mcqueen

These Spring 2012 ads for Alexander McQueen are beyond amazing. I'm obsessed with this first image, and the color palette of these shots. So fab. 

Long Live McQueen. <3 

[images via fashion gone rogue]

thirsty thursday...

A company called Bevshots has released a series of  images of booze under a microscope, then magnified 1000x. The process consists of letting a droplet of liquor dry out completely on a slide, in an airtight container, and photographing the result with a 35mm camera. The complete process can take up to three months, and as many as 200 attempts, to properly capture the drink's unique parts. The colors in these images are FABULOUS. I love how vibrant these images are, and how high the contrast is--breathtaking. I could see a lot of these images as textile prints [hello, tequila?] I'm not sure if I'll ever see a white russian or a glass of champagne the same again. :)

dry martini

scotch

tequila

vodka

whiskey

white russian

chablis

champagne

daiquiri

margarita

pina colada

rose

sake

[via amusing planet ]

it's new york spring fashion week!

Spring Fashion Week is one of my favorite times of the year! I love seeing all the fun spring/summer clothing head down the runways despite the fact that the weather is starting to cool down. On WWD.com today they posted the top 10 Pantone colors used in the women's and men's collections for Spring 2010. I was excited to see that a lot of the colors for women's wear I have been using in my own personal sketches, which makes me feel like I'm doing something right! [Now if I could only find a j.o.b...]

Womens Spring 2010 Top Colors:

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1. Violet Panton 16-3320     2. Aurora Panton 12-0642

3. Turquoise Pantone 15-5519     4. Fusion Coral Patone 16-1543

5. Tomato Puree Pantone 18-1661     6. Tuscany Pantone 16-1219

7. Amparo Blue Pantone 18-3945     8. Pink Champagne Pantone 12-1107

9. Dried Herb Pantone 17-0627     10.Eucalyptus Pantone 15-0513

Men's Spring 2010 Top Colors:

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1. Coffee Liquer Pantone 18-0930     2. Flint Gray Panton 16-5803
3. Amparo Blue Pantone 18-3945     4. Steel Gray Pantone 18-4005
5. Sheepskin Pantone 14-1122     6. Chalk Violet Pantone 17-3615
7. Turquoise Pantone 15-5519     8. Spicy Orange Pantone 18-1445
9. Sudan Pantone 18-1160     10. Dried Herb Pantone 17-0627

WWD.com also featured what designer's are saying will be must-have's [from their collections!] for Spring 2010! Here are some of my favorite suggestions: 

Andy & Debb 

Voluminous miniskirt. 

Baby Phat by Kimora Lee Simmons 

Our blazer or denim vest paired with shorts — any spring look can be accentuated with the addition of multistrand necklaces and platform sandals; shoes and accessories, as always, will play a crucial role in dramatizing any look. 

Badgley Mischka 

Little red cocktail dress. 

Carmen Marc Valvo 

A supersexy cocktail dress. 

Catherine Malandrino 

A deep purple jumpsuit with ornamental jewelry. 

Charlotte Ronson 

Double-faced chambray plaid boyfriend shirt. 

Cynthia Steffe by Shaun Kearney 

A sleeveless suede trench dress with a waterfall cascade collar in mint green. 

David Rodriguez 

My pleat-front top that can be worn as a jacket or as a two-piece dress with the matching skirt.

Dennis Basso 

A little fur bolero with inserts of lace or hand-embroidery. 

Erin Fetherston 

The drapy tie-front tan leather jacket. 

Lela Rose 

Striped surfer knits — using bold pastels interspersed with tones from the sea, these knits evoke a casual luxury that gives edge to any look. 

Peter Som 

A pale blue jacquard sheath that can take you from day to evening. 

Ports 1961 by Tia Cibani 

The transparent organza blazer in airy oasis.

Rebecca Taylor 
The quilted voile jacket that comes in ballet pink, white and black — the style is modern and cool, yet it is such a feminine and familiar fabric.

Reem Acra 
Accessories, necklaces and belts in any color that pops! 

Tadashi Shoji 
Garden pink silk crepe cocktail dress. 

Temperley London by Alice Temperley 
My Amora jumpsuit. 

Tibi by Amy Smilovic Lavender 
Shorts with cascading ruffles — the tranquil color paired with the feminine design makes for an elegant take on the everyday shorts design. 

Tracy Reese 
A classic, yet modern statement coat in passionfruit. 

VPL by Victoria Bartlett 
The new insertion bra in lilac. 

Yigal Azrouël
The Berber pant — a richly embroidered antique cotton piece in a range of all colors from the palette.

I can't wait to see these runway shots!!!! My runway coverage begins tomorrow <3

when i'm 64

In honor of it being 09.09.09, which happens to be the day that the Beatle's remastered albums are released, as well as "Rock Band: Beatles" being available in stores, here's a clip from their movie 'Yellow Submarine.' So fun.

and. get excited. Fashion Week starts tomorrow! <3

i make them good girls go bad...

So, heres another color scheme breakdown from another one of my favorite songs/videos of the moment [still!] I am loving looking at one of my favorite sources of inspiration in a whole new way. [and I am in serious need of inspiration right now...] Some of these color stories took a really interesting direction, and all i did was use the eyedrop tool in Photoshop to isolate some key colors, but I'm pretty intrigued by them all. Now to get creating...