The Filthy Flaxen Adventures of Darian Darling #4

 artwork by Hayley Heartbreak

Here is the latest "issue" of Darian Darling Comics, which is an obvious homage to Botticelli's 1486 painting The Birth of Venus, the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess of love and beauty, Aphrodite. She was born fully formed as an adult from sea foam. After floating to the shores of Cyprus on a scallop shell, she is greeted by The Seasons, who dress her in golden robes and jewels.

 This also serves as the prize for my Darian Darling Paper Doll Contest winner Nikki, who blew Hayley Heartbreak and I away with her two entries below! Nikki is now immortalized on the cover as one of The Stylists, who has greeted me on the shores of Battery Park with glitzy fashions in hand, after I have floated to Manhattan on a powder compact! <3

The Official Darian Darling Paper Doll Book *FREE DOWNLOAD*

Paper dolls were first made popular in mid-18th century France. Called pantins (dancing puppet), these jointed dolls were hand drawn and came with paper fashions. By 1820, they were imported to America as inexpensive children's toys and became the cut out variety we know today. They have remained popular with children and collectors alike by usually featuring popular characters or celebrities and their glamorous wardrobes. I have been fascinated by the beauty of these dolls since I was a child and have collected them for many years. Spending countless hours flipping through their pages and admiring the beautifully rendered outfits, they can most surely be called the catalyst for my love and appreciation of fashion illustration.

My illustrator Hayley Heartbreak has really outdone herself on this project! This 16 page printable book features a paper doll version of me (and all my actual outfits and hairstyles) but also some of my glamour tips AND my most delicious Darling Delight recipes! Download me, cut me out, dress me up and play with me dirty!

FREE PDF DOWNLOAD LINK
Best printed on A3 size paper
http://www.sendspace.com/file/s332dx

The Filthy Flaxen Adventures of Darian Darling #3!

 artwork by Hayley Heartbreak

It was inspired by the Tweet above.

The Filthy Flaxen Adventures of Darian Darling #2!

concept and artwork by Hayley Heartbreak

It was inspired by the Tweet above.

The Filthy Flaxen Adventures of Darian Darling #1!

A delicious new feature to the blog; my "life" told through comic book covers!!! Could you die?! The concept is the result of the lovely piece of fan art below, which I received from a very talented graphic artist (and avid reader of my blog) from New Zealand, Hayley Heartbreak. The entire project is inspired by our mutual admiration for Good Girl Art, the vintage sexpot glaMOUR of "Golden Age" comic book characters like Torchy Todd, Venus, Millie the Model and Hedy De Vine, as well as modern day interpretations like Eve Kitten.

What will happen to me next? Only time will tell.....