dress | Katrina Conquista

Photoshoot with Lucyna Gmaj

I wanted this one in a separate post as it’s quite different from the others 🙂

Model and styling (including making the dress): Lucyna Gmaj

Photography: me

July 26, 2012 | Categories: Art, Fashion, Photoshoots | Tags: Art, corset, costume, dress, Fashion, fashion photography, gown, Katrina Conquista, model, photography, photoshoot, styling, summer | Leave a comment

Photoshoot with Lucyna Gmaj

This time, monochromatic.

Model and styling (including making the dress): Lucyna Gmaj

Photography: me

July 18, 2012 | Categories: Art, Fashion, Photoshoots | Tags: Art, corset, dress, Fashion, fashion photography, girl, gown, green, jane eyre, Katrina Conquista, model, photography, photoshoot, styling, victorian | Leave a comment

Photoshoot with Lucyna Gmaj

Yet another photoshoot with my friend Lucyna. The brilliant dress is of her design. I simply love that fabric. (She reminds me of Jane Eyre in these photos 😉 )

Behold.

July 14, 2012 | Categories: Art, Fashion, Photoshoots | Tags: Art, corset, dress, Fashion, fashion photography, girl, green, jane eyre, Katrina Conquista, model, photography, photoshoot, styling, victorian | Leave a comment

Lush Christmas products illustration

Illustration for Amelia’s Magazine, featured here:

http://www.ameliasmagazine.com/earth/lush-christmas-gifts-2011-product-review/2011/12/08/

Inspired by three new Christmas products from LUSH – https://www.lush.co.uk/

Golden Wonder

Gingerbread House

Buche de Noel

Details of the illustration:

This was such a fun assignment and I am really happy with the outcome! 🙂

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

December 8, 2011 | Categories: Art, Fashion | Tags: Art, cardboard, christmas, corset, dress, Fashion, fashion illustration, illustration, lingerie, yellow | 2 Comments

Midnight Picnic

Nothing like some McDonalds in the middle of the night… Very elegant

October 21, 2011 | Categories: Art, Bizzare, Fashion | Tags: Art, costume, dress, fashion illustration, food, french fries, gown, hat, illustration, Katrina Conquista, McDonald, picnic, pink, violet | 1 Comment

Victorian yellow

Just trying to get back to the drawing routine. My impression of a part of a painting by Tissot.

August 13, 2011 | Categories: Art, Fashion | Tags: Art, corset, dress, Fashion, fashion illustration, girl, gown, illustration, Katrina Conquista, retro, sketch, tissot, victorian, yellow | 2 Comments

Maldoror – FWP

Illustration of a beautiful red dress by Maldoror Low Couture from his show “The Accuser” at Fashion Week Poland 🙂

The dress:

And my illustration:

I’ll put it on my etsy soon 🙂

May 12, 2011 | Categories: Art, Bizzare, Fashion | Tags: Art, cardboard, doll, dress, Fashion, fashion illustration, glitter, illustration, Katrina Conquista, maldoror low couture, model, painting, red | 4 Comments

The bag of a modern lady – Vivienne Westwood – 1876/2010

To be honest I’m a bit meh about it… Everything is a good experiment and even if it doesn’t turn out as you would like, it’s worth trying, but I think it’s too static… and the face is not very ‘me’. I’m quite happy with the dress though. Especially it’s back 🙂

May 9, 2011 | Categories: Art, Fashion | Tags: bag, dress, Fashion, fashion illustration, green, pink, rococo, victorian, vivienne westwood, watercolor | Leave a comment

Picnic time!! :D

Picinc with my friend Berniak in the Forbury park, Reading :))) Strawberries and cream from my brand new, beautiful picnic basket ❤

(more…)

May 1, 2011 | Categories: Art, Fashion, Life | Tags: Art, dress, Fashion, girl, illustration, Katrina Conquista, life, picnic, retro, styling | Leave a comment

Mesely attempt at Photoshop!

Ha ha, I know I need to get some digital skills, but I just can’t get round to it… All of a sudden though, I tried a bit, and this came out 😉

April 27, 2011 | Categories: Art, Fashion | Tags: Art, bag, dress, Fashion, fashion illustration, pink, victorian | Leave a comment

The bag of a modern lady – Vivienne Westwood – 1876/2010

Victorian lady with a twist. The last sketch I did got terribly spoiled in painting, so I can’t bring myself to start coloring this one 😉 But then again, failure is all a part of the process, so we’ll see soon.

April 26, 2011 | Categories: Art, Fashion | Tags: Art, bag, corset, corsetry, dress, Fashion, fashion illustration, girl, gown, illustration, Katrina Conquista, victorian, vivienne westwood | Leave a comment

The Cult of Beauty at the V&A

I visited the exhibition in the Victoria and Albert today and really loved it. The only complaint I woudl have is that it’s too small hehe. I could go through a few more rooms like that and spend the whole day there 😉

I was especially happy to see a few Tissot paintings 🙂 This one in particular:

I also did a bit of sketching 🙂 I feel very inspired after all of it. I’m even thinking of experimenting with new techniques again.

April 18, 2011 | Categories: Art, Fashion, Life | Tags: Art, chair, dress, exhibition, Fashion, fashion illustration, girl, illustration, Katrina Conquista, life, tissot, v&a, victorian | Leave a comment

The Crimson Petal and the White

I was watching the new BBC2 costume drama – The Crimson Petal and the White, starring Romola Garai. There is something really interesting about her features and I loved her in other movies. I think I first saw her in Daniel Deronda. I’m definitely hooked on the show from the first episode.

I like how it’s filmed. Quite unusal for a costume drama, especially some effects with light/darkness and colour tints.

And then the set and costumes are brilliant. I love Sugars sense of style, dark and quite reserved.

Oh and the hairdos are amazing! I have serious curl-envy right now 😉

April 7, 2011 | Categories: Fashion | Tags: bbc2, costume, costume drama, crimson petal and the white, dress, Fashion, romola garai, victorian | 2 Comments