Etsy

Added some new illustrations to my Etsy shop. Please check it out!
http://www.etsy.com/shop/CharissaG

Vionnet Resort

The cold weather outside makes me dream of warmer climates, travel, colours and blooming nature.

Visits to India, Africa and Japan informed Vionnet’s 2012 resort collection. Color-blocked tunics and dresses in vivid combinations like purple and gold, and orange and white, were reminiscent of 1960s Courrèges as well as of origami and effortless draping. Beautiful!

I am back

Hiya everyone!
I am back from my holidays in The Philippines. Need to unpack, do laundry and all such things but I hope to get back to the drawingtable this weekend. So much inspiration and ideas...so hope to post something again soon. Apologies for the lack of updates on this blog. But I am BACK!
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Love,
ChaCha

Absence

will be back soon...hope you are all well!
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Happy 2012

Merry Christmas and a happy 2012

Maison Michel

One of the most famous French couture millinery brands Maison Michel  is renowned in fashion circles for its handcrafted approach to hat design and production. Founded in 1936 and now owned by Chanel, this beloved French label continues to offer the finest headwear and accessories to women the world over.

Maison Michel has enlisted Russian model Sasha Pivovarova to star in the Fall Winter 2011 lookbook. The accessories house is now operated by Chanel in Paris that is why we find behind the lens Karl Lagerfeld.

Dear Santa

Please stop the rain and let it snow this Christmas...

Looking for a Christmaspresent?

Looking for a Xmas present for a Fashionista?
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Christmas

Slowly getting in the Christmas spirit.

Bought a Poinsettia and decorated the tree and house. 

This inspired me to do this illustration. Hope you like it. 

Evan Rachel Wood roars the 20's in Gucci

Actrice Evan Rachel Wood looks stunning in this chic flapper-inspired Gucci dress with matching 20's hairstyle.

I love the 20's influences in fashion. With its 2012 Spring/Summer Collection, Gucci unveiled a line that’s a throwback to the roaring 20s with a little modern rock-chic and vintage glamour mixed in. Gucci Creative Director, Frida Giannini, was inspired by the opulence and glamour of the “era of hedonism”. And with all that glittering gold, beading and tassels, the line is pure indulgent luxury.

I recentely watched the remake of Mildred Pierce and Evan Rachel Wood is great in it as the grown-up Veda Pierce.  Wood’s Veda blossoms from a precious brat into a full-blown monster, a sly seductress whose ambition and cunning are bottomless. It’s a high-wire performance, pressing up against the boundaries of Greek tragedy and campy excess, but Wood reins it in just enough to retain a sense of Veda’s twisted humanity.Excellent!

Evan Rachel Wood got her action on in this Frank Miller-directed short for Gucci.
http://youtu.be/7K2GAoBTuc4

Enjoy!

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( I am starting to watermark my work as some people have been using my work without my persmission)

Christmas 2012

Working on this year's Christmascards.

Chloe Sevigny

Don't you just love Chloe Sevigny? I do!

She is an American film actress, fashion designer and former model. Sevigny gained reputation for her eclectic fashion sense and developed a broad career in the fashion industry. She now designs for Opening Ceremony.

 

The sketch