This summer I had a dream come true – I got to work on a project that brought my paper dolls to life, thanks to a dream client, Bloomingdale’s!

Pippa is a line of chic, career-girl-friendly separates, and the paper doll is a fun way to show how easy it is to mix and match.  Visit the site and click on Mix & Match to play.

Thanks so much to the team at Bloomingdale’s, I think the site looks amazing and I am so proud to be a part of it.

My first ever glossy magazine editorial illustration was in the July issue of Threads Magazine, a magazine I used and enjoyed even before I became a fashion student. Threads had also introduced me to some of my favourite 20th century designers, Fortuny and Charles Kleibacker. The brief was to illustrate a delighted seamstress showing off her magically perfect darts, I also included my own favourite vintage domestic machine, the Necchi, as a little tribute to my Nana who gave me the machine.

Thanks so much to the editors and staff at Threads for this opportunity – I consider it a milestone in my brief career.

I am blessed to have clients of all kinds, and sometimes I get the chance to do something a little more personal, a little less fashion-y.  This was my first time creating an image for a wedding invitation, for lovely Final Fashion reader Lia. The couple are thrilled with the results and that is the best feeling. All my best wishes for your future together, Lia and Alex!

It has been a while since I’ve done a paper doll, and the gorgeous shapes and colours in the Christian Dior Fall 2010 Couture show were too beautiful to resist.  I changed the pose of the doll a bit to feature the shoes in case I feel like doing more of these.  The doll is based on the model Liu Wen.

You can buy this paper doll as a high-resolution, printable PDF to cut out and play with! Only $3 CDN. Just click the button below.

It is neat to get to show off a recent freelance project – a new business, MAVEN, asked me to come up with an illustration concept for their website.  I am pleased with how the illustrations were incorporated into the website design by Parade Creative – click on all the different menu options to see variations on the figures tailored to each category.  Thanks so much Erin and Marni for being great clients!

What a thrill to get to work with Juan Carlos of Magnolia to create an exclusive paper doll, and an even bigger thrill to blow up the doll 800% to create a window display!  We had an intimate little party last night, made a little smaller by torrential rain, and so I freely enhanced the picture above to give you a sense of how the window really looks… below is the non-enhanced version.

Its fun, you can get a peek under her Carrie dress as you walk towards the shop.

I spent the evening cutting out paper dolls and chatting with some of my favourite people – above this is Carrie Hayes, who designed the dress the doll wears in the window.  If you visit Magnolia, you will find books, giclee prints, and laser prints of the dolls for sale, so you too can cut out and play with designer paper dolls.  The exclusive Magnolia doll herself is a gift-with-purchase – and since her wardrobe is inspired by the spring merchandise, you can choose a matching item for yourself if you like.

Thank you to all our brave friends who didn’t let the rain stop them from coming to share the night with us.

Here I am, visiting Magnolia the doll in her window while my party is in full swing.  The window will be up for the month of June, if you are in Toronto you should go visit the shop and take a closer look!  These photos (except for the top two) are all by Raymund Galsim.  Thanks Raymund!

Big thank yous and hugs to Juan Carlos and Magnolia for such an amazing project!

For those who want to play or display paper dolls, I have created a little paper doll PDF shop.  Check them out by clicking the thumbnails below.

A PDF is a high-resolution, printable file.  These PDFs are in standard letter format and can be printed on any printer, on any type of paper you desire.  For just 3$ to 5$ per doll, download and print as many times as you like, cut out and play.

To everyone who has supported my paper doll passion project – thank you so much!

Many of you have requested a Lucian Matis paper doll, so for my final doll of this season’s series, I am happy to oblige.  Matis’  Fall 2010 collection was a romantic gesture towards his heritage, executed with a sense of lavishness unique on the runways of Toronto.

You can buy this paper doll as a high-resolution, printable PDF to cut out and play with! Only $5 CDN. Just click the button below.

I have to rush, because its fashion week and I’m going to be late, but I really wanted to post this doll I made of Preloved‘s Fall 2010 collection that I saw on Monday.  The collection was so much of what Preloved does so well – cozy cut and sew knits, deconstructed men’s clothing, etcetera – and I was particularly inspired with the simple styling of the models, without fussy hair and makeup they just looked so cute.  I love a paper doll in glasses.

As my gift to you, you can download the Preloved Paper doll as a PDF to print yourself. Have fun!

The fall 2010 Greta Constantine show, hosted at the Audi flagship in Toronto, was a full-on fierceness festival on and off the runway.  The signature drapery was glamorous as always, and the leather leggings gave the models the sleek look, like the interior of a luxury car, as they sped down the long runway at top speed.  The totality of the designers’ vision is a privilege to see in person.  The show starred all of my favorite Elmer Olsen models, including Serbian stunner Bojana Reljic, who I based this paper doll on.

You can buy this paper doll as a high-resolution, printable PDF to cut out and play with! Only $3 CDN. Just click the button below.