Fashion illustration of the day (a blue dress) / Modna ilustracija dana (plava haljina)

February 12, 2017

Hello there! How was your day? Mine was alright and I'm finishing it off by sharing this fashion illustration with you. I didn't use any reference, neither for the dress, nor for the girl I illustration. However, now that I'm looking at it, it makes me think of Yasmin from Aladdin (you probably saw that Disney classic, right?). It must be because of the long hair.... or is it because the outfit she wore was blue? Speaking of which, what is your favourite Disney classic? I think I will have to say Frozen. It is the last one I saw and I liked how the emphasis was placed on sisterly love. But I don't think I will watch the sequels. I don't want to be disappointed.

Zdravo svima! Kako vam je prošao dan? Moj nije bio loš, a završavam ga tako što ću podijelit ovu modnu ilustraciju sa vama. Nisam slikala prema nekom podlošku. Niti za haljinu, niti za djevojku nisam koristila nikakav predložak. No, sada kada je gledam, pomalo me podsjeća na Jasmin iz Aladina (vjerovatno ste gledali taj Disneyjev klasik, zar ne?). Valjda zbog duge kose ili zato što je i ona nosila plavu odjevnu kombinaciju. Kada smo već kod te teme, koji je vama najdraži Disneyjev klasik? Mislim da ću ja reći Snježno kraljevstvo. To je zadnji koji sam gledala i svidio mi se taj naglasak na sestrinsku ljubav. No, mislim da neću gledati nastavke. Ne bi se htjela razočarati.

Another thing this illustration makes me think of (and perhaps that was the true inspiration behind it) is one poem I read a long time ago. I think it may have been written by Pablo Neruda, but I can't tell for sure because I can't recall its title. Long hair is an interesting subject. In Tolkien's mythology, the long hair of elf princesses has magic properties, so there is where a part of inspiration might have come from. Who can tell for sure?

Još jedna stvar na koju me ova ilustracija podsjeća ( a možda je i to bio pravi izvor nadahnuća) je jedna pjesma koju sam davno pročitala. Mislim da ju je napisao Pablo Neruda, ali nisam sigurna jer se ne mogu sjetiti njenoga naslova. Duga kosa je zanimljiva tema. U Tolkinovoj mitologiji, duga kosa vilinskih princeza ima čarobne moći, pa je možda i od tuda došla inspiracija. Tko bi znao?

The dress I illustrated is a midi dress with one sleeve. Asymmetrical sleeves are rather trendy right now. The top part of the dress is sheer. Or perhaps it is a sheer blouse and a skirt---who can tell? At any rate, this is a look more suitable for Spring and Summer. I still maintain it is not too early to think about that. The medium is watercolour on paper. Thank you for reading. Have a lovely day everyone!

Haljina koju sam naslikala je midi haljini s jednim rukavom. Asimetrični rukavi su sada poprilično u trendu. Gornji dio haljine je proziran. Ili je možda u pitanju prozirna bluza i suknja---tko zna? U svakom slučaju, ova je kombinacija prikladnija za proljeće ili ljeto. Još uvijek mislim da nije prerano da o tome razmišljamo. Medij su vodene boje na papiru. Hvala na čitanju. Ugodan dan svima želim!