Rumi & BryanBoy At Chris Benz

Morning!
I'm just getting rolling on the work for the day, but i thought i would throw a quick post up for you all. I was meaning to post this picture of my friends Rumi Neely of Fashiontoast & Bryanboy of Bryanboy.com, but i keep forgetting, so finally here it is. I really like how it turned out. The mood, their expressions and the colors of the picture all work together quiet well, i think. What do you think? Hope you like it. :)

For High Res Version of this picture go to my Image Diary. ;)

Melodie Monrose - Top Newcomers Series

Morning!
So.. I realized today that i got side tracked and i haven't finished posting all of the portraits i painted for Models.com's Top Newcomers Spring 2011. Sorry for that! So picking up with the Posting, today's model is Melodie Monrose. As i've mentioned in previous posts before i draw anyone, i really like to get a sense of who they are, so i will try to find interviews or videos and i will look through tons of pictures, because i think all the knowledge and feeling for the person comes out subconsciously in the portrait. When i was researching Melodie, all the comments and articles i read commented about her being such a pleasant soft spoken girl. When i looked up pictures of her, she had a gorgeous elegance, and one of the most beautifully natural smiles i've seen. Which made me especially excited about painting her portrait. I really like how it turned out. It is one of my favorites in the series. What do you think?

Also, how was your weekend? Mine was really good. My brother and i spend some time working on writing our book. The story is coming along. I'm shooting for a year & a half from now to have the book written... hopefully, we can finish it by then... ;)


P.s. Just wanted to say thank you to IMG Models for there kind words on there blog

Christian Dior Haute Couture Spring 2011 - Version 2.0

Good Morning Friends!
Sorry for the 5-6 day absence. I decided since I passed up my 600th blog post a few weeks ago, that I should give Igor+André a facelift. So that's what I've been doing over the last few weeks, and yikes, it was a learning experience. I didn't know much about web design/coding in blogspot format so I had a crash course in it. So what do you think of the new look? I really like how it turned out. I'm not sure about you, but looking through the site and the different categories is like rediscovering the content. For some reason I feel like the scroll through experience is light years better now. But I would love to hear your thoughts :)

I thought I would post the original Color version of my Christian Dior Haute Couture Spring 2011 painting. I posted a Black & White Version of the picture a few weeks ago, but i really like the color version too, so voila! Here it is. ;) I hope you like it, and hope you're having an amazing day!

The Incredible Shoes of Chris Benz

Morning!
Well, it is T-minus 5 days till David and I leave for New York for Fashion Week,
and we still have a lot to do before then.
Oh well, i guess that is the way it always is.
It really doesn't even start to sink in that we are leaving till the last few days at home.
I have to say, I'm starting to get quite excited for the trip.
Just thinking about the prospects of seeing my New York friends, and also my friends from all the world in snow city scape brings a smile to my face.

The Pictures today are from the all amazing Chris Benz Spring 2011 Collection.
He always out does himself, and this season was no exception.
I think the biggest surprise for me was the incredible shoes he designed.
They complemented the garments perfectly and some of the shoes even matched the garments. (See blue shoes above)
I thought it only right if the shoes got a post all unto themselves.
I hope you like the pictures.
If you want to see High Res detailed pictures of the shoes, go to my Image Diary. ;)

Temperley London Spring 2011

Hey Friends!
How are you doing today?
I'm feeling a little under the weather today.
Not sure if I'm coming down with something or just really tired... oh well ;)
The Pictures today are from Temperley London Spring 2011 Presentation.
This was a super interesting presentation.
David and i actually got invited by our friend Mr. John Jannuzzi (Textbook/To My Wife) a few hours before the presentation,
so my brother and i ended up going, and were really happy we did.
The Collection and Presentation was really interesting.
I enjoyed it a lot.
I like how the pictures turned out.
What do you think? :)

For Hi res go to my Image Diary

Backstage Odd Molly Spring 2011

Morning!
How are you all doing today?
The picture today is from Backstage at Odd Molly's Spring 2011 collection.
I have tons of really fun pictures from this show, i can't wait to post.
I really like how this picture turned out in particular.
I actually wasn't suppose to be standing where i was when i took it,
but i didn't know till someone kindly informed me i was suppose to stand back there. haah
Too bad cause my favorite pictures were taken up there.
I hope you like it and hope you're doing great! :)

For high res go to my Image Diary

Christian Dior Haute Couture Spring 2011

Well I'm not sure if you all have been following the Couture shows going on right now,
But a few days ago i was looking through the pictures of the amazing Christian Dior Haute Couture show,
and there was this one specific garment that I had to paint the second i saw it.
I really like how the painting turned out.
It's one of my biggest dreams to be invited to a couture show and getting to paint the collection!
That would be so insane... but until then i made this ; )
What do you think? Inhope you like it!

Clean Lines and Interesting Fabrics

I thought i would throw another photo from Chris Benz collection in there today.
This one is one of my favorite pictures from the presentation.
I love the contrast between the soft look of the model and gain and grit of the photo.
Also i love the details of this garment, the fabric and cut is beautiful.
Does anyone know the name of this model?

New York - New York

Fashion Week? Already?
I seriously can't believe Fashion Week is right around the corner...
My brother and i just came to grips with that fact last night.
So i guess it's time to start planning huh? haha
New York is seriously such a fun and exciting place, its almost Too fun and Too exciting!
haha It takes us like two months to recover from that week,
Not sure how Bryanboy does it?
He is incredible, he goes non-stop, it's truly amazing~
The Photos today are from last Fashion Week,
from Chris Benz's amazing show. There where such incredible patterns & colors at the show.
I'm real excited to see this year's collection.
He is always one of the highlights of the trip :)
Hope you're doing great!


For High res go to my image diary ;)

Caroline Brasch Nielsen in Rag and Bone

Morning, morning my friends! How are you doing today?
I'm pretty excited because my friend Carolina Engman(Fashionsquad) is flying into California today!
So hopefully my brother & i will get to see her in the next few days. :)
The Picture today is from the Rag & Bone Spring 2011 Show,
and stars Elite models' girl Caroline Brasch Nielsen.
I think my favorite part of this picture is Caroline's expression.
I also like the greenish tone in the picture.
I still haven't been able to place what it reminds me of but it reminds me of something...
Hm... Well i hope you're doing great today!
Hope you like the picture :)

Grace Hollows Backstage at Andy & Debb

Morning!
How's it going so far?
Thought i would post this picture i took this last season backstage at Andy & Debb's Spring 2011 Presentation.
The Photo is the lovely New Zealand model, Grace Hollows.
Grace had a really lovely presence at all the shows i saw her at.
She has great experssions.
If you don't remember, i painted her a few months ago from the picture i took at Rachel Antonoff Spring 2011 Presentation.
I really love the perspective of this picture.
I'm looking forward to painting it in the near future! :)
Hope you're having a great day!




Click Here to see High Res version on my Image Diary.

Happy 2011! ;)

Happy New Year!
How's 2011 going for you all?
My brother and i had a good, but exhausting one!
We drove for 10 hours to Northern California on New Years Eve,
and then left to drive back home at noon the next day!
But it was more than worth it, because we got to see our best friend Mr. Benje Williams.
Benje has been one of my best friends since 3rd grade and has been living in Africa for the last couple of years,
and now he is working in Pakistan, so it is rare for us to get to see him in person, so we will basically drive anywhere to see him. hahahaa How about you? What did you do for New Years?
Well the Photo today is one i took at Chris Benz Spring 2011 Presentation.
This was one of my favorite shows i went to....
But then again, Chris' shows are always my favorites.
He has such a great and fun design style,
and between him and Kerry from Lancome, it is one of the most relaxed enjoyable shows ;)
I love how the light fell on this picture and how the blues pop.
I really like the vibe of the girl's pose too.
I hope you like it :)

For high res Click Here

The Arrangements of Andy & Debb spring 2011

Happy Belated Christmas!
Sorry for lack of posts! i think my mind goes into vacation mode this time of year.
Did you all have a good holiday?
This year was one of the best Christmas' ever!
My mom surprised all of us with a gift that was the best ever!
She secretly found a company that could convert old tapes to DVD,
so she got all our home movies from when i was born up to when i was 5 years old on DVD!
You don't know how much fun it was sitting with my family watching those videos.
I really hadn't seen the videos before, it brought back so many memories...
So watch out! i think I'm going to make some short films & incorporate the old footage into them ;)


So the Photo today is from Andy & Debb Spring 2011.

This was the first full show that my brother David and I both had cameras to take pictures at.
We bought his camera a day earlier so, needless to say, we have a lot of pictures here!
There were alot of elements I loved about this show.
The color and the garment structure, but also I loved the arrangement of the models at the presentation.
I had a lot of fun walking around and playing around with the composition.
I especially love Ksenia Malanova's expression (the girl on the left hand side)
Oh and for Higher Res Click Here to go to my Image Diary


P.S. Also, I have been having trouble keeping up on Formspring, emails, etc. so what i thought could help is if my brother (who helps me alot) & i did a video question and answer. So if you want to post on the comment part below questions for me or my brother or even both of us and we will try to make a video for you all :)

Remembering Rachel

Hey Friends, how was your weekend?
Mine was great! My Family and i went Stand up paddle boarding today,
and it was pretty fun.
Also i finally finished Editing the video i shot at Rachel Antonoff's Spring 2011 Presentation!
I'm really happy on how the video turned out.
My goal was to create a video that captured the mood i felt at the presentation
(which is pretty much the mood i feel 85.3% of the time... hah)
the song in the video is from a group called "Slowblow".
And this song has been one of my favorites for a while so i was so happy that it was a perfect fit for this video!
Let me know what you think!
I hope you like it! :)

Daphne Groeneveld - Top Newcomers Spring 2011

Good morning!
How are yawl doing on this fine day!?
I'm off painting already this morning,
but i thought i would post this portrait from my series for Models.com - Top Newcomers Spring 2011.
The Painting is of Daphne Groeneveld.
I wasn't familiar with Daphne before this series,
and i have to say, she was one of my favorites to paint.
She is really interesting looking and has such distinct features...
Which is the perfect formula for me for painting.
i really hope you like it!
and i hope you're having a wonderful day! :)

Arizona Muse - Top Newcomers Spring 2011

Well hello, my friends!
How was your weekend? Mine was amazing.
It was like the first weekend where I wasn't working through it in like 12 weeks!
yep yep... so the Top Model Newcomer of the day is Arizona Muse!
She was really fun to paint.
She has a real wholesome familiar look to her. She actually reminds me a lot of a childhood friend of mine,
which I think made it easy to paint her.

So when i was tasked with painting each of the Top Newcomers of Spring 2011 for models.com,
I went on a searching spree for references of Arizona.
For some reason, this one runway photo of her really stood out to me.
I think my favorite thing about this picture of her
is the confidence/determined expression on her face.
I used a mixture of pen, pencil, ink, & acrylic on this one. and pretty much the entire series.
What do you think of how it turned out?
I really hope you like it :)

Rachel Antonoff Spring 2011 - Full Frontal Fashion

Well, Well, my friends, how was your weekend?
Mine was pretty good ended up working a little through the weekend....
My brother and I worked on writing a story book...
I'm really excited about it...
Like so excited that I can barely concentrate on anything other than the story,
I can't wait for yawl to read it.
But any ways the painting today is one i did for Sundance Channel's Full Frontal Fashion.
It's of Amanda Jules from a photo I took at Rachel Antonoff Spring 2011, which is one of my favorite collections of this last season.
I really like how the painting came out.
The fabric print was a lot of work, but like how it turned out.
I really hope you like it :)

p.s. sorry if there are typo's i'm really tired typing this right now ;)

P.s.s. My bro set up this Facebook page. So Igor + André is now on Facebook if you want to "Like" us! Haha Just Click Here!

Marc Jacobs Spring 2011 Collection

Hey Hey Hey!
How was your day?
Today's Full Frontal Fashion Painting is of Marc Jacobs Spring 2011 Collection.
I have to say, the hats from this collection were really fun to paint.
I really like how this painting turned out cause it feels very Spring to me.
:)

Oh also i've been working at night writing my first storybook & my first music album....
I can't wait for yawl to read and hear it! :)

Andy + Debb Spring 2011

Good Morning!
Well my painting today is the second one i did for Sundance Channel's Full frontal Fashion,
and it's from Andy & Debb Spring 2011 from NYFW.
This was a Show I was Fortunate enough to get to take pictures back stage and during the show (which i will post soon i promise :)
And the Lovely Girl wearing the dress is a girl named Rashelle Osbourne of Trump Models.
She really stood out to me at the show,
and seemed really nice and had a great smile.
All and all i really loved the collection the cuts were great and the color pallet of the show was perfect.
It was up there as one of the best shows I attended this last Fashion Week.
Welp, off to paint some more!
I hope you like the painting :)

P.S. Sorry for lack of comments back and posts lately I've been buried with work, but I'm hoping to slowing things down so I can have more time to respond back and all. Just wanted to let yawl know i Read everything and i really appreciate all your kind words :)

Anna Sui Spring 2011 - Full Frontal Fashion

Well friends, how was your weekend?
Mine was great. I've been loving the weather in Southern California lately! It's been amazing.
Sooooooo the painting today is my first of 5 painting I did for Sundance Channel's Full Frontal Fashion.
Each Season I get to pick my top 5 favorite Collections from New York Fashion Week to paint for them.
The Painting today is From Anna Sui Spring 2011 Collection.
This is the painting that i was tweeting about non stop a few weeks ago and saying how it was taking way too long!
Haha it took what seemed like forever, but I really really like how it turned out.
It has the exact vibe i was shooting for.
Well, I really hope you like it,
and I hope your having a great night. :)