If you dig fashion illustration you're in for a real treat. I stumbled upon this super cute book at Anthropologie a few weeks ago and unable to get the drawings out of my head I gave in and ordered it. This girly book is called The Cocktail - 200 Fabulous Drinks by Jane Rocca with drawings by Kat MacLeod. I'm not a bit drinker so I must confess that I purchased it for the drawings alone. I think I may even buy a second one for my girlfriend, it would make for a nice present along with a girly set of glassware and a few tea towels, don't you think?

Filled with deliciously boozy drink recipes (love the names like the Southern Shag), the witty commentary gives this book a bit of an edge above the tons of other cocktail books on the market. And the cover is pink. How cute. Of course, if you aren't sold on the idea of a pink cocktail book, the collection of fanciful illustrations inside will seal the deal. I love the drawings so much that I felt inspired tonight to google the illustrator Kat MacLeod to learn more about her work. Here's what I dug up...

Kat is a graphic designer and illustrator based in Australia. Aussies may recognize her work from Michi Girl and magazines like Frankie. Michi Girl is pretty much the Australia version of Daily Candy here in the states and is headed by Chloe Quigley. Kat is represented by The Jacky Winter Group where you can view lots of her work, it's all so imaginative, flirty, and feminine -- I especially like the textures, bright colors, and the patterned papers. The work feels fresh and upbeat, what's not to love?

Kat also runs a small graphic design company called Ortolan alongside of her two partners Chloe Quigley and Simone Elder, the same Chloe who works with her at Michi Girl. If you'd like to learn more about Kat, blogger Natalie interviewed her right here. I just spent the past 30 minutes reading it -- it's divine.

In addition to an extensive list of international clients where she has worked on projects both large and small, including illustrative work for past issues of Real Simple, Kat released a set of artful pillowcases and an embroidered "artkerchief" that would be fun to frame. All are available at Third Drawer Down.

(images from penguin books, kat macleod, third drawer down, and the jacky winter group)