Before each fashion season, all the big modeling agencies put out show packages featuring their roster of leggy beauties, complete with their measurements, so designers can cast their shows and campaigns. Think of them sort of like model baseball cards–all the essential stats are there. And lately, agencies have started to get a bit creative Read more →
Tiffany & Co. is a name synonymous with elegance and style, so when the company began building their new store on Greene Street in SoHo, it was no surprise to us that they would come up with a way to make even their construction site look gorgeous. Enter Danny Roberts, one of 4 artists commissioned by Tiffany & Co. to beautify the store’s construction facade.
Danny has already collaborated with the likes of Forever21, Gwen Stafani’s Harajuku Lovers line, Dazed & Confused and Rachel Antonoff to name a few. If you haven’t seen or heard about his romantic, stylized fashion illustrations yet, you’ll be hard-pressed to miss them now!
While on the street style hunt, I stopped by the 97 Green Street location to view the finished painting and chatted with the humble and talented Roberts about his largest work to date.
If you haven’t hopped on the Pinterest bandwagon yet, you should get on it, pronto. Founded in March 2010, image-based social networking site Pinterest made waves in the start-up world, garnering over 11 million total weekly views in December 2011 — a 4000% increase over six months.
The site allows users to follow other pinners and re-pin (re-post in Pinterest terminology), “like,” and comment on content that others have posted or pinned. Pinners create boards that fall under categories like Art, DIY & Crafts, Home Decor and Women’s Apparel, modeled after thematic mood boards used by magazines and fashion designers for inspirational and organizational purposes. Users can follow all boards created by a user or select individual boards to follow, filtering out pins that aren’t relevant or don’t interest them.
Fashion photography may have trumped illustration a while back, but hand sketching is anything but dead. The blogosphere is full of talented artists who take runway looks, magazine editorials, and street style images and reinterpret them by hand into whimsical creations.
We’ve rounded up ten fashion illustration blogs that we adore. Click through, and prepare your eyes for a fashionable feast.
Essentials and Stores in Wang’s Future: Alexander Wang is expanding to a line of “essentials” and a store in NYC coming sometime this year. {WWD}
Brad Pitt to Play Philip Treacy? In more news about the in-the-works Isabella Blow movie, Philip Treacy says he wants to be portrayed by Brad Pitt, to which we say, who wouldn’t want Brad Pitt to play them in a movie? {Vogue UK}
Igor + Andre Meet F21: Danny Robert’s designs hit Forever 21 today in the form of blogger portraits on tee shirts. Get them while they’re still in stores! {WWD}
We’ve heard whispers that Paper contributor Julia Frakes might be starring in a fall Marc Jacobs campaign, but we had little evidence to confirm the rumors.
That was, until we did some snooping…via Twitter. Read this exchange between Bunny Bisous and illustrator Danny Roberts from April:
DR: @bunnyBISOUS hey my friend! Are starring in a marc jacobs ad???!
JF: Hey love! Hmmmm… RT @danny_roberts: @bunnyBISOUS hey my friend! Are starring in a marc jacobs ad???!
Frakes won’t confirm–or deny–the rumors, and she’s definitely Marc’s type. But the question remains: Did she pose for the ready-to-wear collection or Marc by Marc?
Chanel With Georgia and Jac: Images from Chanel’s new beauty campaign featuring Jac, and Resort campaign featuring Georgia May Jagger, have surfaced. The resort ads also feature Baptiste fake-driving and doing his best Blue Steel.
Future Famous: POP has posted some highlights from Central St. Martin’s graduate show. There’s everything from crazy stilts to classic basics. {POP}
Through The Eyes of Jane Eyre: Jason Wu is expanding his eye wear collection, with pieces named after Joan Jett, Mia Farrow, Jane Eyre, and Scout Finch from To Kill a Mockingbird.
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Fresh-Faced: The Moment explores the “no makeup” trend with a list of five women who go bare daily. On the list: Kelly Cutrone, Phoebe Philo and Tonne Goodman. {The Moment} Auction Off: The dress that late Princess Diana wore during her first official public appearance has been rediscovered by dressmakers David and Elizabeth Emanuel. The Read more →
We just adore Danny Roberts and Igor + Andre. His illustrations are just so lovely and if possible, his personality is even lovelier. And we love when other people discover our favorite people! Apparently the team at Lancôme read about Danny right here on Fashionista and became smitten as well. They loved his work so Read more →
To make this video, Danny Roberts, the illustrator and painter behind Igor + Andre, chose the music first, a song by Yann Tiersen. From there, he started sketching. But because he wanted the lines to match the beats of the song, he’d stop after each one to take a picture which means this ethereal little Read more →
Pumpkin Pie: Is Danny Roberts the cutest thing we have ever seen? YES! Check out his Coco Rocha painted pumpkin. {Igor + Andre} Prada Pop-Up: Architect Roberto Baciocchi has designed a seriously awesome temporary Prada store in Paris. Even if you can’t afford to splurge on the designer pieces, you should at least check out Read more →
Holy Hotness: Current girl crush Georgia May Jagger looks smokin’ on the November cover of British Vogue. Maybe the staff at American Vogue should take notes because the quick look we just got of Nicole, Marion, Kate, and Penelope was not so cute. {Vogue UK} Team Grace: She wears her heart on her sleeve through Read more →
