S.S. SKETCH

AN ILLUSTRATOR DRAWING CONCLUSIONS
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WINTER 2011: ALEXANDRA M. FRANKENSTEIN

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INGOLSTADT, GERMANY   SORRY FOR THE DELAY READERS BUILDING A MONSTER TAKES SOME TIME. I HAVE BEEN TIED UP WITH PROJECTS AND PREPARING THE NEW S.S. SKETCH SITE.

SO HERES MY MUCH DELAYED POST FOR THIS BLOG AND ALL NEW POSTS WILL BE COMING AFTER THE REDESIGN.

WHEN I FIRST SAW THIS DRESS IN THE ALEXANDER MCQUEEN FALL SHOW LAST YEAR I KNEW IT WAS PERFECT FOR FRANKENSTEIN. AFTER DOING AN IMAGE SEARCH I NOTICED THAT THERE ARE A TON OF BRIDES OF FRANKENSTEIN BUT NEVER A FEMALE FRANKENSTEIN. SO THEREFORE I AM PRESENTING TO YOU HIS SISTER ALEXANDRA M. FRANKENSTEIN.

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KENDALL JENNER: LOVECAT MAGAZINE

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I WAS ASKED TO CONTRIBUTE TO A SHOOT FOR LOVECAT MAGAZINE’S ART ISSUE. LOVECAT MAGAZINE IS A MODEL FANZINE DEDICATED TO THE GIRLS WE IDOLIZE AND NEW ONES ON THE RISE. THE KENDAL JENNER STORY HAD ALREADY BEEN SHOT AND THE MAGAZINES FOUNDERS ASKED ME TO ADD SOME EMBELLISHMENTS KEEPING A LISA FRANK/MY LITTLE PONY DIRECTION IN MIND. HERE ARE THE RESULTS.

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SPRING 2011: THE PROENZA SCHOULER INCIDENT:STILL SHOT

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IN CASE SOME STILL HAD DOUBTS ABOUT THE FOOTAGE IN MY PREVIOUS POST I PAUSED THE ACTION TO LET YOU GET A CLOSER LOOK

SPRING 2011: THE PROENZA SCHOULER INCIDENT

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PALM SPRINGS, CA.. JUST THE OTHER DAY..I WITNESSED THIS FIRSTHAND BUT ITS STILL A MYSTERY TO ME. WAS IT THE LOOSE WIRES THAT DAY THAT CAUSED HER TO GROW? OR WAS IT THE MAGIC OF HER PROENZA SCHOULER SPRING 2011 LOOK THAT DREW ALL OF THE ELECTRICITY? I INCLUDED THE RUNWAY SNAPSHOT OF WHAT SHE WAS WEARING AT THE TIME IN CASE YOU DIDNT BELIEVE ME.

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LADY GAGA X VMAGAZINE VERSION 2

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THE SECOND AND MY PERSONAL FAVORITE OF MY TWO ENTRIES FOR THE LADY GAGA X VMAGAZINE DRAWN THIS WAY IS THIS DARKER VISION OF GAGA IN A LEATHER SUIT.

LET ME KNOW WHICH ONE YOU WOULD PICK!

LADY GAGA X VMAGAZINE

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I DECIDED TO ENTER TWO ILLUSTRATIONS TO V MAGAZINES “DRAWN THIS WAY” IN CELEBRATION OF LADY GAGA’S NEW JOB AS A FASHION EDITOR EACH MONTH.

MY FIRST VISION IS ABOVE. I FIRST DECIDED TO DRAW GAGA AS A POWERFUL EDITOR WITH THE CLASSIC RED GREASE PENCIL WEARING THIS AND NEXT SEASONS BIGGEST TREND PYTHON. EVERYONE WAS ASKED TO CONTRIBUTE A ILLUSTRATION OF GAGA STYLED AS A FASHION EDITOR ACCORDING TO THE RULES BELOW.

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DRAWN THIS WAY FINALISTS

MY H&M VIDEO WAS RELEASED! TAKE A LOOK AND LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!

COMING SOON!

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SOME OF THE NEW ILLUSTRATIONS ARE QUITE COMPLEX BUT THEY ARE ON THE WAY IN THE NEXT WEEK AND THE WEEKS FOLLOWING. I APPRECIATE ALL OF THE NEW FOLLOWERS AND CANT WAIT TO SHOW YOU ALL WHAT COMES OUT OF THE KITCHEN NEXT!

S.S. SKETCH

PRADA BANANAS/SEA OF SHOES:GLOBAL LOVE

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FOLLOWING THE ORIGINAL POSTING OF MY PRADA BANANAS PIECE ON THE SEA OF SHOES BLOG THE RESPONSE HAS BEEN GREAT. I HAVE HEARD SO MANY ENCOURAGING COMMENTS FROM SO MANY OF YOU. ADDITIONALLY THE PIECE HAS TRAVELLED TO MANY UNEXPECTED CORNERS OF THE GLOBE.

THE FIRST WAS SINGAPORE FASHION BLOGGER ALVIN A.K.A BAGAHOLICBOY. ITS THE ONLY BLOG IN SINGAPORE DEDICATED TO HANDBAGS. HE CONTACTED WITH ME INTERESTED IN USING PRADA BANANAS TO BEGIN A POST HE WAS DOING ON THE NEW PRADA ACCESSORIES.

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IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A LOOK AT HIS BLOG HERES THE LINK TO HIS POST

BAGAHOLICBOY

THEN I WAS FOUND AN ARTICLE ON ME BY A WRITER IN BRAZIL FOR THE SITE RADAR55.COM THE SCREENCAP I INCLUDED IS FOR THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF THE ARTICLE. NOTICE THEY MENTIONED THAT I AM A SHE INSTEAD OF A HE!! LOLOL

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FINALLY I WAS CONTACTED BY A FASHION WRITER IN CHILE FOR THE SITE VISTE LE CALLE. ITS A GREAT BLOG TO SEE A LOT OF THE NEW TRENDS IN THAT PART OF THE WORLD THEY WROTE A PRETTY IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW. THE WHOLE SITE IS IN SPANISH BUT I HAVE INCLUDED THE LINK FOR THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF THE ARTICLE BELOW DUE TO THE MAGIC OF GOOGLE TRANSLATE

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VISTELECALLE

AS FAR THE US THOSE ARTICLES WILL BE COMING OUT IN THE COMING WEEKS!..STAY TUNED!

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