Fashionista and her Hoover

If you believe the ads in the magazines published in the fifties, housekeeping was a stylish affair! Swirly dresses and high heels were the standard outfits for cleaning the house, or so it would seem.

I am paying homage to West Elm's gorgeous rugs with this print. I would love to purchase this rug but since I can't afford it at the moment, at least I can look at it in my print!

This print is available in my online shop Graphitegirl.

Happy Birthday Laundress

All you birthday fashionistas, take a LOAD off your feet and celebrate! This cheerful lass is now a birthday card in my Etsy shop here.

Birthday Fashionista

Do you know someone who is going to be celebrating a birthday? Here's the illustration that I began a while ago, available as a card from my Etsy online shop here.

Retro Summertime

Summer is here and the living is....HOT! I thought I'd share some illustrations from a past fabric design in which the motif was fifties fashion. There is really nothing new under the sun..... these vintage style swim suits are popping up in current fashion catalogs, which just goes to show ya, what's old is new again!

Retro Gloves & Purse

Why wait until you are crowned Queen of Everything to to put on your long white gloves? You will need them to carry around your cute little beaded purse when you go to pick up your dog from the groomers, etc.

50's Fashionista - Mop Girl

Yes, home-owning is an endless round of chores, but nowadays it's a lot easier to mop a floor without wearing high heels! This illustration is available as a card - come visit my Etsy Shop!

50's Fashionista - Jello Girl

There's always room for JELL-O. Some things never change...

This illustration is available as a card - come visit my Etsy Shop!

50's Fashionista - Dusting Girl

Joan Rivers once said, "I hate housework. You make the beds, you do the dishes and six months later you have to start all over again." This Fashionista looks like she is thinking the same thing!

This illustration is available as a card - come visit my Etsy Shop!

50's Fashionista - Pie Girl

I've been expanding my Fashionista line, thinking these retro ladies would look great on cards as well as prints. Here is Miss Pie Lover, the first of my new creations. I'll be listing them soon in my Etsy Shop.

50's Fashionista - Laundry

Today is laundry day. But I am not going to do my laundry, I'm going to my studio to paint. Who needs clean clothes to paint?
P.S. This glamor girl, along with more just like her, is available as a print in my Etsy shop, so if you have a moment, check it out! www.graphitegirl.etsy.com

50's Fashionista - Entertaining

50's Fashionista - Cooking

50's Fashionista - Vacuuming

50's Fashionista - Ironing

50's Fashionista - Sewing

50's Fashionista - Drying Dishes