New Year New Start

There are so many things I want out of this year, I don't even know where to start...

Photo credits: http://fashiongonerogue.com/2009/12/numero-108-shalom-harlow-by-sanchez-mongiello/#more-17384

Party Eve

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Walk This Way

Photo credits: http://audreyhepburncomplex.tumblr.com/post/215540461

For The Essentials

I'm hunting the holiday sales for a new handbag!

Photo credits: http://songofstyle.blogspot.com/2009/11/lets-trade-bags-and-everything-inside.html

Post-Christmas

Photo credits: http://www.thecherryblossomgirl.com/paris-in-the-snow/9270/

Merry Christmas!

Photo credits: http://oui-jesuis.blogspot.com/2009/06/blog-post.html; http://oui-jesuis.blogspot.com/2009/11/for-love-of-chanel.html

The 24th

There's nothing like some last minute Christmas shopping and gift wrapping! Am happy to be in my second home, reunited with my whole family. This is our first white Christmas and overseas holiday together in years.

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Good Little Girls...

...grow up to wear Miu Miu SS 2010.

I should be on a plane from to Canada right now...I love traveling...even the boring bits in transit. :)

Photo credits: http://www.aperfectguide.se/Blogs/Comment/miu-miu-ss10/

Snowball Fighting in Paris (1905)

Not missing the Aussie summer at all! I much prefer winter.

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I'm in Paris!!!

If you have any suggestions for cute cafes and shops I should check out, please let me know! At the moment I have had the fortune of being shown around by some of my French friends, and I am working off The Cherry Blossom Girl's Paris shopping guide. I think when I get home I should write something similar for Sydney + Melbourne just because these things are so useful!! xo, i.d.

Photo credits: http://blog.piajanebijkerk.com/WordPress/2009/01/14/im-in-sydney-but-im-thinking-of/

Laduree

Assuming everything has been going to plan, I should be in the French countryside right now and heading into Paris this weekend, where I hope to hit up the macaroon mecca Laduree! I'll be staying in the 1st arrondissement. xx

Photo credits: http://audreyhepburncomplex.tumblr.com/post/224971151; http://www.flickr.com/photos/danske/2469621392/

The Loving Kind

Photo credits: http://cestsibelle.blogspot.com/2008/11/maybe.html

Killing Time

Photo credits: http://etc-alltherest.blogspot.com/2009/09/106.html

Carrie's Place

Dreaming of a chateau like Miss Bradshaw's...

Photo credits: http://etc-alltherest.blogspot.com/2009/08/37.html

Wake Up

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It's A Small World

Paris Disneyland. I'm franco-philing this away for later. ;)

Photo credits: http://www.thecherryblossomgirl.com/paris-guide/

Camilla, Belle Du Jour

In Berlin atm...

Photo credits: http://tig-fashion.blogspot.com/2009/09/inspiration-camilla-belle.html

Team Vogue

An oldie but a goodie...

Photo credits: http://etc-alltherest.blogspot.com/2009/09/60.html

When Night Falls

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In These Days

Spending less and seeing more. I need to go to the V+A Museum before I leave!

Photo credits: http://etc-alltherest.blogspot.com/2009/10/130.html

An Education

Loved this movie. Carey Mulligan was so sweet and beguiling and I loved the 60s set!

Modern day London is pretty cool too! I don't even mind the weather. Susie Bubble's shopping guide has been a blessing! xx

Photo credits: http://www.style.com/vogue/voguedaily/2009/10/movies-an-education/

Hats Off To You

Photo credits: http://cestsibelle.blogspot.com/2008/10/hat-off-to-you.html

Three Quarters

I think this image is from a Dior mascara print ad, nothing fancy. We were learning how to draw front-on, 3/4 and profile poses. If you look closely, you can still see my construction lines! Lol.

Photo credits: http://justfad.blogspot.com

Haute Women

Then.

Now.

Photo credits: http://fabricmag.com/fabric-magazine-art/lillian-bassman-haute-women/; http://jessicahart.net/blog/?p=340

Anyone Can Get Dressed Up

3rd and last day in Hong Kong...I have enjoyed just wandering around because I am saving my $$$ for London and Paris!!! But I do want to check out the fabric markets because in 3rd year, the head teacher takes all the students to HK to buy supplies for their final collections and I want to get an idea of what kind of stuff they stock here. Lol, I'm so optimistic to be thinking that far ahead.

Photo credits: http://etc-alltherest.blogspot.com/2009/08/38.html

And She's Off...

Tomorrow I head overseas for 2 months but I have pre-posted some pretty things for you so you don't miss out while I'm away! And hopefully I'll get the chance to share some photos along the way. (It might mean that comments will take awhile to appear though - sorry in advance.) Ciao!

Photo credits: http://stockholmstreetstyle.feber.se/art/168200/maryna_linchuk/

Mad Hatter

This is the first color illustration I've done that in the end I actually liked! And ironically the original photo was in black and white... Drawing comes more easily to me than designing, but it's still just a bit of a fun to me - nothing serious, or seriously awesome, like Decade Diary, Igor + Andre or Birdy & Me to name a few. :)

Vogue UK, December 2009.

Gouache wash and colored pencil.

Photo credits: http://fashiongonerogue.com/2009/11/vogue-uk-december-2009-malgosia-bela-by-josh-olins/; http://justfad.blogspot.com

Constance

Photo credits: http://fashiongonerogue.com/2009/11/before-print-constance-jablonski/#more-15676

Technicolor Meow

Lol! "We were worried about applying the powder, but they were so vain they loved it." - Tim Walker.

Photo credits: http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2008/jun/12/bestshot.tim.walker#

Sway

For this illustration, we could only use vertical strokes. It was quite a challenge but I'm happy with how it turned out!

Vogue Australia, November 2009.
Gouache wash.

Photo credits: http://fashiongonerogue.com/2009/10/from-dusk-til-dawn-egle-tvirbutaite-by-will-davidson/#more-13234; http://justfad.blogspot.com

That Magical Spark

Ah, Friday. I'm just a screen print design and a couple of folios away from freedom!

Photo credits: http://fashiongonerogue.com/2009/11/dutch-glamour-sophie-vlaming-by-annemarieke-van-drimmelen/#more-14669

Snap Back Atcha!

Backstage at - where else? - Chanel!

Photo credits: http://tig-fashion.blogspot.com/2009/10/backstage-at-chanel-pretty-hair-tiaras.html

Oh, The Horror

AW 2008/09 Rodarte - inspired by Japanese horror films, with red dye intended to evoke the look of blood in water.

Photo credits: http://fabricmag.com/fabric-magazine-art/museum-at-fit/

Abstraction, Step 1

Hi guys. Just wanted to share a pencil sketch (from this editorial) which I later traced off into a line drawing and abstracted into several Picasso-esque drawings for my Concept Development class. I will be posting more of my stuff from school over the next couple of weeks...It's nice to be able to look back on this whirlwind year.

Photo credits: http://justfad.blogspot.com

...etc.

I've grown addicted to ...etc , a great blog of "extras" by the author of Le Fashion, Le Love, Le Smoking and Olsens Anonymous. (I don't know how she manages FIVE blogs; I can barely cope with one!)

Photo credits: http://etc-alltherest.blogspot.com/2009/08/26.html

Le Smoking Suit

Photo credits: http://community.livejournal.com/ru_glamour/3439043.html#cutid1