2009 Thanksgifting Holiday Gift Guide: Dog Portraits & Maison Martin Margiela’s Big Book

You know you know someone who would LIIIIVE for a portrait of their pooch this Xmas…

Been watching Logo and enjoying the Vampire Weekend hosted Thanksgifting Holiday Gift Guide segments? Then do come in…

Here’s more details about some high-fashion-book reading and some sweet pooch art.

Maison Martin Margiela Book

The self-titled hard cover debut book by Maison Martin Margiela, this documents the works of the influential Paris-based designer, offering pictures by Margiela himself of his production in fashion, design, art and performance.

A peek inside the Maison Martin Margiela world, from the book.

Long elusive to the public eye, Margiela is a luminary in the contemporary international fashion scene, and this book offers the reader a rare glimpse into his extravagantly chic reality. The book also includes essays on Margiela by designers such as Jean-Paul Gautier and Vanessa Beecroft.

Dog Portraits

Two of Valerie Leonard’s regal pooch portraits. Amazing.

Looking for an original gift idea? How about a commissioned portrait of your pet by one of these two uber-talented artists? Valerie Leonard and Kate Williamson paint these unforgettable portraits of your pets.

Valerie Leonard’s portraits are in the style of such 18th century luminaries as Thomas Gainsborough and Joshua Reynolds, incorporating the techniques of Renaissance portraiture mastered by the above-mentioned artists to paint well-crafted, carefully detailed pictures of your pooch.

Let Kate Williamson immortalize your best friend. This one is Oliver.

Kate Williamson opts for a simpler, warmer approach, with portraits that resemble beautifully captured snapshots of your beloved pet as seen through the lens of a master illustrator. Williamson’s portraits are more modern and fresh in style, though no less skillful as those by Leonard.

Woof, indeed.