By  ALIX STRAUSS Joe Hicks and Leah Jay Hicks react to the unveiling of their wedding painting by Ben Keys. CreditJulia Rendleman for The New York Times. Click to view article here! It was delivery day and Leah Jay Hicks and Joe Hicks were waiting at her parents’ house in Richmond, Va. In what could be described as an Ed McMahon moment, Ben Keys, a wedding artist who owns Wed on Canvas, rang the doorbell. Rather than a large sweepstakes check, he…

New York Fashion Week kicks off on Thursday! This is the most anticipated time of year when hundreds of model from a plethora of agencies descend upon showrooms across NYC for the chance to be "the one". Our favorite part of our show preparation is casting. The energy in our showroom was through the roof this weekend. We love seeing returning models who are everything but strangers and fresh new faces to add to the variety of the runway. Models of…

We're live with Emily Brickel Edelson of Chic Sketch, who will be drawing our favorite looks from the SAG Awards red carpet! https://www.facebook.com/LifeStyleWeekly/videos/10154232985538344/

By Katharina Heilen GIRLBOSS: EMILY BRICKEL EDELSON Emily is a fashion illustrator, live sktecher, author and app owner. She is a beautiful woman with lots of creativity and smart business ideas in her head! I bought her book „5 Minute Fashion Illustration“ a few weeks ago and was fascinated by her style of writing and drawing. So I ask this incredibly kind and warm woman for an interview. She agreed: HEY EMILY, I adore what you do! You have so much…

By Sharon EdelsonWhen New York Fashion Week begins, Emily Brickel Edelson will be sitting in the front row at many of the shows, drawing on her artistic skills to create whimsical, of-the-moment illustrations for IMG and Chic Sketch, her fashion mobile app. Brickel Edelson will also be backstage, capturing moments such as seamstresses fluttering around a champagne-hued ballgown at last season’s Marchesa show for her blog at Chicsketch.com. “Sketch & Go: 5 Minute Fashion Illustration,” Brickel Edelson’s first book, will be…

By Avante Edmonds Emily Brickel Edelson. Remember this name because pretty soon it will be everywhere. You know that whole cliche notion about "If you don't see your dream job; create it?" Well for Edelson it became reality. From a young age, Edelson knew she wanted to be a fashion designer, however, the path was muddled. Though she had an apparent love for fashion design, whenever she would begin designing, she would ultimately spend most of her time sketching. Her…