DOODLE/ 04

Throwback to throwback (on a Thursday) - sketches I did a while back when I was sorting out some of my old mood boards. 

06/ BACK TO... LIFE?

I've delayed this post for well over a week, just because I had no idea what to write with this illustration. Then I got distracted by New York Fashion Week, and finding a suitable outfit for an upcoming event that's kind of a big deal (more on these topics later).

Anyway, I drew this croqui a while ago, just because I loved how my short overalls looked paired with a sheer white shirt. Overalls are back in fashion, along with the whole backpack trend - which I could probably write a (positive) book about. So, it seems like fashion trends are made for 'back to school' this year. Too bad I'm not headed back to school, funny how that 'too bad' only shows up after you've left the safe, creative environment of school.

I've also just realized that this is the first illustration drawn fully based on actual items of clothing in own. So, I guess this is a "how to wear" overalls according to polycotton-blnd / outfit of the day post... how trendy of me.

DOODLE/ 03

Just some quick sketches I did while browsing through past collections (that I had missed) before the beginning of NYFW this month. Now to catch up on all the fashion week happenings currently happening.

Victor & Rolf Fall 2014 Couture

The silhouettes and draping in this collection were amazing, and I loved the volume of this oversized bow. 

Rag & Bone Spring 2015 (Menswear Collection) 

 I love the simplicity of this photo - the clothes, styling, pose and black & white.

MIXTAPE/ SUMMERBLND 2014

Well, it's been a long August of ups and downs and perhaps this mixtape shows just that. 

I must admit it's quite more difficult than I first thought to choose (and post) a song every day for a month. If you were following along on tumblr, you'd have seen that I kind of slacked off - mostly because I'm a binge listen kinda girl - as in, when I find something I like, I listen over and over until I can't any more (this happened with Bondax and Paolo Nutini, cough).

But well, I made it! So without further adieu... 

POLY-COTTONBLND's summerBLND 2014 - a mix of everything I've been listening to for the past month - some old songs, some new songs, but all good songs!

1. / ode to the summer by syd arthur
2. / kathleen by catfish and the bottlemen
3. / don't get me wrong by rolls bayce
4. / plagiarist by jinga safari
5. / sea salt by sun culture
6. / so now what by the shins
7. / gold by bondax (snakehips bootleg)
8. / baby i got that by bondax
9. / stranger by chris malinchak ft. mikky ekko (full crate x mar remix)
10. / take shelter by years and year
11. / glow long by max frost
12. / can't get enough by yeah boy (sam padrul remix)
13. / money rain down by big black delta
14. / let me down easy by paolo nutini
15. / glass by young & sick
16. / little grace by hippo campus
17. / coming of age by foster the people
18. / any better by bel heir
19. / envy by bel heir
20. / rude by magic!
21. / tell her by rizzle kicks
22. / so good at being in trouble by unknown mortal orchestra
23. / you're the one that i want by lo-fang
24. / i can't pretend by the drums
25. / brain by banks
26. / pools by glass animals
27. / hunger of the pine by alt-j
28. / jealou$y by the neighbourhood ft. casey veggies & 100s
29. / double bubble trouble by m.i.a.
30. / drowning by banks (dave glass animals remix)
31. / spotlight by leagues 

You can listen to all the songs over on the poly-cottonblnd tumblr for now, until I figure out a good place to make a playlist/mixtape online. Any suggestions would be appreciated! :)

Hope you enjoy it, and let me know what your summer jams for 2014 were in the comments below (or #summerBLND on tumblr)!