Live Sketching Custom Portraits for Bridgerton x Netflix



Dearest readers, allow me to regale you with the delightfully splendid event that transpired a week or so ago. I had the pleasure of journeying downtown to partake in a most enchanting endeavor: live sketching custom portraits for the esteemed Netflix sensation, Bridgerton in collaboration with InDelight. What a spectacle it was! The ambiance was positively enchanting, adorned with exquisite floral arrangements, whilst melodies of Bridgerton's beloved tunes filled the air, courtesy of talented musicians in full Bridgerton regalia. The attendees were a sight to behold in their Regency attire, truly embracing the spirit of the occasion.

In the company of luminaries such as the illustrious Adjoa Andoh, known affectionately as "Lady Danbury," and the esteemed authoress behind the Bridgerton tales, Julia Quinn herself, I found myself sketching in a world of elegance and refinement. I reveled in the art of capturing the essence of the Regency era through my portraits, whilst engaging in delightful discourse with the charming guests who graced us with their presence. It was an evening of unparalleled joy and camaraderie, one that I shall have fond memories of.

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Live Sketching New TUMI Store



As a Fashion Illustrator, it can be nerve racking going into a live sketching event with a new client but this one went great beginning to end. All the managers, staff and PR team at the new TUMI Madison Ave. flagship store were a pleasure to work with and the set up they had ready for me was perfect. The guests were all thrilled to be there, and to be custom sketched by yours truly. The event went so well that the Tumi team was even gracious enough to ask me to shop the store and choose a new Tumi suitcase as a gift! I chose a beautiful carry-on sized wheely that I could use for my supplies when going to future live sketching events--and they even monogrammed it for me! All in all a fabulous experience and I hope to work with them again.

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Brooke Hagel Artwork Featured on 'The View"



 Friday my artwork was featured on number one daytime talk show 'The View' as one of cohost Sunny Hostin's favorite things! Sunny has been a repeat client turned friend for years and it was trilling to learn she'd chosen my work to be featured on the show! If you missed it, here's a clip: 

I've been overwhelmed by positive responses from the segment airing and of corse the influx of orders in my shop and new newsletter subscribers and followers on social media. 

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Ralph Lauren | Miracle on Madison



Ralph Lauren Invitation-Brooke Hagel Illustrator
I'm thrilled to be heading back to the Ralph Lauren Mansion for Miracle on Madison 2022. It's a fabulous day of shopping for good with 20% of your purchase benefitting charity. In addition to that a custom illustration by yours truly is a gift with purchase! Last year this was one of my favorite events of the whole year! I hope to see you there. 

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You're Invited: Lauren by Ralph Lauren



RL Invitation-Fashion Illustrator-Brooke Hagel
 Tomorrow is the first of 4 sketching events I'll be doing for my friends at Lauren by Ralph Lauren and you're invited! The first event is here in NYC at Macy's flagship! The next three I'll be traveling down to Houston, San Antonio and Miami. We're celebrating the launch of new Lauren handbags and as a gift with purchase guests will receive a semi-custom fashion illustration of themselves by yours truly! I hope to see you there. 

Macy's Herald Square

Ralph Lauren Handbag Shop. Main Floor (near Broadway entrance)

Sept 31st, 2022 

11am - 4pm


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Summer Sketches for Copic



Copic fashion illustration by Brooke Hagel
My friends at Copic Markers reached out a few months ago to team up with me on some summery sketches using my favorite markers, the Copic Sketch markers. I jumped at the chance to work with my favorite marker brand again and the two sketches I created were recently published on their social media pages so I thought it would be fun to share with you a little behind the scenes of these illustrations. 

The team at Copic was open to anything I'd like to do as it relates to fashion illustration, my area of expertise. They provided me with a list of prompts I could use as inspiration and I chose "roses" for the first and "airy" for the second. I chose roses because there was a dress by Sachin and Babi worn by influencer Racheal Martino that I loved and had been wanted to sketch which was covered in different shades of blue roses! And this was the perfect project to sketch that look (shown below.) 

Copic fashion illustration by Brooke Hagel 2

For the airy illustration I was inspired to create a flowing white dress with flounces that rippled in the wind as figure walked. (See top image) I love drawing walking poses and having the figure walk would add airy movement to both the dress and hair. I made her skin tone a dark shade of black to contrast nicely with the white/gray dress and I love how it came out! I hope you enjoyed this little behind the scene insider info into what went into making these sketches for Copic! 

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