February 21, 2013

Sketches from LFW | Meadham Kinky Kirchhoff in Aesthetic Dress

close up of polkadot dress fashion illustration
kitty wong watercolor meadham kirchhoff polkadot dress drawing

There was plenty of sexy Victorian goth vibes at the Meadham Kirchhoff Fall Winter 2013 show, complete with kinder whore style heart crowns.

This illustration might be especially sexy because I was listening to Savage Love Podcast all morning while I painted this. I spend so much time alone sometimes it's like my only friends are podcasts and that old man that lives 3 floors below us (who is very nice but really only talks to me about how he's impressed with my Chinese speaking skills).

Meadham Kirchhoff. Pencil and watercolour.

Meadham Kirchhoff FW 2013 long dress Victorian fan collage.
Do you like the Victorian style fans? I spent hours down the vintage graphics rabbit hole looking for those. I was looking for a frame too but they were all too busy looking.

Fan Graphics from Graphics Fairy.

I love the long dresses in the collection, very reminiscent of the Artistic / Aesthetic dress movement in the late 19th Century worn by visionaries of the day such as Oscar Wilde and artist's muse Jane Morris.

Aesthetic dress embroidery
Aesthetic Dress. Via Polarbearstale.
Black and white Jane Morris in aesthetic dress portrait
Portrait of Jane Morris. July 1865. Via The Getty.
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4 comments:

  1. Another beautiful illustration, and incredible collection.

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    1. Thank you so much Jeanine! You're so sweet :)

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  2. I love the way you used watercolours to create layers and a sense of sheerness in the fabric. Lovely.

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