Fantastic Fridays: Gown Sketches

If you were wondering, Friday's are generally for guest bloggers, but I haven't been able to secure any guest bloggers lately, so I am going to flip flop between Guest Blogger Fridays and Fantastic Fridays. Fantastic Fridays will showcase something truly fantastic. It can be celebrity wedding news, political items I feel passionate about, or something I came across that I think is truly FANTASTIC!

Today happens to be a Fantastic Friday and I am featuring something really cool I came across reading one of my magazines this month...Bridal Gown Sketches. Sure Princess Diana and other celebrity brides have had their gowns sketched by the designer or artist as a keepsake piece, but now you can too. So what that you bought your gown at David's Bridal or on the Internet at some online wedding gown store. Now you can get the same couture treatment that celebrity brides get when designing their gowns.

One fantastic sketch artist that I discovered through the magazine is Jennifer Angilello who owns All About the Dress. Her stylized rendition of the bride and gown are fantastic. Jennifer's portraits run about $425, according to InStyle Weddings Magazine, and from the looks of her portfolio it's well worth it. If you are looking for a less pricey version you may want to visit Dreamlines where sketches run at the $100 rate and is shipped from France.

Another option is to get the artist in the family to do a rendition of your gown, maybe as their wedding gift to you. This option will definitely have more meaning...as it is someone you know. But what ever route you get, I definitely think getting an artist rendering of your gown, with you in it or not, is definitely a FANTASTIC thing to do as a memento to your wedding day.

Here's sketching you...kid!

-Percy

Sketches from All About the Dress

Trend Thursdays: Chapeaux D'Art

Karl Lagerfeld has done it again...with these fabulous head pieces that are fit for a queen! Now that Aretha (Franklin) has opened the Pandora's Box of over-the-top Chapeaux, it's a free-for-all in the headdress department. These "art hats" are from Chanel's pre-fall 2009 collection and they are absolutely beautiful! Not that all brides or gamines will be able to pull it off or even consider it, but those more daring can definitely make a statement.



These headpieces should not to be paired with elaborate dresses, but more simple and understated ones, making the crowing effect the wow factor to your ensemble. Indie, fashionista, off-beat, and bold brides this is something to consider this season, ditch the veil and go for the sculpted head piece.

J'adore Karl Lagerfeld and Chanel!

-Percy

Photos from Jeaniuss

Just for Fun and In Celebration of President Obama

In celebration of our 44th President, Barack Obama...you can now recreate the iconic poster, by Shepard Fairey, of our President with your own image. You can also personalize the saying underneath.

For my Obamicon, I PhotoShopped a few together to make one larger image. I was just having way to much and did not know which one I wanted to use. However, the single ones are pretty fun too.

So have fun and Obamicon yourself today at www.obamicon.me

These Obamicon images are totally appropriate to use for save the date cards, wedding announcements, birthday invitations, or even shirts to announce whatever you want to. Have fun and enjoy.

-Percy

Photo from www.obamicon.me