Melissa Jaine Fashion Illustrations
Melissa Jaine is a creative blogger who lives in Australia that I recently discovered thanks to my husband and I fell in love with her blog and the way she snaps stills from music videos highlighting either what she loved about them or inserting the lyrics, laying text on top of images… Such a smart lady she is. We also love all of the same musicians from Sophie Ellis-Bextor to Natasha Bedingfield.But there’s more to love about Melissa…
She also has a thing for airports, as do I… Do you have a thing for airports? I love to arrive extra early for flights and just people watch while sipping on a soy latte. Plus airport energy is amazing. I think the best airport for “energy” is LAX. I really love the vibe there. But back to lovely Melissa. As I was exploring her blog I found out that she draws and I particularly took to liking these fashion illustrations of hers shown both above and below. They hardly look like the result of someone just playing around but they are, and that speaks volumes about her talent. If I played around there would be a blob of something unrecognizable in the center of a piece of paper. When Melissa experiments you get these lovely ladies…
My favorites from her portfolio are above because love the runway style with the simple backgrounds and typed text tape and those great patterned clothes. Totally something I’d love to see in a book or magazine.
This is a newly discovered passion of hers, drawing these ladies, and I feel that she could go really far with them and I hope that she keeps developing her concepts because they are fresh and wonderful. I love the merging of the full view runway-esque drawings with the street scapes in pencil, I’ve not seen that elsewhere and can totally imagine these designs being applied to surfaces and even as illustrations in magazines.
What do you think?
(images: melissa jaine)
Facebook
Pinterest
Twitter
Google +
Flickr
LinkedIn
June 10th, 2011 at 4:03pm
I love finding inspiration like this on blogs, simply stunning!
Ana´s last [type] ..The Perfect Fathers Day Breakfast
June 10th, 2011 at 5:10pm
Great find Holly! I love the 2nd and 3rd set, actually the more I look it, the more I like the 3rd one and the faces of the girls are warm, smiling… They have a very nice feel-good vibes
Have a fab weekend!
June 10th, 2011 at 5:46pm
Thanks for the recommendation. She has a great site. I am now Blog Loving it!
June 10th, 2011 at 6:07pm
I think they’re gorgeous!! I could totally see these illustrations in a fashion mag (like those supercute Nordstrom ones)…so whimsical and those eyes!! The lips!!! The hair!!! Love em all…such a creative talent! Thx for putting her on my radar!
xo-Julie
Peace. Love. LOL!
Julie khuu´s last [type] ..Crimson Tide
June 10th, 2011 at 6:39pm
These are so creative and lovely! I’m loving the pencil drawn backgrounds!
-Heather
Heather´s last [type] ..Real Wedding-Max and Molly
June 10th, 2011 at 7:07pm
This is Melissa just “playing around” ??? Holy smokes! Love ‘em all, but the ones with the faint collaged backgrounds are my faves – so much to swoon over!
June 10th, 2011 at 7:16pm
I love these…and I totally agree with you about airports! It’s the best people watching, and knowing that you’re there early there’s never any worry. Hope you have a great weekend.
Julie´s last [type] ..Happy Weekend- Friends
June 10th, 2011 at 8:34pm
It is so great to see fashion illustration, it was becoming a lost form with photography in magazines. So nice to see it all around the web.
Angelia´s last [type] ..Friday Fashion
June 10th, 2011 at 9:08pm
lovely illustrations..such a unique style!! xx meenal
meenal @ maison marigold´s last [type] ..iPhone image of the week
June 10th, 2011 at 9:19pm
I took an e-course with her – I love, love her style! Very Fab!
Enjoy your weekend Holly!
xo
Renee´s last [type] ..Cha Cha Cha Your Way To A Wonderful Weekend
June 10th, 2011 at 10:57pm
I love the illustrations! Thanks for sharing!
Rita´s last [type] ..How to make fabric tote bags
June 11th, 2011 at 9:00am
Holly – I am completely blown away! I have been a reader of yours for quite some time now and am so thrilled by this, I’m lost for words. When I recover ;), I will email you over the weekend.
Thank you to everyone for the lovely comments too! It really means a lot.
mj.
x
Melissa Jaine´s last [type] ..nothing sweeter
June 11th, 2011 at 11:02am
Hey! These are very cute fashion illustrations.
Igor the Fashion Illustrator´s last [type] ..Retro Fashion Inspiration
June 11th, 2011 at 3:45pm
Great find!!! The style is unique and the her sense of fashion is amazing. Beautiful.
Barbara´s last [type] ..Animali Fantastici
June 11th, 2011 at 3:55pm
What a good find by the Mister! Love the whole concept..
Kiersten´s last [type] ..Random Dick Tracy Characters
June 11th, 2011 at 8:36pm
How fun & creative – I love the motion!
hoganfe handmade originals´s last [type] ..Sage Green Hydrangea Box In Wool Felt On Wedding White Linen Fabric Organizer Bin Storage Basket Handmade elitett
June 12th, 2011 at 2:42am
These are amazing. I love seeing amazing australia talent T.hanks for sharing!
June 12th, 2011 at 4:31am
Melissa is a great find, very fun and creative! I can’t wait to check out her Blog! Great work Melissa!
Penny Patten´s last [type] ..Interviews with Creatives
June 12th, 2011 at 6:27am
So whymsical.
Fondly,
Glenda
Glenda Childers´s last [type] ..My Summer Favorites
June 12th, 2011 at 1:40pm
Wow! They are absolutely stunning, such movement and beauty.
Sue´s last [type] ..At last were open
June 13th, 2011 at 11:54am
oh.. so talented!
Cristina´s last [type] ..I want to go there – Voglio andare qui
June 13th, 2011 at 2:25pm
Very interesting and beautiful illustrations…some people are so darn creative! thanks for sharing Holly!! :))