Fashion Illustrated

© Illustrations by Qin Leng

Fashion Illustrated

© Illustrations by Qin Leng

 

We ♥ them Hipsters

© Illustration by Qin Leng

Fashion Illustrated ~ Loblaws is Hip ~

© Illustration by Qin Leng

For some unknown reason, I keep noticing really fashionable people at Loblaws, whether it's at the Church St. or Queen St. locations. Is Loblaws a hipster magnet? Unforunately, I didn't figure out a way yet to approach people for photoshoots in a grocery store...not to mention the ugly yellow tone you get from shooting indoors with analog. Luckily, Qin was with me and once again did her little magic. Here's the result, I hope you enjoy it as much as we do!

~ Fashion Illustrated ~

© Illustration by Qin Leng

Qin saw this girl the other day and did a quick sketch of her. I really love the dynamic feel of this illustration and the snow brushing over her jacket. She looks so cool and fierce in our cold winter~

My Outfit Illustrated

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~ Winter Fashion Illustrated ~

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Dionne & Lauren Illustrated

Today, Qin sent me her representation of Dionne & Lauren, whom I had photographed a few months back.

I love it! It's so adorable and so close to the photos!

Take a look at the original photos here ~ Dionne & Lauren

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~ Fashion Inspiration ~

Here’s a little sketch of a girl, inspired from ‘Odile’, the character of Jean-Luc Godard 1964 movie “Bande à part”. 

I was watching it last night and found the black and white images absolutely beautiful, and terribly inspiring! 

…I found myself wondering, what the real colours of her clothes might have been.

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~ Dressed up for Fall ~

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~ Qin's Monthly Haircut ~

It's been a routine ever since I decided to cut off her hair and mark the beginning of the twins looking not so alike :)

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"We Will Be Forever Young"

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~ Reading @ Dark Horse Cafe ~ Illustrated by Qin

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A really cool girl we saw last weekend at Dark Horse Cafe in Toronto.

She had this amazing hair, and everything she wore matched perfectly. 

Love the soft pastel colors of her outfit too!

~ Qin ~ illustrated

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I almost never wear skirts, but sometimes, the change feels nice.

Chinny ~ Illustrated by Qin

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Ran out of film when I saw her....I was so upset at myself for not bringing a spare roll. At least I've learned my lesson. So all I could do, was photograph her with my old 3MP cell phone camera and have Qin sketch her.

Her bold hairstyle gave her an edge, while that canary dress gave her feminity.

I think this mix of both hard and soft made her look lovely!

Dress: somewhere around Queen St. West & Spadina

Hair: cut herself ~ love the shaved side!

~ Fashion Illustrated ~

 © Illustrated by Qin Leng 

While I have my camera to capture people's fashion, Qin has her sketchbook

~ I think it works great both ways ~ 

~ The Artists at work ~

Camera: Minolta X-7A

Film: Agfa Vista 400

Qin & Mark sketching people during out trip to Japan

You can find their illustration blog here:

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MarkKort

Hibiya Park ~ Tokyo

© Photo by Lian Leng

Natalia ~ Illustrated by Qin

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Annili ~ Illustrated by Qin

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Madison ~ Illustrated by Qin

© Illustration by Qin Leng