I am obsessed with fashion illustrator Rene Gruau. Even his signature was cool. By the time he was 18, he was an internationally published God of illustrating in the fashion magazine world. He the did marketing images for Dior too. Lucky boy.
In my quest to become a bit more Rene, I bought a canvas and copied La Belle Et Noir (mine on the left, original on the right). My girl is sharper, more angular (I've always preferred lines and boxy shapes over curves) and slightly less sophisticated looking, but I think she has a sort of Mini Mouse chic about her. She also looks like she might mix a mean Pisco Sour. And would be less likely to tell you off if you spilt some on her expensive oriental rug...
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