Fairytales get Accessorised
I always look forward to getting my regular emails from Przemek Sobocki informing me of his work because a) I genuinely am a fan of his work and b) it makes me happy that he's getting more and more page space. His latest work for Common Sense magazine spans 32 pages. Hefty stuff for an illustrator. Yes it is all SS08 stuff but it's still okay to indulge especially when the sales are beckoning (or have already started?) and some of this stuff might be in my grasp. Based on female fantasies, fairytales, heroines and fictional characters, Sobocki has created a bit of an eye-feast, using the expected and the unexpected...
So we have the familiar fairy tales... Little Red Riding Hood (Blugirl) // Princess and the Pea (Moschino)
We are bigging up the Disney... Pocahontas (Bottega Veneta) // Mulan (Fendi)
Films get a look-in with Dorothy from Wizard of Oz (Prada)
Modern characters also get some lovin'....Catwoman (Gucci)
Historical characters such as Cleopatra (Paula Ka) and Marie Antoinette (Lanvin)
Joan of Arc with a lot of Chanel sports gear
Then Sobocki goes a bit more specific with Audrey Hepburn characters like Princess Ann from Roman Holiday (Balenciaga) and Sabrina (Givenchy...naturally...)
It even goes a little obscure with Hiyao Miyazaki film characters like Mononoke (Nina Ricci) and Nausicaa (Diesel)
My favourite though is Ophelia (Miu Miu)...
and Thumbelina sitting beneath Sergio Rossi shoes...not because of Thumbelina but because the shoes are beauticious...
haha, those are great! My favorite has to be Dorothy and Cat Woman (I love that pink purse) :-)
-Giselle <3<3<3
Posted by: Giselle | 11 June 2008 at 14:44
These are great he is so talented!
My favourite is thumbellina sitting under segio rossi shoes and ophelia in mui mui shoes! tres fabulos!
Posted by: Sophie Maddocks | 11 June 2008 at 15:17
I absolutely love these!
Posted by: WendyB | 11 June 2008 at 15:39
i didn't think catwoman could be sexier but i was wrong. holy smokes!
love,
danny
http://dannydaily.typepad.com
Posted by: Danny Daily | 11 June 2008 at 15:45
the colours are gorgeous!!! really lovely work there...
Posted by: raq | 11 June 2008 at 15:56
if I had a house I would so hang the thumbelina picture on a wall, i love it!
Posted by: selina | 11 June 2008 at 16:09
Oh, I LOVE the Mononoke-Hime one. Awesome perspective, great concept. I'll be passing this link on!
Posted by: Jeanne | 11 June 2008 at 16:36
Susie - these are completely and excuse me for over used American phrase - AWESOME.
I'm stunned by the detail and the delight in said detail. The rossi shoes are divine. I want to hang the print on my wall!!! Now.
Posted by: Make Do & Mend | 11 June 2008 at 17:20
Absoluetly beautiful illustrations - thank you for making me aware of Sobocki - a true talent! I agree with you Susie, my favourite is the Ophelia (Miu Miu) image. It reminds me of the animated film 'Spirited Away', actually most of his images do. Cx
Posted by: Carl Starling | 11 June 2008 at 17:30
love the thumbelina one the best...i love the simplicity of the cut out blades of grass plus i identify with her being fairly short myself! I feel her pain! ;oD
Posted by: flatbrokefab Ashleigh | 11 June 2008 at 17:55
I love the antoinette shoe picture as the contrast between photograph and drawing is more blatent than the others so stands out more. I think where photos are put into busyer pictures it can risk looking like unintentional unsubtle editing.
Posted by: CS | 11 June 2008 at 17:55
The Dorothy one is my favourite; how much do I love those shoes.
I was trying to think of the name of the film they reminded me of. Carl is right with "Spirited Away"!
Posted by: floraposte | 11 June 2008 at 18:12
I'm not sure which part I like better, the gorgeous drawings or the accessories that inspired them. I love the Princess and the Pea piece!
Posted by: Chelsea Rae | 11 June 2008 at 18:16
My favourite was tinkerbell with jill sanders, but you didn't show it :(
but i had half a mind to print it out and frame it :)
xxx
Posted by: | 11 June 2008 at 18:26
I didn't know Hayao Miyazaki was considered obscure! But I do love the pictures, especially the Mononoke-hime one- something about pretty shoe+knife, I guess.
Posted by: Drusilla | 11 June 2008 at 18:41
Though I can't imagine Princess Ann ever standing like that in those shoes..
Posted by: Drusilla | 11 June 2008 at 18:41
I love these illustrations. Specially the way they related the accessories with popular characters. Surprisingly, it matches very well.
Posted by: Allure | 11 June 2008 at 18:52
Ooh, I love Joan of Arc and Mononoke!
Posted by: MH | 11 June 2008 at 18:54
Quite possibly one of my favourite posts!
Posted by: Mari | 11 June 2008 at 19:00
very inspirational, i checked out the website too and its all amazing so thanks for this post!
Posted by: hushy | 11 June 2008 at 19:49
These are stunning. I also adore how they're layered: visually, symbolically, and intellectually. A Mononoke reference as well! Oh my!
Posted by: The Clothes Horse | 11 June 2008 at 19:59
Loooooooooooves it!
Posted by: pretty face | 11 June 2008 at 20:05
I love these images! So beautiful. Thanks for sharing them. :)
Posted by: lisa | 11 June 2008 at 20:23
fairytales and shoes, how can anything be more magical?
Posted by: lady coveted | 11 June 2008 at 21:53
Those are incredibly clever.
Posted by: enc | 11 June 2008 at 22:17
i just can't decide which one i like best. i'll go with..... joanne of arc. great post, susie!
and thanks so much for linking us!
Posted by: anna | 12 June 2008 at 00:33
These are just great! Great post!
Posted by: Lady Grey | 12 June 2008 at 03:17
These are so amazing and so beautiful. Nausica has a special place in my heart and even though I'm not a fan of Disel i really loved that image.
Posted by: j | 12 June 2008 at 04:30
my favourite of the lot is the princess and the pea. and those sergio rossi shoes are seriously gorgeous. i saw them in green while window shopping and i think i left a drool puddle in the store...
Posted by: evie | 12 June 2008 at 06:46
Absolutely beautiful....the artist should be proud of his talent.
Posted by: The Fashion Assistant and her Camera | 12 June 2008 at 09:09
Wow, lovely, absolutely lovely illustrations! There were so many I loved I couldn't decide which one was my favorite (quite possibly the Princess and the Pea and Little Red Riding Hood), but the Little Mermaid (that you didn't show) cracked me up!
Posted by: Likky | 12 June 2008 at 14:59
anything involving fashion and anime is a winner in my books.
Posted by: a dreamer | 13 June 2008 at 03:46
these are soooo cute!
Posted by: diana | 13 June 2008 at 08:44
i love the mix of EVERYTHING in these photos!
Posted by: SwanDiamondRose | 13 June 2008 at 21:54
I *love* this! So gorgeous, colorful and like a perfect fantasy.
Posted by: ambika | 15 June 2008 at 00:53
wow..i really LOVE these! i had to check out his website after reading this and was very impressed with his stuff! its so great to see fashion and art collide! if you dont mind, i think im going to post this on my blog as well. ill link you and wrote that i saw it here first of course! :D
Posted by: elana | 16 June 2008 at 03:52