Category Archives: Illustrations

The Shearling Truth . . .

By Nalini Arora | Published: January 11, 2012

  A few months ago, I was in search of some cool weather gear.  I found a fur vest that I added to my collection that made me feel like a little Eskimo. This vest got me thinking about fur, shearling, and anything fuzzy. I started my next sketching frenzy of boots inspired by Nordic [...]

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Criss cross & go under the bridge

By Nalini Arora | Published: January 3, 2012

Over the last two weeks, a few books have been added to our library. I wrote a post here about the latest illustration book added to the collection. Since that posting, I have come across another book that has been unexpectedly fun and informative called “The Man’s Book” by Thomas Fink.  This book is an [...]

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A shoe holiday card for the shoe vivant!

By Nalini Arora | Published: December 23, 2011

Earlier this week, I posted The makings of a shoe holiday card where I showed you my inspiration for the 2011 holiday card. I envisioned taking ornament ideas and incorporating them into shoes with the idea that they too can be hung on a Christmas tree. I promised to show you the actual card and [...]

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The makings of a shoe greeting card

By Nalini Arora | Published: December 19, 2011

The last few years, I have designed my own holiday card. You can see one design here. It’s important for me to add my personal touch to everything I do, and rather than buying a box of greeting cards, I opted to design my own. During the last few weeks. I have been sketching little [...]

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Sneaker Girl

By Nalini Arora | Published: November 29, 2011

Some of you, who’ve known me for a long time, know that deep down inside I’m a sneaker girl. Collectible Nike’s, old school high tops, worn down Chuck Taylor’s, and any rubberized low profile athletic design not worn by the masses, is what I seek out. Yes, I may love wearing my Jimmy Choo’s or [...]

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Happy Halloween!

By Nalini Arora | Published: October 31, 2011
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From object to sketch

By Nalini Arora | Published: October 25, 2011

 Yesterday, I posted some images from my one of my new favorite books called Objectivity. Today, I am showing you a sketch that I worked on last week that shows inspiration from objects combined with a fashion trend I love: sequins and jewels.  Sometimes when I am looking thru books, magazines, etc, I draw random [...]

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Cut it out!

By Nalini Arora | Published: October 17, 2011

I love the cut-out trend I am seeing in apparel. I even saw it on a few gowns in this seasons Project Runway and was inspired to draw some booties with a few cut-outs. There is nothing more sexy or fun than showing a little skin or wearing a pair of printed Wolford tights that [...]

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LA Feature of the week….For the Shoe Vivants

By Nalini Arora | Published: October 7, 2011

I’m sitting in the lounge having breakfast at the W Hotel in Hong Kong. As I watch the city adoringly, I reach into my bag to pull out the shopping list I created before coming on this trip. However, I realize with everything I had to do before my long trip to Asia, I forgot [...]

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Heel Kitty, Heel . . . .

By Nalini Arora | Published: October 3, 2011

I love shoes that have skyrocket heels that make you feel powerful and sexy. They are like art pieces. However, wearing these types of shoes on a daily basis is not my reality. I enjoy being comfortable more than in pain! My shoe preference is ballet flats or some type of flat {or small heel} [...]

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