Interesting Interview!

I have been wanting to write about this girl for such a long, long time!

If I haven't mentioned somewhere already, I love fashion illustration!

I first stumbled across her work some year or so ago, and through various emails and whatnot, when I originally was going to use some of her work on my website (which still isn’t up yet, sorry) I ended up watching her re-do and update her site etc etc and then finally, got an interview out of her! :D

Let me introduce you to one of my favourites, Olka  Osadzinska.

Olka is from Poland and has worked with various big names such as Nike, Reebok and Jagermeister. She has done great projects and worked with designers and fashion and lifestyle magazines.

She has been featured in several magazines, with her works fast becoming known as some of the best digital fashion illustration. Her style of art is very  eclectic with lots of cheeky expressions and playfulness of the subjects. 

She has a ‘news’ link on her site as well – a sort of mini-blog where she posts what she is doing And side notes, to get an insight into the workings of this great mind.

If you want to check out her site, have a look here. Otherwise, see below for my exclusive interview with her!

5 words I would use to describe myself are....
 Stubborn but understanding, hard-working, observing, talentless!

3 things you will always find in my fridge...
 Milk, redbull light, watermelon.

My days start at about....
 It depeneds. It used to start very early, around 6-7am, now I have
problems getting up at 8, so it's usually around 9am. But I still love
working early in the morning.

My fashion sense can be described as...
 I have never thought of this, but I guess simple, modern, sensual. I
like to wear monochrome.
I like a few basic colors with only a few exceptions for each season,
my favorites are black, gray, white, camel, pale blue, navy blue,
grayish shades of pink. And simple forms.
I love Ania Kuczyńska's designs. She's the best Polish fashion designer.

My works are described as...
Colorful? Feminine/girly? Once I've heard shallow, and this is all true I guess.
I don't really know what people say. I would say pop.

I first was interested in fashion illustration / graphic design.....
 I was always interested in all the things you would put under the name
"art", even at the time when I was a medicine student. I just never
thought I could be a part of it, I had no talent and didn't really
know that you don't need to be talented to do this, sometimes hard
work can do the job.

My favourite piece of work is.....
It varies of course. And it's hard for me to like any particular work,
cause I get bored with them or - after the first moments of joy - I
see what I could have done better. But in the last two years two
projects still make me smile - the Jaegermeister advertorial and the
Reebok World Tour drawing series. And I liked the Nite Stories
painting series, but I've sold everything.

I have recently finished.... So many different things.. Jeremy Scott portrait, Lady Gaga drawing,
some fashion illustrations for Fujitsu notebooks and for a cool book
that will be released in September, first aid drawings for a telephone
application (sic!) for the biggest mobile network provider in Poland.
I'm finishing the last compositions for a fashion illustration
exhibition that will take place in Warsaw in August. There's loads of
stuff going on.

In 5 years I hope to be....
That's a hard question, but I hope I'll be in NYC in my beautiful
white loft studio.

Fashion in Warsaw, Poland is.....
 The word "fashion" in Warsaw applies to very few people and places,
which is a shame. It's cool to see all the young kids though - wearing
cool clothes and experimenting with fashion.
The saddest thing is that Polish celebrities are the worst dressed
people you could imagine. I just recently looked thru hundreds of red
carpet photos from all around the world, as a research, and you really
don't need to know faces to know you're looking at Polish stars.

The last movie I saw was....
Whatever works, An Education and Lie to me tv series, but I'm always
late with the movies due to my work.

The magazine I am subscribed to at the moment is....
Monocle.

My favourite thing about the work I do is....
There are only favorite things about this work, and this is why I love
it and do it.
I like working on my own, in my apartment, with no people around. I
like being concentrated and calm, this work is almost like trimming a
bonsai tree.

Last place I travelled was.....
 I was so busy in the last few weeks that I went swimming in the river
near Warsaw, but this will change now, I'm going to Budapest next
weekend, then probably London, Berlin in September, LA for three weeks
in October. My last foreign travels were to Berlin and Milan.

Something that always inspires me is...
Fashion. Pop art in it's core - Warhol, Lichtenstein, Katz, Kelly.
Vintage illustration and vintage children book illustration. Not much
of this gets into my works but I'm always enchanted with this.

My favourite curse word is....
Obvioulsy KURWA. It's the most popular Polish curse word..

The last thing I bought was...
 Melissa balerinas and short wellingtons by Vivienne Westwood for
Melissa. I love shopping though, I buy things all the time.

When I was younger I wanted to be....
A doctor. Later I realised I didn't really want to treat and cure
people, I wanted to tell them "We did it/ We've made it", which I can
do in any other job as well.

My favourite place to shop is....
 New York! In Warsaw: Ania Kuczyńska's Mokotowska 61 store, she has the
most beautiful bags. For the everyday stuff COS and Zara.

Dermalogica Bloggers Event

This Dermalogica bloggers event is on in a weeks time  - for those of you in Perth who might be interested, let me know and I will arrange tickets!

This fashion or beauty bloggers event is on next Tuesday (17th of August), for more details see below;

Next Tuesday at their Perth office located in Adelaide ST, Freo is going to be this event based on skin care for those of you who have plenty of time to blog but seemingly no time to create an extensive skin care routine!

This is going to be an informative session, and will help you find out a lot about your skin specifically.

Again, if you would like to attend, let me know so I can arrange you tickets :)

Another editorial to start your week off....

Feeling totally opposite to fiery today as I have the flu, and probably shouldn’t be in at work today. 4 other people are off sick with the same thing. I just have to be the hardworking one that slogs it out!! Haha I really should re-dye my hair and attempt to get it the colour I want it, but then again I have 100 things that need doing.

Anyway, none of that has anything to do with this editorial!

(this is long overdue posting, these pics have been floating around on my computer for a while!)\ 

This is, of course, Giselle Bunchen, and this editorial is for Roberto Cavalli.

Pigeonhole Vintage Launch

The new Pigeonhole vintage shop is launching this afternoon, for all you vintage lovers out there. The new shop is number 10 on Bon Marche Arcade in the city. (1-5pm)

This store is bound to be a great success! Pigeonhole is also selling tickets for Blitz The Night..
If you haven't already heard about this great event check the details out here.
Its happening in a few weekends time.


They also have a facebook page for the Blitz The Night Event! Check it out.


Pigeonhole also regularly update their wicked blog so make sure you check that out as well. 

Wheels & Dollbaby

Looovveee this ad campaign!

Just have to share;

David Jones - summed up!

If you haven’t heard about the recent scandal surrounding David Jones, let me sum it up for you nice and short and sweet:

Miranda Kerr got married & then it was announced she was pregnant, meaning that she could not be the face of the David Jones launch, cancelling to enjoy being Mrs Bloom and honeymooning

After she pulled out DJs decide do spend lots and lots and lots of money to fly elite Australian models in. Think  Abbey-Lee Kershaw, Nicole Trunfio, Catherine McNeil, Alexandra Agoston and Samantha Harris.

The day before the launch, a former employee kicked off a $37million lawsuit against one of the big boys for sexual harassment.

The guy she was filing it against Mark McIInes, resigned.

Then Alannah Hill decided to throw some offhand comment out there such as she wished Mark had felt her up and that she threw herself at him, and that the lawsuit was just a glitch

THEN  ( I know, its not over yet) she said that her way of apologising would be to hold a “Sorry Sale” and donate half the proceeds to a women’s charity who support people who have been sexually abused.

*PHEW*

I know, so much to it all! What great publicity for Djs though! And even Alannah Hill, although those saying it was a publicity stunt need to realise thats very much Ms Hill. She often comes out with comments and out there remarks that people wouldn’t normally say! The launch was good though, with Aussie hotties strutting their stuff.

Flare Editorial! Bring on SS 10!!

This is a pretty awesome editorial, the movement in the shots are amazing. I wish my camera was this good with such a fast shutter speed that I could capture this kind of thing!

At the moment, unfortunately, my camera is still not working. I just have to find the time to re-install the software I think. Which, of course, I haven't had time for!

This is Addison Gill for Flare Canada, July 2010.

I love all the colour and energy in these shots. Makes me want spring and summer to get here real quick!

Perth Fashion Festival 2010

Perth Fashion Festival is the 7 day extravaganza set to hit Perth in just 38 days, with models yesterday auditioning to get their place secured.

Over 100 models auditioned, and although about 100 models will be used, only 50 or 60 are the top places. Some great Perth faces are set to be found, as we have already proven WA and Australia has launched some now-international careers as we hold some of the world’s greatest beauties.

Here are some photos of the models at the PFF launch the other day;

**Please note - these photos are by the Official PFF photographer - Stefan Gosatti

Look of the Day:

Sorry - my legs look weirdly short here because my friend taking the photo is so goddamn tall!!

This is the military knit cardigan I bought on Saturday, as well as the shoes. I am wearing just a plain grey singlet top with it and this black skirt that zips both up and down at the back (which I am in love with!)

Mini Trend;

h&m Divided Fall Campaign - Abbey Lee Kershaw

My Latest Purchase

On the weekend, as I was frantically searching for a dress for Saturday night, I saw a couple of cute tops that I couldn’t go past.

One is a military style knit cardigan, really cute and great for layering. Also, if you missed the memo – military is in this season :)

(It looks just like this but its black, still with grey detailing) 

I also got a pair of grey shoes, I love this style of heels and they go with everything, you can wear them to work, you can wear them out, and they go  with everything. I have a pair in black as well, and wear them all the time. They’re really comfy as well. Also down from $80 to $20!! How can you go wrong? Ive paid more than $20 for lunch before.

I also bought another knit top that I lobe, in cream with sequins over one shoulder. I don’t have a photo of it though, its not on the site so ill have to take a photo some time.

Did anyone get the Sunday Times Magazine as well? Check out the feature on Chicago from the other night (and my lovely mug as well)

ALSO – I can’t seem to get my camera to connect to my computer! So ill have to re-install the software and try again, sorry! Its very annoying, but I will post photos as soon as I have them.

Fashion Swap Meet

Hey girls (& guys), Photos will be edited and loaded from STYLEAID as soon as I can (hopefully this afternoon) to give you a sneak peak as to what was on show Friday night.

This afternoon The Vines Resort held a Fashion Swap Meet - did anyone go down? 

It was at 10-2pm, lunch and afternoon tea on sale at the cafe and only $25 for a stall for anyone wanting to sell of some old clothing and have it go to a good home. 

Or buyers could wander around and purchase a few interesting pieces to update their wardrobe.

Its their first one, so if it was successful, they might hold another. Ill be sure to let you know.