Sketchbook: japan unfolds

Sketchbook: Japan Earthquake + Tsunami

Sketchbook: Changing of the Guard

March 5th - I finished my sketchbook. Filled. I started that one the day of my first invited audition with Cirque du Soleil in Chicago in early December of 2009. A day equally full of joy and heart-wrenching disappointment. A day blessed by a cascade of pigeon feathers from a feasting hawk. An event to be repeated in the summer the first time I ran through my first solo show in front of people in preparation for the show's premiere and my move back to New York City. A big year.

THE OUTGOING
Finished over coffee at my favorite neighborhood cafe with some shiny new markers I got a few days before...
A really great sketchbookfriend. Feel free to relive the magic.


THE INTERIM
A small book a carried for a few days between books. These prismacolor markers are so exciting...


THE NEW
Here, my new sketchbook is receiving its new armor. I love these type because it oscillates between white and beige pages. And its big enough to house my marker experiments. I've made a wax paper sleeve for the pages underneath so I won't mar things with bleedthrough. ...and so it begins...


SPEAKING OF SKETCHBOOKS...
Mine is in a truck with 10,000 others on the way to SXSW Saturday and Sunday. If you are in Austin for the festivities, check it out. Ask for mine by name. xx

Ya Lost Me: the Fall RTW 2011 edition

I've been trying to keep up with the fall ready-to-wear 2011 collections as they are unveiled in their various cities. It's a daunting task even when one is not on the tail end of 5 weeks with three days off (life of a freelancer).

So, as I was scuttling through the slideshows over at style.com, I was suddenly interested in that lightswitch moment of disinterest that leads me to give up on viewing the rest of the collection and, instead, move onto some other one. I picked the eight most recent collections posted today and tried to observe the absolute moment of throwing in the towel and giving up hope, and what pieces drove the nail in the towel-hope-coffin.

How it works is, you click on the link to a designer and then on the image they have posted for the collection. That opens a separate window where you can look at a slideshow of every look that came down the runway for that collection, usually in the order it arrived. But there are often 30-50 looks so it becomes a time commitment to see each one, even with zippy broadband.

On the chopping block were:
Akris
Alexis Mabille
Andrew Gn
Celine
Costume National
Givenchy
Hermès
Kenzo

feel free to play along at home.

Here we go:

body length caca suede


belted scarf and drape-head part


ooh. novelty. black AND wZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz


Doesn't Target already carry this sweater? Er right. no. throw pillow.


Tron


No


Models dressed by an infinite number of monkeys

Givenchy had me going for a while with their bizarre peek-a-boo panther skirts, but, alas, vanquished by the wreath sweater.

The winner is: Hermes
Entire collection viewed.

Flawlessly engaging blend of Erte meets Mongolian hunter (two personal fetishes of mine). And who can argue with head to toe dark green leather. Not I. And all that pandering sweetened me to accepting pretty silly pants as being tres chic and totes rockable.




Congrats, Christophe Lemaire! xx Send clothes!

NY Fashion Week: RTW Fall 2011 ...minus the collections

A gathering of some images from NY Fashion Week; many elements that go into the tremendous undertaking and buzz of attention and not a stitch of the clothing presented.

THE TENTS
power...................................................


e.t. phone home...............models out back

OFFSITE

DKNY
japanese tv............................exiled press











lingering shutterbugs................................

PICTURES PLEASE
blue suit vs. random fur man......................












.....at least five hours later, fur man owning lincoln ctr plaza.....

DIESEL BLACK GOLD
studded boots...........restrooms for fancybitches only











standing room corral...............love+security

BACK IN THE TENTS

LOBBY
diligent press nook.....interesting design choice


BETSY JOHNSON











THE RISERS

Sketchbook: february

Sketchbook Project: in Brooklyn!

Opening Reception.............Barnaby Whitfield with my book

The Sketchbook Project 2011 has begun. Thousands of books are on hand for perusal along a number of themes from artists around the world!

They will be in Brooklyn until the 27th and will then be on their way on an eight city tour over the spring and summer.

It's an interesting experience; you walk in, get a library card, then check out sketchbooks by artist or theme or just randomly. You get two at a time then return them and get more. I think half the experience is just walking around glancing over people's shoulders at the books being leafed through.

I've got some scans up for those who are geographically challenged.

For those in NYC, get out and see. It's free. And I get an email on my phone every time someone looks at my book!

"Imitation"? Aptly named

Tara Subkoff's collection 'Imitation' (formerly "of Christ" (now "of Zea")) in New York's Fall Ready to Wear 2011 certainly had some imitation alright. Those belts? I've got stuff published back in December of 2009 with that idea. This aggression will not stand *hairflip*

Judge for yourself:

Exhibit A:

Exhibit B:

eh? whaaaat? alriiiight.

The Sketchbook Project: Opening Reception!

The Sketchbook Project 2011 is about to begin!

The opening reception is February 19th noon to at the Brooklyn Art Library! They will be there on display through the 27th. The Library is located on 103A N 3rd in Williamsburg Brooklyn.

There will be thousands of sketchbooks available for leaf-through.

Mine can be found under the theme: It Will Be Fun, I Swear. I gold-leafed the cover for easy spotting.

The national tour will begin soon after. Check the side bar for more details.

xx

Sketchbook: cusp of february