Monday, October 3, 2011

Fashionary & What I Wore

For my birthday this past August, my darling cousin and dear friend Heidi got me a copy of the epic Fashionary Sketchbook. If you don't know about Fashionary and are interested at all in Fashion, please do check out their website. Basically, it's an amazing resource stuffed into sketchbook form - with patterns, sizing charts, terminology, typefaces, and hundreds of pages of maquettes to work on (joy!)

I had eagerly been awaiting an opportunity to spend some time in mine, and over the weekend I got to doodle up some lovely What I Wore outfits!

Here's a sneak peek into my Fashionary Sketchbook:



I could honestly go on and on about how cool Fashionary is.
The book is lightweight and has a sturdy cover - which I love because I can take it anywhere and draw! I also am digging the maquettes - it's true I love drawing the human body - but sometimes it's nice to just be able to design without worrying about anatomy (yes, I said it!).

Whenever I'm sketching in Fashionary, I always hear Tim Gunn saying: 
"Make it work, designers!"

{ all sketches / illustrations & photos in this post (c) erin mcmanness 2011 }

5 comments:

  1. Wow! That Fashionary sounds awesome!
    ~Kim
    from Blogging Buddies team

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  2. Oooo.. you got one!! I have yet to break mine in. I think I am equally obsessed about it as you :)

    Love your sketches!

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  3. Woah... I am so blown away by this post. You are soo talented! I wish i could draw lol. The fashionary thing seems pretty cool, I'm not good at drawing so I'm sure it wouldn't do me well at all. I'm definitely a new follower!

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  4. Kim - Hey! Thanks so much for stopping by! It IS awesome! I can't wait to sketch more WhatIWore/designs!

    Sabrina - Hey girl! I did :) You're the reason I knew about it, hahah! I am loving it - hope to see some of your designs and sketches soon! Hope everything is going well for you - you sound super busy!

    Jayne - Hey there! Thanks for following back! I loved the new look of your blog :) Thanks so much for the kind words :) :)

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  5. Erin, those are so awesome! I wish I had your style. Most of the time I just jumble whatever I find in the morning and wear crazy socks.

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