Fairy |fe(ə)rē| n. a small imaginary being of human form that has magical powers.

Something a little (a lot) different today. I hadn't shared any sketches with you all in quite the long while (last time being HERE) - much to the dismay of Miss Jes. I finished this one a few weeks ago, but haven't managed to get it scanned (thank you so much, Chrissy, for your help on that front!) until now. This one is based on the Dolce et Gabbana FW10 lookbook, though the intense flowery heads would have been better allocated to Spring.But hey - leave it up to D&G to shake things up a little.

Maybe it's a good thing for all you Northern Hemispherers to be thinking about happy flowers as you get closer to Winter :)

Anyhow - I do hope you all enjoyed the sketch! And as soon as these exams are done, I'll aim to share one every week or two. Deal?

How have all your weeks been going? So close to Friday... I'm going to a local Moonlight Market for a little bit tomorrow night - hopefully there'll be some treasures!

P.S. thank you so much for those of you how are sending such sweet tweets and DMs over at Twitter!

*love*

xx

Behati Prinsloo by Camilla Akrans.

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Recently, I've found that bloggers, critics, editors of magazines, you name it, are becoming more and more focused on the photography in an editorial. And there's nothing wrong with that - you all know me and my obsession with lighting and photography as an art in general. Talented photographers are something we all love and it's amazing to see thousands of them out there, developing their signature compositions, etc.

There was a time, when I was a 3-year-old, that it was too much about the name of the model on the page, and people started freaking out that we were losing the art in fashion (I know - I'm weird - I don't remember my kid brother stealing my favourite toy, but I remember some guy on some screen talking about Kate Moss). I feel like we've swung a bit in the opposite direction and forgotten about the models. We'll recognise a big name or a pretty face, and then admire the lighting and the composition of the shot, and forget that the model is a working artist.

And after all that (I'm not even going to read it over because it's embarrassing how much I've ranted), I would just like to say that Behati Prinsloo is amazing and this shot is the greatest piece of genius modelwork I've seen in such a long time.

*love*

xx

"... can you please spell 'Gabbana'?" ~ Andy: The Devil Wears Prada

Coutorture

D&G's knits actually killed me. Good killing (as is, apparently, always the case with my frequent dying upon seeing things). So, I'm sorry that it looks like I've just flooded the page with D&G photos, but I had such a hard time cutting the entire collection down!

The thing I loved most about this FW10 collection, was that the models didn't look like they were walking a runway. It wasn't artificial, it wasn't over-performed. It was just like: I'm walking down the street in D&G. What of it? Keys, phone, bag.

Also, it is now my dream to walk around holding a Vespa helmet and gloves (like in fourth photo), regardless of whether I actually have a Vespa. Which I don't.

Second: the amazingly smooth transition between knits to chiffon to knits again - and here, I have to draw your attention to the knit-esque chiffon (printed or woven) in the first photo - I want. I am so wearing patterned knits with floaty skirts this winter.

Third: everything that can be belted was belted. The (high-wasited) furs (shorts) were belted. The body suits were belted. The (dream) blazers were belted. If a model had Rapunzel hair, it would have been belted.

And lastly:

I don't think there is even I need to say about these.

*love*

xx

Platform Nine.

So, again with the glorification of Nine. The Premiere was a little blinding - I don't think there has ever been such a brilliant star cast in any film... neither has any cast of this size been so immaculately styled down to the heels on their (amazing) shoes.

"It's just embarrassing to talk about this sort of cast," Marshall gushed. "They are all such unbelievable, amazing, talented women. Look! I'm blushing!" Even the notoriously gruff producer Harvey Weinstein was effusive. "You want to know who the film's biggest diva was? Judi Dench," he smiled. "To get her out of her trailer, we would have to leave a trail of diamonds to the set like bread crumbs."

I think I just got a bit more excited for this film.

:)

*love*

xx

His soul is so enfetter'd to her love.