunday.
Sunday's are the best, so relaxing and peaceful.
I start getting fired up for the week's projects on this day every week.
How's your Sunday going for you?
Excited for Halloween?
What are you going to be?
I think i finally figured out who i am going to be :)

The painting today is of the Lacoste Collection for Sundance Chanel Full Fontal Fashion.
I love Lacoste. I think if i could be sponsored by any company, it would probably be them!
So playful and fun. I hope you like it!

Also, thank you so much for all your kind words on the Vogue Features.
I'm going to try to respond to all of you in a little bit! :)

The Day of Donna Karan

Well, hello friends.
How's your day going?
The weather out here in California is incredible today!
I'm loving it.
Spent the whole morning drawing,
and about to start up a new painting in a sec...
but i remembered i had never posted about The Donna Karan Show at NY Fashion Week.
I went with my brother and the beautiful and amazing Miss Gala Gonzalez.
Oh, and the drawing above is one of the drawings i did for
Sundance Chanel's Full Fontal Fashion of Donna Karan's Collection.
I hope you like it!

The Day of Donna Karan
Sept 14, 2009

It was probably the three weeks of working night and day without a day off, or maybe it was the the time change, or it was both,
but either way, exhaustion had finally crept up on me. The day began as one of the most hectic days yet. My brother and I got up a little late,
to a text message from Rumi (Fashiontoast). She said that she just found out that her flight went out earlier than she thought,
and that she and Colin wouldn't be able to make it to the Donna Karan show,
which was a bummer because Rumi and Colin are incredibly fun to hang out with.

All week, I was trying to coordinate schedules with the lovely Miss Gala Gonzalez (am-lul.blogspot.com), and then it hit me. I thought,
"What if Gala went to Donna Karan with us?!"
So after a few calls and texts, Gala was in. Dave and I hopped into a cab and headed down to Greenwich Village.
We arrived minutes before the time we were suppose to be there. After a little time had gone by, I got a text from Gala saying she had arrived.
Dave and I made our way through the craziness, and we finally meet Gala in person. I have to say, meeting Gala was a trip highlight, for sure.
She is amazing, and her accent is awesome, one of the most unique accents I've heard.

After greeting each other, we ascended up to the showroom and were ushered into our seats, where seconds later, to our amazement,
Milla Jovovich was seated directly in front of us. Donna Karan's Trademark "zen" vibe filled the place. The whole room hushed as the music began.

As the first model stepped into sight, I was again reminded why Donna Karan is a Fashion Icon.
The Collection had a soft and beautiful color pallet, full of gray, creme, and white with a striking red that made the collection pop.
Whether you are looking for long, amazing, flowing gowns or incredible pencil skirts, this line has it all,
with silhouettes that celebrate the female form and drape that flows like running water.
Basically, I was honored to attend such a wonderful show, and the clothes were breathtaking! :)

After leaving the show and saying goodbye to Gala and her amazing friends,
my brother and I headed off to the Conde Nast building to meet up with the wonderful Naomi Nevitt of Teen Vogue.
She was kind enough to give us a tour of Teen Vogue, which was incredible,
and we ended up sitting and talking with her for quite awhile. It was amazing getting to know her as she is a wonderful and incredibly kind.
Upon arriving back at our hotel, exhaustion fully took over.
I lay down to rest for a moment, and the next thing I knew, it was 15 hours later! hah

Click Here to see Fashion Week Video with has some of the Donna Karan Show

Sundance Channel + Rodarte = :)

Wow, you all never cease to amazing me!
Thank you so, so much for all your tweets to Alexa Chung!
It really means alot! Still have not heard from her yet, but we will see!
i'll let you know if i do. :)

Well, ok, so a few months back, I got asked to contribute time to Sundance Chanel's "Full Frontal Fashion".
Full Frontal Fashion is an amazing place.
It's full of wonderful contributers from all kinds of disciplines,
from documentaries to photos or just fashion articles. It's wonderful.
So, needless to say, i was honored to collaborate and contribute to FFF.
The painting above is the first out of 5 paintings covering New York Fashion Week Collections.
It was fun covering the week in painted & drawn form!
Especially after making the Fashion Week video, i was Itching to draw it.
This drawing is from the Rodarte Collection.
This collection was incredible;
i'm still so bummed i missed this show!
Maybe next year....

Well, there is also the interview that Full Frontal Fashion did with me.
Click Here if you want to read it.
... Shoot, i can't wait for you to see my next set of paintings for Sundance....
all i will say is, one of the paintings is my new favorite... ;)
i hope you're having an amazing day!

The People Paper

Wow! Today went by way, way, way too fast.
I'm so dead tired!
Oh, ok. So, it's been way too long since I made a computer Wallpaper for you all.
So, i did this painting for you.
Click Here to get the High Res Version.
How did your day go?

Oh, yea!~ I did some paintings for Sundance Channel's "Full Frontal Fashion" for New York Fashion Week.
I really like how the paintings turned out. For some reason, i feel like they are very different feeling.
If you want to see the paintings, the Web gallery is here and you can read the article here :)

Lastly, I just wanted to say thank you to Fashionista.com and Refinary29 for posting my Irving Penn Tribute. Your sites are two of my all time favorites! So thanks again. :)