http://theerrantaesthete.com/2009/07/13/swan-necked-hauteur/ Essentials for the Cocktail Swilling Savant Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:59:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://theerrantaesthete.com/2009/07/13/swan-necked-hauteur/#comment-9239 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:17:48 +0000 http://theerrantaesthete.com/?p=16854#comment-9239 [...] This is a great way to practice drawing at a live event and make some connections. That’s how Kenneth Paul Block promoted himself and built his clientelle list! Give it a try, especially you who are new to drawing [...]

]]> http://theerrantaesthete.com/2009/07/13/swan-necked-hauteur/#comment-7053 Thu, 24 Feb 2011 07:03:31 +0000 http://theerrantaesthete.com/?p=16854#comment-7053 Very nice blog on fashion illustration, great images by the way! Wow!

]]> http://theerrantaesthete.com/2009/07/13/swan-necked-hauteur/#comment-5904 Thu, 20 May 2010 08:10:40 +0000 http://theerrantaesthete.com/?p=16854#comment-5904 wow i love it

]]> http://theerrantaesthete.com/2009/07/13/swan-necked-hauteur/#comment-4533 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:54:15 +0000 http://theerrantaesthete.com/?p=16854#comment-4533 [...] for an online vault for retro or vintage inspired fashion illustrations. I came across this Fashion Blog that features some, but other than purchasing the book, “100 Years of Fashion [...]

]]> http://theerrantaesthete.com/2009/07/13/swan-necked-hauteur/#comment-3759 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:50:40 +0000 http://theerrantaesthete.com/?p=16854#comment-3759 The man was sheer perfection. I was so inspired as a kid looking through the pages of W and dreaming of this world he had conjured. I wanted to jump right in the picture! Would that there were more like him.

]]> http://theerrantaesthete.com/2009/07/13/swan-necked-hauteur/#comment-3665 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:18:06 +0000 http://theerrantaesthete.com/?p=16854#comment-3665 He was the master – Block understood how to use various media to tell the technical story about a garment, without forfeiting the painterly approach of the artist – charcoal, watercolour, pen & ink. He would inspire such great illustrators as the late and ever so great Antonio Lopez.

]]> http://theerrantaesthete.com/2009/07/13/swan-necked-hauteur/#comment-3664 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:15:55 +0000 http://theerrantaesthete.com/?p=16854#comment-3664 Beautifully put. And yes, in complete agreement on composure being the essence of elegance.

]]> http://theerrantaesthete.com/2009/07/13/swan-necked-hauteur/#comment-3661 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:30:54 +0000 http://theerrantaesthete.com/?p=16854#comment-3661 Delightful and thank you for the introduction. I recognize some of his work (or perhaps style is a better word.) I love your pointing out that the way he captured his swans led them to become more like his vision of them. Even better, it sounds as if we should emulate his composure. The very essence of elegance.

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