this has to be one of my favorite illustrations Shua has ever done. she doesn't look like me, which makes it even better. fashion illustration shouldn't really be about an individual, but about a glamorous feeling. you get a whole story from the drawing -- there's so much movement and excitement, even though she is just sprawled out. there's a party girl attitude that comes across in the bareness of cut, the akimbo knees, the shine and slinkiness of fabric, the arms under her head. the facial expression is blissful. you don't get the feeling that she's crashing out at 5am, but just disco-napping and ready to spring to her toes for the next run-around. the high-contrast and unfinished lines contribute to the louche, young style. this is a look i'd want to buy.
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| daslu dress, gucci heels |
by contrast, this drawing is more technically faithful to my body proportion. there is something athletic in the limbs, and something businesslike in the posture. perhaps implying impatience or restlessness. the difference between the first drawing and the second is the depiction "average" female body and the "model" body, which is at least a head higher, with exaggerated length. it's an adorable drawing and i'm really happy to look like i do, but it isn't quite the look that moves merch.
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