A Few Things

First and foremost, I'd like to apologize for not posting in a while! The whole moving process, starting college, and working at an internship has been incredibly hectic, and I haven't had the time to do really anything! But it is still my fault, so I thought I'd share a simple list today of things that I have been enjoying these past couple of weeks that I have been MIA.

Few Things

DrawAdrianDraw on Instagram

I love this particular artists' style on how he creates this sort of realistic cartoon of fashion icons, legendary artists, and famous celebrities. The texture of the artwork is so adorable and his characters always look so detail oriented, while still remaining very simple looking. I first found his work when one of the real housewives regrammed a drawing he did of her. I especially love when there is a beautiful background in the drawing. His form of fashion oriented artwork is almost like a modern version of 20s American illustrator J.C. Leyendecker, who focused a lot of his art on the details in the fashion of that time.

Jeremy Scott Spring/Summer 2016 Ready to Wear @ NYFW

Real Housewife Yolanda Foster's prized, current model "It Girl" of the summer, Gigi Hadid opened the 60s inspired show that featured lots of bright colors and shiny textures. The show is very Stepford Wives mixed with sexy, intense Moschino looking pieces, which makes sense since Scott is the creative director for the vibrant brand. 

I have to say that Hadid definitely had my favorite looks of the collection. Her makeup and hair seemed as if she came right out of a 60s cartoon book. Here are some of my other favorite looks from the show:

If you want to see the rest of the show, you can click here to visit the Vogue page for it!

Barbie

Representation of POC in fashion dolls has always been minimal, if not nonexistant. For the entirety of it's existence, Mattel (the brand behind the creation of Barbie), has lacked a diversity in it's dolls that is only now getting completely addressed by the company. Popular singer/actress/spokesperson for black culture, Zendaya, has become immortalized as a Barbie in her 2015 Oscars look, that was the topic of interest in the media when E! News reporter Giuliana Rancic criticized the look by defining it with a racist stereotype.

The doll features the locks that Zendaya wore to the event, which she mentioned were inspired by Lisa Bonet from The Cosby Show. 

This isn't the only important thing that Barbie has done to try and become more diverse in it's dolls. They've created a brand new line of dolls, celebrating the different women of the world. Although it's a long time coming for children to have dolls of their skin tone, it is definitely a progressive step for the company.

xx

Liz