a little place to call my own (art and fashion blog)

Today I'll show you two fashion illustrations that were inspired by outfits worn by Anya from fashion blog Reckless diary.   You can see and read the original post that inspired these illustrations here  here . Let's start with the first illustration. I drew it with no name pencils (I have to remember to buy some art supplies asap) on a recycled cereal packaging. I didn't have any brown cardboard paper at home so I just used the cardboard from the packaging because I like to recycle. Scroll down to see the making of collage. I know you like to see drawing process so I always prepare these little collages for you. So, that would be the first outfit I illustrated. I wanted to use a brown cardboard paper to bring out the white of the t-shirt (possibly because I found a while colouring pencil and wanted to put it in use). This is a very cute styling that has some of my favourite colours: red, white and blue. I've been illustrating blazers a lot lately. Anyhow, the illustrat...

Hello dear readers or fellow bloggers. You know, just the other day fellow blogger Pablo asked me whether I had seen the latest Valentino's collection. The funny thing is that I was actually thinking about illustrating some of recent Valentino designs at the time and I finally found the time. Pierpaolo Piccioli has been doing great as a creative director of Valentino and I simply love the direction he's been heading in for the last few years. Today I'll show you some of my new fashion illustrations and sketches inspired by what the brand Valentino showed us on runaways, more precisely their Spring and Summer 2020 collection. I also illustrated some of the looks from their 2019 Spring and Summer collection. You can see them here and here .  If I manage to find the time for it, I might make more Valentino themed illustrations. Scroll down to see more and leave me a comment.  COLOURED PENCILS ON MIXED MEDIA PAPER- ILLUSTRATING A SHORT GREEN DRESS Bellow you can see two fashion...

Hello dear readers and welcome to another post that is all about sustainable fashion. Today I'll show you ten ways to style a blue pleated skirt. If you have a pleated skirt in your closet, you might find some of these outfit ideas useful. Besides, I love showing you multiple ways to style one item. I genuinely enjoy shopping my closet and I think it's the perfect way to be environmentally conscious.  You might remember that this blue skirt was gifted to me by my sister-in-law sometime around NYE. She had it for a long time and it didn't fit her anymore, so she gave it to me. This skirt feels vintage to me (based on the material, the cut and the general vibe) but so far I wasn't able to verify it. The label says Bella and 'Made in Denmark'. So, I'm not sure if this blue skirt is vintage, but it is definitely old. Scroll down to see multiple outfit ideas featuring this cute pleated garment.  1. WITH A BLUE REDBUBBLE PRINTED TEE , A STRIPED HAT , A STRAW BAG A...

Hello blog visitors. Today I'll share with you two summer outfits as well as a book review. The book I'll be reviewing is today A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf.  This one century old non fiction book comprising of essays written by Virginia Woolf is still relevant. One of its main themes of the book is the position of women in society. You can read the book for free on Project Gutenberg  (that's how I read it). I gave this book four stars on goodreads. It is a lovely book and I do recommend it. For a longer review, scroll down. If you're not a book person, just skip it.  OFF SHOULDER TUNICS TUCKED IN / VINTAGE SKIRT / STAW HAT / BOROMIRA SANDALS VIRGINIA WOOLF, A ROOM OF ONE'S OWN 4/5  AS AN ESSAYIST SHE PROVES TO BE VERY COMPETENT  Let's start with this book review. Let me just exclaim: 'What a wonderful essayist Virginia Woolf is!' I don't think I have enjoyed a book of essays in English this much since I've read George Orwell's...

Hello there and welcome to another Fashion Illustration Friday feature! Today I'll share with you some new fashion sketches. I made these ballpoint pen sketches while I was enjoying a ferry ride from island Hvar to Split city. I decided to try to turn them into digital illustrations. Scroll down to see more. HR Zdravo svima. Vrijeme je za još jednu objavu u seriji petak modne ilustracije. Danas ću sa vama podijeliti neke nove modne skice. Ove skice sam nacrtala s običnom kemijskom olovkom dok sam se vozila trajektom sa otoka Hvara u grad Split. Odlučila sam ih pokušati pretvoriti u digitalne ilustracije. Pogledajte ostatak objave kako biste vidjeli kako je moja namjera provedena u djelo.  IT Benvenuti a un altro post dedicato alla illustrazione di moda! Oggi condividerò con voi alcune nuove illustrazione di moda. Ho realizzato questi schizzi con penna mentre un viaggio in traghetto dall'isola di Hvar alla città di Spalato. Ho deciso di provare a trasformare queste illustrazion...