Miu Miu illustrated.

Model Olga Maliuk wearing Miu Miu f/w12 in an Elle Photoshoot. 

I have always had a thing for the 40's decade. 

I don't know why. There's something romantic and mysterious 

about them. And elegant. People back then dressed to the nines all the time.

Hats, gloves, furs, diamonds, tailored suits, perfectly applied lipstick all the time. 

People just don't dress that way anymore! 

This Miu Miu collection has been one of my favorite collections ever. 

Only Miucca could give such a refreshing twist to this decade without 

losing the elegant charge by adding glittered details and over-sizing the coin-purses-like clutches. 

The glitter was genius (I'm still lusting after the glitter sunnies)...

and what better excuse to experiment with it in my illustrations. 

I've been watching for some time the work of Katie Rodgers 

from Paper Fashion. And she has truly become one of my favorite illustrators 

and a huge inspiration for me. I love the way she incorporates glitter in her artwork, 

so I decided to give glitter a chance. And I really liked the touch it gives!

What do you think? Yay or nay for the glitter? 

Black + Orange: fashionable or halloween over-enthusiast?

My torrid romance with orange began a few months ago. In that moment I saw that Jil Sander white top +floor-sweeping-orange-skirt I knew it was love at first sight. sigh...

Soon orange was everywhere, on the runway, on magazines, on blogs, on the streets... and as before I knew it, it was slowly infiltrating my own wardrobe. A satin blouse here, and mini skirt there, a bright, bright orange summer scarf (is there such a thing as a summer scarf?), a poppy orange nail polish...

Then the F/W collections came... and orange was still all around, but now instead of the pretty pink and kermit green, it was surrounded with a gorgeous set of jewel tones. I knew it'd be a long-lasting affair.

But still, there is one little problem. As much as I like orange, I can't come to wear it with black. I like orange and black together. I see someone wearing such combination down the street and I like it! But every single time I've tried pairing an orange + black ensemble one thought comes to mind and I can't seem to shake it off: HALLOWEEN! 

How to manage wearing black and orange without looking live a halloween over-enthusiast, like one of those old ladies who decorate their homes with Halloween motifs two months in advanced? 

After all, orange and black are to Halloween what red and green are to Christmas, aren't they?

Is it just silly old me with this Halloween ideas? 

As the stubborn person I am I have decided to finally wear black + orange 

and forget about the Halloween nonsense. 

We'll se how it goes.

Does anyone like wearing orange and black together? If so, how do you wear them together?

Do tell!

Love, em. 

Back To School

After a not-so-sabatical year off school, I'm officially back in classes. 

New school, new city, new career, new flat...even new me perhaps? Just kidding. 

I've been extremely busy with my new classes, the whole moving thing, unpacking, wa wa wa... but there's a lot to come...

Coming up soon: Summer Illustrations, How to wear black and orange without looking like a halloween fanatic, Le Sketcherie's guide to Paris, and Le Sketcherie's take on Parisian women.  And more about my experiences in this new city. 

Stay tuned!

xx, em.