Dots[Connection]: It's all about FOOD!

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My S/S 2016 Haute Couture recipe collaboration project with Liz Joy is finally coming to an end. For this final piece, Liz is inspired by one of the looks from the Chanel Haute Couture collection and created the delicious croissant! In my opinion, this is a nice sweet ending!  [Read Here]

Courtesy of Liz Joy

Minjee Kang took inspirations from the Red Valentino Resort 2017 collection and created this lovely piece! The collection really suits the fairytale vibe so I think it is a nice match for the artist to put Snow White and the Evil Queen in those outfits.   [Read Here]

Courtesy of Minjee Kang

Dots[Connection]: Food and Fashion

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Who doesn't like to eat? This week, Liz Joy created a delicious dish inspired by the Schiaparelli S/S 2016 Hatue Couture collection. If you love blueberry pies, then you do not want to miss htis reci [Read Here]

Courtesy of Liz Joy

Chanel presented its Cruise 2017 collection last week and Magdalena Kruszynska created a beautiful illustration based on that runway show. The illustration is like a scene from a timeless classic movie! [Read Here]

Courtesy of Magdelena Kruszynska

Dots[Connection]: Haute Couture and a slice of pizza!

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If you are following the Draw A Dot. Instagram account, you should know today is the last day to show my final 9 favourite Chanel S/S 2016 Haute Couture illustrations from last month's open call. Here is one of the pieces by Jonathan Chanutomo and I really like the message behind it. I am all in for equality. [Read Here]

Courtesy of Jonathan Chanutomo

Liz Joy and I continue to collaborate on the Tasting Haute Couture project! This time, she takes the inspiration from a Jean Paul Gaultier S/S 2016 Haute Couture outfit and creates a pizza! I honestly love what she is doing right now and you need to follow the instruction and make your own JPG pizza! [Read Here]

Courtesy of Liz Joy

Dots[Connection]: Holiday Cheers!

Merry Christmas everyone!

Here is your weekly Draw A Dot. recap!

As you may know, I work with a different illustrator every year to produce a one of a kind postcard. For this year, I teamed up with JSK and dressed his Susu Girls in Chanel F/W 2015 Haute Couture collection. We wish you all the best in 2016! [Read Here]

Courtesy of JSK 

The topic of the last open call of the year is F/W 2015 collections with a holiday twist. I have seen a lot of great submissions and this post shows some of my favourites! All great quality works! Good job! [Read Here]

Courtesy of Svetlana Golubeva

Dots[Connection]: It's a cartoon world!

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Froston is back and she is bringing some of her favorite S/S 2015 iconic looks to Milan and Paris Fashion Week! I am loving all the looks as they fit her aesthetic perfectly! Which look is your favourite?  [Read Here]

Courtesy of Frostontina

Jeremy Scott presented the Moschino S/S 2016 collection during Milan Fashion Week and all eyes were on the Powerpuff Girls collaboration. Here, Didier decided to dress these 3 girls in some of the iconic outfits! They look nice! [Read Here]

Courtesy of Didier Young

Dots[Connection]: Last Days Of Summer

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I am mesmerized by Toni Enriquez's latest illustration! This piece is based on a look from the Chanel F/W 2015 Haute Couture collection. I love the look on the model and details are just stunning!  [Read Here]

Courtesy of Toni Enriquez

Johnathan Hayden is back with not 1, but 2 cool fashion animations! A collaboration with Juan Gabriel Jimenez, these 2 short clips are inspired by the Alexander Wang S/S 2015 collection. I just love how they play with lines and dots to create such interesting animations!  [Read Here]


Courtesy of Johnathan Hayden & Juan Gabriel Jimenez

Dots[Connection]: Soft Like Silk

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Prada F/W 2015 is one of my favourite collections in the coming season, and this illustration by Nuno Da Costa captures exactly how I think about it. The girl here is soft, romantic, and classy. The illustration is so smooth and beautiful. [Read Here]

Courtesy of Nuno Da Costa

Lyubov's S/S 2015 Haute Couture illustrations are simply lovely! This Chanel piece has captured the classy and feminine vibe of the collection flawlessly. I just cannot wait to see more great works by this talented artist![Read Here]

Courtesy of Lyubov 

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Dots[Connection]: Oriental Flavour

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One of the most popular S/S 2015 illustrations is the Dolce & Gabbana lady with the flora crown. I have seen different versions of it, and in my opinion, this one is the best out of all. It is created by Celine Wong, and she injects a very nice oriental brush stroke flavour to it. It's refreshing!  [Read Here]

Courtesy of Celine Wong

I have a soft spot for the Chanel S/S 2015 Haute Couture collection because the theme is refreshing and the clothes are very beautiful. Here is a series created by Yoyo Miyoko, and I love how she adds a Japanese manga twist to it. These illustrations may give you a new prospective on this collection.[Read Here]

Courtesy of Yoyo Miyoko

Picture Perfect: Chanel No.5 2014 Campaign

I may or may not have watched this short film repeatedly...

10 years ago, I was completely mesmerized by Baz Luhrmann's Chanel No.5 campaign starring Nicole Kidman. It was pretty and dramatic. Fast forward to 2014, the director is appointed by the fashion house again to create yet another stunning campaign. The short film follows the love journey of the character portrayed by Gisele Bundchen, with special appearances by Michiel Huisman and Lo-Fang (singing The One That I Want). 

The short film is pretty, glamourous, sporty, and once again reminds you of the movie Moulin Rouge.

Please excuse me as I need to watch this video again right now.

Courtesy of Chanel

Picture Perfect: Chanel Cruise 2015 Campaign

Chanel has just released the Cruise 2015 campaign and I am in love with the images!

Karl Lagerfeld is once again the photographer of this series, and it features Joan Smalls and the adorable Hudson Korenig. This is such a good combination, and the final result is a series of clean and classy images.

What are your thoughts?

Dots[Connection]: Candy Diet?

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The Taste of Fashion series has finally come to the end and for this piece, the Chanel girl and the Moschino girl are having a funny conversation at a candy store. I just love how Simone turns my ideas into illustration form. What a great collaboration! [Read Here]

Courtesy of Simone Antonello

I am so happy to see the latest series from Lisa Huang! In this series, she has illustrated some of the iconic looks from the F/W 2014 collections. As always, the illustrated girls are so playful and always put a smile on my face. [Read Here]

Courtesy of Lisa Huang 

Dots[Connection]: Pop!

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The 2nd part of Taste of Fashion is here, and once again, this illustration by Simone Antonello features pieces from the Chanel and Moschino F/W 2014 collections. I just love the pop art style of this illustration! [Read Here]

Courtesy of Simone Antonello

Earlier this week, Eduardho Quetzal sent me his latest S/S 2014 fashion illustrations and the characters are very whimsical, but with a cool attitude at the same time. If you scroll to the bottom of that post, you might find a surprise! [Read Here]

Courtesy of Eduardho Quetzal

Dots[Connection]: Fashion & Food

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Today starts a new Draw A Dot. WITH mini project. For this series, Simone and I have decided to take a look at the relationship between the Chanel and Moschino F/W 2014 collections. They both somehow related to food, so we have created 3 pieces to capture playfulness of these collections. Here is the first one. [Read Here]

Courtesy of Simone Antonello

A lot of fashion illustrators like to illustrate the perfect models in their works. However, Ilsang Jung has taken another route and created the imperfect models to capture our attentions. The entier F/W 2014 series is very refreshing and my eyes cannot stop staring at the intricacy details! [Read Here]

Courtesy of Ilsang Jung 

Dots[Connection]: Superheroines!

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Monday night was a special night in Toronto because Zac Posen was in town to show his F/W 2014 collection for a charity event. Below is an illustration done by Sayaka Molatalab and she captured the main "cast" of this event. Lovely piece! [Read Here]

Courtesy of Sayaka Molatalab

Pippa McManus continues to amaze me with her latest art work. For this commissioned piece, she has illustrated Charlotte Free in Chanel Pre-Fall 2014 collection. The image is simply stunning! Can't wait to see who Pippa will illustrate next! [Read Here]

Courtesy of Pippa McManus 

Dots[Connection]: Fashion Beauties

Before we start the recap, I just want to remind you that Draw A Dot. is currently having an open call for an upcoming Swide project. All you have to do is to submit one of your best existing works to me before this Sunday. Then the Swide team and I will pick the winners on Wednesday for this project. Hurry up! Time is running out!

Now let's get back to the weekly recap!

Adriana showed me her latest illustrations few days ago and I was blown away by them. Without a doubt, she already has amazing illustration skills and this time, she has added a vintage poster vibe to make these illustrations more outstanding. Clearly, I am a big fan of this style. [Read Here]

Courtesy of Adriana Krawcewicz

If you have seen the Miu Miu S/S 2014 show, you should remember the funky prints on some of the garments. Jeanne Detallante is the mastermind behind these illustrations, and I am completely in love with her abstract, contemporary style.  [Read Here]

Courtesy of Jeanne Detallante

Ray of Inspirology: Chanel Pre-Fall 2013 Campaign

The best pre-fall campaign at the moment? It has to be Chanel.

The latest campaign is shot by Karl Lagerfeld and it features style icon Tilda Swinton. From background to clothing, lighting to composition, everything is perfect here and the images really capture the vibe of this collection. I seriously can look at these images all day long.

What do you think?

Courtesy of Chanel 

StyleNotes[Cheat Sheet]: Divas!

This past week the fashion world was all about divas.

Beyonce is the new face of H&M's summer campaign and the images are good. The shoot was done at Bahama in January and was shot by by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin. Apparently Beyonce also gave her own inputs to this shoot.  [Read Here]

As expected, this ad campaign is very exotic, which really suits Bey's style. (source: StyleNotes)

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Chanel's first ever store in Deauville, France, Karl Lagerfeld is going to shoot a short film and premiere it in May during the Cruise collection runway show in Singapore. Keira Knightley is selected to be Coco Chanel and she will star alongside some famous models such as Stella Tennant and Tallulah Harlech. [Read Here]

Keira Knightley as Coco Chanel, this might be good. (source: StyleNotes)

If you want to look at the highlights of this season's World MasterCard Fashion Week, then you will have to visit StyleNotes.

Fashion[Knowledge]: The Little Black Jacket: Chanel's Classic Revisited

Back in April, I wrote an entry about The Little Black Jacket project by Chanel and now these images are all published in a book.

If you have not heard of this project, this is about the celebration of Chanel's iconic little black jacket. All the photos are shot by Karl Lagerfeld and styled by Carine Roitfeld. Some of the celebrities in this book include Claudia Schiffer, Uma Thurman, Kanye West, Tilda Swinton, Baptiste Giabiconi, Yoko Ono and Sarah Jessica Parker. You can now purchase this book online at Indigo. I think this will be a perfect gift to someone who likes fashion, especially if he or she is a Chanel fan.

Courtesy of Chanel 

Ray of Inspirology: Modern Couture

If you are a fan of Saskia de Brauw, you will not want to miss out this amazing series!

This editorial is featured in the latest issue of AnOther Magazine and it is shot by Ruth Hogben (from ShowStudio). Saskia looks absolutely stunning in some of the Haute Couture pieces from fashion houses such as Chanel, Christian Dior, Atelier Versace and Maison Martin Margiela. I really like the mood of this shoot as it is very gloomy, which is not the vibe I was expected from a Haute Couture shoot. What do you think?

Ray of Inspirology: Statement Scents

If you are still not awake by now, maybe this editorial will help you. It's time to play the "where's my fragrance" game!

In the latest issue of Book For Men by SHARP, Rick Genest (Zombie boy) is shot by Matt Barnes in this black and white editorial. It is interesting to see how the fragrance bottles are acting like tattoos and are embedded on Rick's body. If you are familiar with fragrances, you should be able to spot the Viktor & Rolf Spicebomb, Diesel Only the Brave, Fan di Fendi, and Blue de Chanel bottles.

Now are you awake yet?