More from The Issue That Never Was (Is/Might Be/In Progress/Months Old)…
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=oOg5VxrRTi0
A shot of The Bordello issue that never was (will be/might be in progress even months later)…
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Porfirio Rubirosa
International Playboy Extraordinaire
”Books didn’t find in me a very faithful friend, nor did the professors find a conscientious student. The only things that interested me were sports, girls, adventures, celebrities – in short, life.”
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If I had to pick a man whose life I might want to live, Rubirosa would be near the top of the list. Swagger to the nines.
http://theselvedgeyard.wordpress.com/2009/02/15/porfirio-rubirosa-last-of-the-famous-international-playboys/
Jack Carter
“You may be a big man, but for me this is a full time job.”
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Love this movie. Michael Caine plays one cold cat.
Hur Minn (r.) & Kevin Wang (l.)
No, these two gents aren’t a part of The Bordello, but I’m certainly taking queues from their line of Jazz Age inspired suiting.
http://www.newamsterdamboys.com/
The two of them always look like they’ve stepped straight out of a Hong Kong gangster flick. Gotta love it.
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The whole world of menswear is something I dove into once I got serious about The Bordello. If characters like Enzo Vega and Donnie Dallas are supposed to be clotheshorses walking around in a few grand’s worth of bespoke and designer items, then I figured I’d better damn well know what the hell I was drawing and how it was supposed to look. Since then it’s become an interest about as all consuming as art. Personal presentation is something that most people have the misfortune to neglect, but the image you project is such a crucial thing to consider when dealing person to person. You never know when you might run into someone important…
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Image is referenced courtesy a photo taken one Mr. Florian Koenigsberger. Got to give credit where credit is due!
Play name that illustrator!
Hints: half are from Memphis, other half go to/teach at TAD. And then the other, other half are none of those things.
Why I have no idea who could be featured in this extremely well done video having drawn a basketball player or some such nonsense.
- Vincent
Check out this gorgeous trailer for the upcoming book by This Land Press, (http://thislandpress.com/) entitled Imaginary Oklahoma.
I was fortunate enough to have been asked to participate in this project by one Mr. Jeremy Luther (http://www.jeremyluther.com/), alongside a bevy of fantastic writers and artists, such as my friends the absurdly skilled creative scientist, Sishir Bommakanti, the fearless leader of the Kansas City TAD studio, Andy Brinkman, the dapper and dashing educator, John Lee and ink slinging, bike riding daredevil, Derrick Dent.
Check it out and spread the word!
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Thanks for letting me know. The file hosting service I use for it unfortunately is only a temporary thing. I have to re-upload it every so often. Here’s a fresh link.
http://www.filedropper.com/thebordellobusinessorpleasure
Enjoy!
