The Sketch Book

A Story About Oscar

(illustration property of Shannon Ables, Simply Luxurious Life. Dress design, Oscar de la Renta)   I feel unqualified to write about the loss of Oscar de la Renta, like an unwelcome intruder in...

City Child

 How cute is this little munchkin wearing Oscar de la Renta?So... with my wedding mere weeks away I keep getting asked "are you going to stay in NYC after you're married?" and "are you going to hav...

the black swan anniversary

have I really never posted this sketch??? I painted this two years ago, how did I forget to share it!? It's a look from the Oscar de la Renta runway archives that are always strutting through my im...

Gala Moda Nextel

 Here's an illustration that the Moda Nextel team commissioned for their Gala Moda Nextel, celebrating the newest collection from Oscar de la Renta. This gala is the first of a series of fabulous e...

tassel earrings and pink arugula

When it comes to thinking about buying four hundred dollar costume jewelry earrings, you have to ask yourself two questions:1. who do you think you are?and 2. which color is most practical?These ar...

new for the night

Oscar weekend calls for a sketch of ladies dancing in Oscar (de la renta) gowns... Borrowed gowns that is. Introducing New For The Night! A new company based in Houston, TX that allows you to ...

Happy January

2012 is here! Time to crack open the calendar! I wanted to start the new year with a toast to the designer that taught me so much about the magic of a New York fashion house. So the first illust...

there's something about

Karlie! (in Oscar de la Renta SS 2012) One of my exciting New Yorker/Fashion World new discoveries is starting to recognize not just designers and collections but the models who wear them. Karli...

FNO moment

Two beauties with feathered hem lines sip champagne. By now you've all seen the incredible photographs of Oscar serenading Sarah Jessica Parker. So I wanted to share a quieter, but perfectly chi...

instagram

Erika Bearman of OscarPRGirl, inspired by the style of her iconic instagram outfit posts let me tell you a little story... This past Tuesday evening, under the deepest oaths of secrecy, the com...