Candice Swanepoel Victoria's Secret After Party!

A quick illustration whilst looking at the Victoria's Secret After Party last year. I have used pencil and water colours, and have changed the hair slightly as I wouldnt of been able to get the hairstyle right as little hair is shown in the picture. I also left the face out as I struggle enough as it is with faces, let alone trying to get it to look like a actual person and just a made up one.

Sex And The City inspired sketch!

This is another old sketch I have found in a draw that I did a few years ago, and you can definitely see the difference between water colour pencils and normal colour crayon pencils (which were used here). I took inspiration from watching Sex and the City and their big, elaborate high fashion outfits. 

Victoria's Secret 2011 Show.

This is my oldest sketch I did two years ago, whilst watching the 2011 Victoria's secret show Superhero segment with Kanye West performing Stronger. This is the first sketch I did which got me into drawing, and contouring the body using colour!! Apologises for the huge crease down the middle, I found it folded up in a draw!! 

Elie Saab and Zuhair Murad inspired designs.

These pieces are my final two pieces for my Fashion Illustration module. I love couture gowns and heavy detailed embellishments so I chose two of my favourite couture designers - Elie Saab and Zuhair Murad to base my pieces on as we had to pick garments from the Fashion Weeks to 'copy'. I chose these two as they are very detailed, there is a lot of movement in the fabric, and they both have hints of gold so originally I wasn't going to colour them and just keep it with ink, however I thought if I just slightly highlighted parts in a watered down gold it would tie them together very nicely.

Pencil/Pen sketch.

This isnt my usual way of sketching. However, I tried to push myself out of my, small, pretty, elegant, comfort zone and do a big, angular design. 

I didnt want to add colour in the end incase it ruined it as you cant get one block colour using watercolours and its like primary school felt tips how it gets darker in certain places. I wanted to focus on the detail of the face, figure, and movement of the fabric. I really enjoyed doing this so hopefully I'll end up doing more big sketches like this in the future.

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Pencil Sketch.

Taken from Glamours July 2012 edition.

 I didn't want to fill this in colour as I didn't want to take away the deatils of the drape in the fabric and her face. Nor did I want to end up adding too much colour and ruining it with big black eyes or clown lips.

I wanted to focus getting the angles of the bent arm right and the movement of the fabric. Also the face, which is a big weakness of mine when drawing!! I always will try and avoid it. 

I know its very faint, it didn't look it on the photo I took, so you might want to tilt your screen back ever so slightly.

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Pop Art Collection

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Pop Art Collection - 

I normally try and relate my collections back to bridal if possible as that is what pathway I am taking but as the theme this week was Pop Art it was quite impossible to put this into a bridal collection as no traditional bride would wear a Pop Art wedding dress, as it is heavily influenced by digital print.

A - This is a blue body suit with yellow digital print, and a yellow mesh gathered skirt.

B - A blue shift dress with a icon image of two hands and a ring.

C - White t-shirt dress with icon digital print words on and bright colours.

D - Paneled dress with very bright multi coloured clashing fabric, seperated by thick black lines.

E - Crop top and matching shorts in clashing colours with opposite coloured hems and digital print words.

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'Summer luvin' and 'Little bitty pretty one' by Hayden Williams.

I have loved doing Hayden Williams drawings. He is my main inspiration. He has such good imagination on hair, poses, colours and the actual garments! I love them!

'Street Style' by Sophie Elizabeth

This is my own design. I have used the fabrics, colours and garments from people I have seen around London to create one outfit. The top is a loose chiffon v - neck, with pleats and hawiiaan colours (blue, yellow and green). Which is tucked into a mustard PVC pencil skirt. With blue nails and shoes.

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Couture Bridal inspired by Roses!

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This collection had to be based on Couture Roses this week. As I want to specify as much i can into bridal, I thought this theme would be perfect to do it.

I used the Roses for embellishment, embroidery, detailing, draping and the colour. I tried to step out of my comfort zones (just designing dresses I like) and these photos are the 6/20 of the ones I found the most different. 

A - This dress was inspired by 1950's. Its a short lilac dress with lots of tulle. It has fabric roses embroidered on the bodice, a satin waistband and cascading roses into the skirt.

B - Off the shoulder dress, with a fitted bodice and a rose detailing on the left corner with gathers of the skirt falling away from it.

C - This is my favourite. A vintage feel to it. A boho chic inspired dress. Very thin straps with a slightly gathered skirt with fabric roses all around the hem. Completely backless. 

D - This is a very prom dress inspired one. Very short pink dress, with a big tulle skirt. It has fabric roses on the bodice.

E - Another boho/garden wedding inspired one. Loose cami top to it, with thin straps. A fitted skirt going into a slight fishtail, and forest coloured (blue, green, pink, yellow, purple, orange) roses around each joining.

F - A high/low pink dress, with very exaggerated hem line. Fabric roses cover the inside of the skirt.

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Floral Fantasy by Sophie Hudson

This is my own design. Inspired by the glamour of Ibiza's beach/club/pool party's, where wearing heels, full makeup and heavy jewellery is acceptable in the blazing sun.

This is a key hole blue swimming costume with halter neck, covered up by a mesh kaftan with tiny floral print held together by a gold belt. Matching gold cuffs, and blue and gold heels.

"A woman of many colours" By Sophie Elizabeth

This is my own design. A very summery dress. A cream, deep V - neck bodice with heavily pleated stripy skirt with concealed pockets!