April 2009
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Extravagant vintage hair pieces
I found interesting these vintage hair pieces on Etsy:
The headbands are created with lace, locket and cameo. They are finished with leather and hair comb on back.
Enjoy!
For more information or to purchase the accessories, visit: Teeny House Bunny
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Fashion illustration or fashion photography?
Many times I asked myself what are the differences between fashion illustration and fashion photography. What should I chose?
Photo sources: Fashionation & The Golden Age of Couture
“Fashion illustration is the communication of fashion that originates with illustration, drawing and painting. It is usually commissioned for reproduction in fashion magazines as one part of an editorial...
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The spirit of spring in japanese illustration
I recently discovered Marumiyan, a japanese illustrator and while I was looking on his portfolio, my eyes were caught by his colorful illustrations. It was hardly impossible not to admire the gorgeous work of this japanese artist.
I like how he illustrates natural objects such as flowers and animals. In Marumiyan’s work I felt emotion, optimism, happiness, vitality and a lot of...
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Egg Art
Happy Easter to you all!
Today I’m not talking about fashion because I want to show you some awesome Easter eggs. I hope you will enjoy this!
Working with the most delicate of media artist Frank Grom transforms eggshells into incredible objects of beauty.
Grom uses an electric boring tool to drill approximately 2,500 to 3,500 holes in an eggshell.
Inspired by traditional Slovenian...
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Laura Laine's creative illustrations
Laura Laine’s vision of fashion is just amazing. Laura creates sketches and drawings of apparel, shoes, and bags for designers, fashion advertisements, catalogues, and other media.
She has worked with titles like New York Times, Elle Girl, Pap Magazine, Muse Magazine, Fashion Forecast or Trendi. She also did sketches for international labels such as Tommy Hilfinger, Escada and Zara. Her...
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Sand Dunes by Marcus Ohlsson
Photo source: 2photo
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The power of colors
Carl Gustav Jung said that: “Colors are the mother tongue of the subconscious”
Hence, I found it interesting to talk about how to communicate in fashion using color psychology. I think that we all wear color on a daily basis without thinking too much to the subtle messages that we send.
So, how often did you asked yourself this question while getting dressed? Who I am and what is...
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Who inspires you and how do you inspire?
In my opinion, inspiration is the greatest gift because it can help you to become aware of what generates enthusiasm in your life. Each day becomes more meaningful and your life is more attractive when your actions are guided by what inspires you.
At the same time I think that inspiration overrides all fears. When you are inspired, you can accomplish dreams that you may never have felt capable of...
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Inspiration from Christina K
Photo source: Christina K
I first saw the work of fashion illustrator Christina Koutsospyrou on debutart. I quickly fell in love with her beautiful and amazingly detailed drawings.
Eye-catching, influential, romantic, delicate & dynamic while retaining. Here are the words that classify Christina’ s unique depictions.
Christina creates screen prints for international labels like:...