Girly shoes and butterflies
>> Sunday, January 24, 2010 –
boots,
bows,
butterflies,
fashion illustration
Still sorta in a rut, but drawing makes me feel better. (click to see a bigger version)
As I drew this, I felt like...
>> Tuesday, January 19, 2010 –
crap,
Illustrations,
Shoes,
toilet
Well, you get the idea.
I'm just in a slump and being silly. Proper, serious attempts to make fashion illustrations will hopefully follow soon.
New lux meets old lux
>> Monday, January 18, 2010 –
ancient China,
film,
Prada,
Spring,
Yang Fudong
I usually don't bother writing about the big European labels like Prada because there are already so many bloggers doing a fine job of featuring them. This time, however, I felt slightly obligated because Prada's campaign for its spring line revolves around a 9-minute film shot by Yang Fudong, a Chinese artist. Yes, the feeling of obligation came from my being Chinese and my sharing the artist's last name. (Please don't roll your eyes!)
In Yang's piece, new luxuries literally meet China's old splendors as the slick Prada suits share the same frames with embroidered silk and dangling hair ornaments. Not a single word is spoken throughout the film, but I think there's a fairly clear message. The film reminds viewers that China, in its modern prosperity, is at a point where consumers can, much like in prosperous dynasties prior to the Communist Revolution, afford luxury products again.
Screenshots are below.
Beautiful people, clad in their mod Prada glory, descend into an unfamiliar place.
Appearing chic but bewildered, they look around.
A couple dressed in Prada's latest peer through a window and sees the creatures of this mysterious place.
Two men dressed in ancient China's best examine the pair of modern dandies.
Homme Spring 2010 has a harmonious dinner with the Song Dynasty.
The visitors try to leave but drop their mesh umbrellas and lose their balance as they attempt to fly away. They fall back into this world.
The last scene of the film-- the couple seems to be riding away on a trolley, but men wearing ancient garb follow them, and the meaning is ambiguous.
(If the costumes from this film are not representative of the Song Dynasty, please tell me. I'm pretty sure but not 100%.)
You can view the film on the Prada website.
Too sexy to trim my bangs
>> Sunday, January 17, 2010 –
fashion illustration,
fashion sketch
Just a bit of doodling in Illustrator.
Drooling over the pieces of Porkshanks
>> Friday, January 15, 2010 –
alternative designers,
jewelry,
necklaces,
steam punk
Every time I visit Porkshank's Deviant Art page I'm filled with incredible awe and jealousy. Molly Friedrich, the woman behind the unusual alias, is an extraordinary artist who can paint, create sculptures, sew and put together some of the most extraordinary jewelry pieces I have seen. Her Deviant page is filled with intricate, beautiful necklaces I can totally imagine gracing the haute necks of runway models. I've posted my favorite images from her site.
The necklace shown immediately below is available at Friedrich's Etsy page.
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