the colours

I finally had a few hours off work to do some creative thinking this morning. Herewith, my colour palette for my new menswear range, Prodigy, launching february 2012. 

Bear in mind that the logo I've used here is not my official logo, I'm still waiting on my graphic designer for the final product. Also thanks to Gary Steer Photography (www.garysteer.com) for this beautiful image.

Jess

the first step

How do you start a clothing label? Don't ask me, I have no idea. My personal first step was putting together some mood/concept boards. Herewith, some mood boards for your visual pleasure. Let me know what you think. Anyone get the mood?

Jess

in black and white

A little sketch I did a while back. The challenge was to use one colour only. What do you think?

Jess

Adjusting to a new time zone

So, I just got home from Australia! What a wonderfully fashionable adventure that was. I love their style.

This is an illustration I just completed to accompany my winter style guide for Girlz Mag. Something pretty standard but I'm loving the colour palette and the bit of extra detail was fun to do.

 Comment if you like it

Jess

another beauty one

This time inspired by a backstage shot at the Marc Jacobs SS 10/11 show. She has a really odball clown-like look about her. And I'm loving the frizz ball pigtails.

Jessica

a little bit of whimsy...

Inspired by nothing in particular. This one is from a few days ago, because today I find myself somewhat unable to draw. Don't you hate those days?

Jessica

a beauty trend

I've been wanting to try my hand at illustrating beauty trends for a while. It's a bit of a challenge for me because i've been trying to find that drawing style that's somewhere between looking "illustrated" and looking naturalistic, which i think is a style that works wonderfully for beauty trend illustration. I was very inspired by the make-up on the Derek Lam S/S 2011 girls. Pink eyes are just so cute you could eat them up. Tell me what you think of this one, it's something different for me.

Jessica

a pretty little something

...inspired by a gorgeous  piece I spotted on Topshop.co.uk. Oh how i love a good dose of Topshop. And a good dose of pink. I hope you like!

Jessica

an homage to the stripe

So as fashion would have it the stripe is back for yet another summer. I'm loving the candy-floss feel that seems to have knocked breton off the boat. Here's an illustration inspired by the Marc by Marc Jacobs Spring/Summer 2011 range.

Jessica

Welcome

...to Paper Wardrobe. This blog is dedicated to my love of all things fashion and illustration. Here is a recent illustration. I was feeling graphical.

Jessica