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Sophie, Emily, Samantha, and Lauren

August 13, 2014 by Patricia

Hi there! I’m still alive! I have been a lazy blogger lately, what with all the projects that I’m working on.  Plus, I’ve been having too much fun over at Instagram!

A few quick updates:

1) I’m all set to release my first ever WordPress theme. I’m calling it Sophie. It’s clean, mobile responsive, and comes in 3 color options. Do watch out for the shop opening! Mailing list subscribers get a special discount and first dibs. So hurry and subscribe to my mailing list!

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2. I’ve also been busy working on commissions for fashion illustrations. I did Samantha a few days ago for an events company. This will be part of their brand identity design, which I also just submitted. I can’t wait to feature this project on the blog!

fashion illustration - samantha

 

3. I couldn’t let the watercolors I already mixed to go to waste, so I painted another one, just for fun. Lovelies, meet Emily, who is wearing my dream outfit of the moment. I miss having a waistline like that! It’s been years! If you’re able to wear this outfit, please take a picture and show me. I will envy you to the end of my days.

midiskirt

 

4. This week, I also installed 2 more blog themes! Both are very whimsical and feature-packed.

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(Showing the screenshots from my test site because both these blogs are still very very new – in other words the blog owners haven’t even published their first posts yet.)

5. Lastly, I was still reeling from the tragic death of Robin Williams yesterday (a whole day of crying, seriously!) when I heard of the passing of Lauren Bacall, one of my ultimate style icons.  I tried to pay homage to her by doing this quick sketch.

lauren

 

How about you? How have you been?

 

 

 

Filed Under: Art & Illustrations, Everyday Fancy

About Patricia

Patricia Alix is the founder and creative director of Fancy Girl Design Studio, a luxury brand and web design studio based in Singapore. She specializes in crafting elevated brand identities and bespoke websites for interior designers and creative female founders who are ready to be seen as the leaders they are. Her mission is simple: to show the world just how good you are.

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