This is my first creation using my Fashion Girlz fashion design paper. Not too shabby, if I do say so myself. Of course, using Crayola markers maybe wasn't the best choice but it was all I had quick access to at the time. I need to see if I can find my old Prismacolors, that would be ideal.
The inspiration: Yesterday at breakfast at Taqueria Acapulco, a little girl was sitting on the bench across from our booth waiting to be seated. Besides being awfully cute, she was wearing cute little capri length leggings. The base color was pink with medium-sized red hearts on them. First thing that entered my mind was, "Ooh! I want those!" But of course, that's a no can do buckeroo since they were like little girls' size. Why can't clothing designers make textiles that are little girly for big girls? I don't know how many times I've cruised through the girls' clothes section at Target on the way to the boys' section and cooed in envy at all the cute stuff that I would love to wear. But, as the fashion industry is against me in this philosophy, I decided to draw what I think would be a good use of a textile such as this in adult wear.
I decided to make a "Sweet to Street" duo with this look. There are two girls per page. I drew the "street" look first. I personally think the model I created (obviously I gave her a makeover) looks like a combo between the Jem and the Holograms characters Video and Clash. Knowingly that not everyone would rock the "street" look, I created a more tame version on the other model, giving her slight Bettie Page-ish look.
When I finished the designs, I asked Barrett the following, "If you had a wife or girlfriend, which would you like to see her wear?" He pointed to the "sweet" look. I asked why and he replied with, "Because she looks like a cutie little teenager." Hmmm... maybe this would be a collection for the juniors' department. I would wear either look myself. Epiphany alert! Maybe that's why I am quite frequently mistaken for a sixth grade. Hmmm....
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