Fashionsnag

So one of my new favorite blogs is Fashionsnag. If you’re not familiar with this blog, the publisher, Jacqueline, models a fabulous designer outfit from her own closet for almost near-daily posts. She’s actually a student by day and one gets the impression her boyfriend is the photographer. But, before, you dismiss her her as just another blogging fashion enthusiast with more Birkins than brains, it’s worth noting that Jacqueline is a risk taker when it comes to style and never a trend follower. Outfit choices tend to include lots of leather: leggings, fringed miniskirts, buckled sci-fi a-line skirts, etc., fur: jackets, stoles, etc., and sky high heeled shoes in designer labels too numerous to start name-dropping. No safe, everyday, office-friendly choices here. No reliance on logo-covered status purchases either.
Additionally, her shoots are always interesting. They tend to be outdoors in rural settings where you figure at any moment a horse named Bronwyn or Sweet Caroline is going to come out and nibble some sugar out of Jacqueline’s hand. (This hasn’t actually happened yet, but just keep tunin’ in… cuz… um… yeah.)
Anyway, the premise of Fashionsnag is that our fair fashion filly lives for a good discount, and frequently shops at places like Gilt.com and Shopbop.com to score deals like 30-80 percent off on her Giuseppe Zanotti, Helmut Lang and Elizabeth and James. Of course, most women who couldn’t  afford these designer goodies at full price wouldn’t be able to get them at half off either, but that hardly matters. One doesn’t need to have Jacqueline’s budget to benefit from her passion or insight about putting together a look that’s unexpected and fun. You just have to be willing to keep your eyes open for statement pieces and then actually work them into your wardrobe–and life.
Off topic, as for this post, I’ve been noticing other illustration blogs posting pics that show the progress of the artists’ paintings. I always think that’s cool when I see it so I did the same here. As always, please let me know you think!
Many thanks!

Update: Jacqueline said she has in fact fed some horses in previous posts. Now how did I miss that?

Here’s the pic before I added any color. Don’t mind the yellow cast. I took this pic with an iPhone rather than scan it.
Pic before I added color to the background

27 Comments

  1. ladies fashion
    ladies fashion on February 12, 2011 at 12:55 pm

    i really love your post so beautiful so amazing very nice for people who like new fashion about ladies

  2. Clélia C.
    Clélia C. on February 1, 2011 at 1:16 pm

    J'aime beaucoup l'esprit de ton blog…

  3. Claudia
    Claudia on January 30, 2011 at 9:00 pm

    Great one! Love the colors.

  4. Fashion Nicotine
    Fashion Nicotine on January 22, 2011 at 4:06 pm

    Wow that's really cool!
    Great job!!

  7. Julia Calhoun
    Julia Calhoun on January 21, 2011 at 2:02 am

    Hi honey,
    thanks for leaving such a cute comment on my blog! thank u!!!
    Would LOVE to have u as my follower!!

    KISSES Julia

    http://geeksndfashion.blogspot.com

  9. Rachel {Inspiration in Italy}
    Rachel {Inspiration in Italy} on January 20, 2011 at 12:20 pm

    Wow this is amazing. I can't get over how incredibly talented you are!!

    xoxo
    Rachel

  10. panna marta.
    panna marta. on January 20, 2011 at 9:21 am

    This one is really pretty!

  12. Dear Girl
    Dear Girl on January 19, 2011 at 7:43 pm

    so nice what an awesome job!=)

  13. Shayla
    Shayla on January 19, 2011 at 3:39 pm

    I have a random question to ask of you…how much would you charge for someone to submit a photo to be painted by you?

  14. Sarah Whitney
    Sarah Whitney on January 19, 2011 at 6:31 am

    I really like how you showed the process, it reminds you how much work really goes into your paintings. Keep it up, I love your illustrations 🙂

  16. SABINNA and DAVID
    SABINNA and DAVID on January 18, 2011 at 4:55 pm

    you have such a lovely blog, we are following you now! hope you want to follow us back! 🙂

    xx, Sabinna and David

    broken-cookies.blogspot.com

  17. French-Kissed
    French-Kissed on January 18, 2011 at 5:49 am

    Oh, do I ever love your blog…seeing your interpretive drawings and paintings…so happy you stopped by FK and left the comment that led me here.

    ~jermaine

  19. Eri
    Eri on January 17, 2011 at 4:12 pm

    Hello there,

    I really enjoyed your blog, beautiful pictures.

    Please come and have a look at my fashion blog PRETTY PORTOBELLO

    Hope to see you soon.

  20. Wallace Chapman
    Wallace Chapman on January 17, 2011 at 9:01 pm

    wonderful !! w

  21. C'EST DEMODE
    C'EST DEMODE on January 17, 2011 at 4:09 pm

    wow fabulous illustration.

    xxo Tess S.
    CESTDEMODE.blogspot.com

  22. Buy WoW Warlock
    Buy WoW Warlock on January 17, 2011 at 9:26 am

    this is a nice post. i'm glad i stubmled here. found some interesting stuffs=]

  24. Shayla
    Shayla on January 17, 2011 at 4:40 am

    I made that painting the background on my laptop!!! It is so pretty!!! You have such a neat style to your work giiirl

  25. itskathryn
    itskathryn on January 17, 2011 at 4:20 am

    I love your blog! You are very very talented!

  26. Sabina
    Sabina on January 17, 2011 at 3:34 am

    Yay so glad you liked it. I'll send you the pics right now. 🙂

  27. FASHION SNAG
    FASHION SNAG on January 17, 2011 at 3:29 am

    Hi Sabina,

    Thank you so much! The illustration is beautiful and if you don't mind I would love to re-post the illustration on my blog with a link to your blog. If you can send the high resolution image to fashionsnag@gmail.com that would be great. You are very talented! Thank you for the sweet words. My boyfriend and I both just saw your post and it is really flattering! xoxo