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30 Fashion Illustrators You Cant Miss

The fashion illustrators we loved the most over the past year.

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1) Paperfashion, based in Boston, US

athryn !lyse "od#ers is $urrently wor%in# as an apparel desi#ner for "ee&o% in

'oston. (he is a passionate) $reative thin%er and e*$ited a&out her future and present. I

love her way in e*pression the details of outfits so mu$h) its interestin# and full of

te*ture+

2) George Stavrinos, based in NY, US (1948199!)
http://paperfashion.net/http://www.georgestavrinos.com/http://paperfashion.net/http://www.georgestavrinos.com/


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,eor#e (tavrinos was an ama-in# artist who s%et$hed those fa&ulous 'er#dorfs ads in

the ew Yor% Times. I found the realism of his fashion fi#ures refreshin#. (adly) the

#reat (tavrinos passed away in /0 at the youn# a#e of 12 due to $ompli$ations from

pneumonia.

") #aro$ine %ndrie&, based in Paris, 'rane

s an art dire$tor in 4o#ue.fr for 5 years) Caroline has naturaly &een influen$ed &y herwor% and universe. (he is fas$inated &y drawin# and realisti$ outlines) has $ontri&uted
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to ma#a-ine su$h as 4o#ue) The 6u&) (o Chi$) wor%ed with youn# &rands as ,at

"imon or 7op Cph) and re#ularly $ontri&utes to 8iesel Fra#ran$e Fa$tory we&site.

4) %nna iper, based in NY, US

nna iper is a leadin# ew Yor% City &ased fashion desi#ner and professor at the

9(s two most presti#ious fashion $olle#es) the Fashion Institute of Te$hnolo#y and

the 7arsons ($hool of 8esi#n. 6er wor% has &een widely pu&lished in &oo%s and

ma#a-ines) and her illustrations have &een e*hi&ited at hi#hly respe$ted venues in 9(.

"e$ently) her new illustration &oo% :Fashion Illustration ; Inspiration and Te$hni


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utumn >hitehurst #rew up in ew ?rleans and now resides in 'roo%lyn Y as a full

time illustrator. (hes done advertisin#) editorial wor%) and C8 $overs for a list of

$lients whi$h in$lude !$%o "ed) meri$an !a#le ?utfitters) 7en#uin 'oo%s) 'ritish and

meri$an !lle) ylon Ma#a-ine) 88') and Crush 8esi#n amon#st others.

-) #onnie .i+, based in .ondon, U

Connie @ims dar% and mysterious wor%s have totally $aptured my eyes. 6er

Illustrations are a&solutely &eautiful and she &elieve dar%) mysterious and somewhat
http://connielim.com/http://connielim.com/


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se*ual are the ithout e*$eption) udreys

$hara$ters seem melan$holi$) $aptive in their own sensuous) dreamy universe) yet

a$$essi&le and ready to &e unraveled.

8 ) rin petson, based in .ondon,U
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n rtist and Illustrator) !rin wor%s at the $uttin# ed#e of traditional and mi*ed

media. 6er love of drawin#) mar% ma%in# and monta#e $reate powerful and provo$ative

ima#es.6er su&Ae$ts have a mysti$al ener#y that is ethereal and ed#y.

9) S0$via 3i, based in .os %nge$es, US

>ith an artisti$ family) (ylvia Bi have &een influen$ed &y &oth her mother and fathers

paintin#s and s%et$hes. Fo$usin# espe$ially on feminine fi#ures) (ylvia e*plores &eauty)

sensuality) so$ial notions in provo$ative $aptivatin# artwor%s. (ome of her heroines are
http://www.sylviaji.com/http://www.sylviaji.com/


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sym&oli$ refle$tions of her) others are fi$tional fi#ures) Au*taposed with mysti$al

lands$apes) all &urstin# into passion and de$ay.

1!) Spiros a$aris, based in .ondon, U

(piros is a #raphi$ desi#n #raduate from Middlese* 9niversity. 6e wor%s with various

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'leedin# in% and splashes of water definitely a trademar% of melie 6e#ardts

illustratior. (he is &ased in (to$%holm and her wor% is ama-in#. (he s%et$hes for ma#s

su$h as !lle) Ma*i) Madame) 7la-a and ,lamour. t this point we should pro&a&ly also

mention her advertisin# for Ma$ Cosmeti$s and 9m&erto ,iannini.

12) .ovisa B&rfitt, based in Paris, 'rane

Fashion desi#ner and illustrator @ovisa 'urfitt lives and wor%s in 7aris sin$e 2002. (he

made some #reat window art for 6M and wor%ed for other $lients as 'loomin#dales)en-o) &solut 4od%a) @e Ciel 'leu in To%yo and ma#a-ines as 4o#ue) !@@!) (unday
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Times) T6!D!8) Fashion Tale) Mil% and Costume. 'eside the illustrations she also

desi#ns for her own $lothin# la&el 'urfitt in 7aris 2003 where her illustrations are a &i#

part of the $on$ept. Its artful+

1") 5artine 3ohanna, based in %+sterda+, Nether$ands

Martine Bohannas wor%s are a $om&ination of multiple feelin#s) sensations) and

personal e*perien$es. (he finds inspiration in the vastest of $ultural) histori$al and

mytholo#i$al &a$%#rounds she never $eases to e*plore.

14) 5i0&i 6hashi, based in 7o0o, 3apan
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Miyu%i ?hashi is a Bapanese illustrator) depi$tin# #lamorous women is simple stro%es.

6er style is uni


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1-) #assandra hodin, based in Stoho$+, Seden

Cassandra "hodin is a (wedish fashion illustrator that loves to draw &old) $hi$) sensual

women inspired &y the i$oni$ style of the roarin# 20s and &y silent movie sirensE thin)

elon#ated &eauties with smo%y smolderin# eyes) pouty lips and 7arisian flair.

1/) Patri Nage$,.os %nge$es, US (194*:1984)
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a#el illustration is simple and streamlined) &ut a#els woman is $ompli$ated ; whi$h

is the %ey to her su&liminal appeal. (he wants attention) sometimes flauntin#ly) &ut

remains distant. (he appears intelli#ent) selfpossessed) &ut removed. a#el often said

that he didnt really want to %now these women too well. 6e ima#ined them as $reatures

of the ni#ht who dran% and smo%ed too mu$h.

18) #ar$ rison, based in NY, US (1891 19*8)

@eadin# fashion and advertisin# artist) espe$ially well %nown for this wor% for 4o#ueand $osmeti$s. !ri$%son) indeed) is a hardwor%in# man) a very serious artist who is
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usually pra$ti$in# when not a$tually performin#. For every pie$e of wor% reprodu$ed in

the ma#a-ines he has made do-ens of studies. In spare moments he is usually &usy

drawin# or paintin# from the model ; he never draws without a model ; and his

s%et$h&oo% #oes with him to the restaurant and the theatre.

19) e$$0 S+ith, based in 7as+ania, %&stra$ia

elly (mith is a freelan$e Illustrator and she #raduated in 200G with a 'a$helor of Fine

rts from the Tasmanian ($hool of rt has sin$e #one on to pursue a $areer in &oth

portrait fashion illustration.

2!) %nna iggie, based in Bare$ona, Spain
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nna 6i##ie mi* $ontemporary art with vinta#e influen$es) nota&le te$hni$al s%ills. The

#ra$e) youth and style) &old #raphi$ a&stra$tion and honest $urves on ed#es of eyes)

shoulders and fa$es $ele&rate the human form.

21) #ata$ina strada, based in Bare$ona, Spain

'orn and raised in Colom&ia) and livin# in 'ar$elona sin$e /) Catalina &rin#s all the

$olors and power of @atinmeri$an fol%lore and refines it with a su&tle tou$h of

!uropean sophisti$ation. (ome of her $lients in$ludeE 7aul (mith) Co$aCola) (ony

Musi$) Camper) i%e) @evis) (martDMer$edes 'en-) 9ni$ef) Motorola) Chroni$le'oo%s) Hara 6ome) amon# many others.
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22) #oo pit, based in .ondon, U

Co$o finds inspiration in a wide variety of pla$es. @ivin# &etween 7aris and @ondon she

feels at ease with the visual lands$apes of &oth $ities ; as art and fashion $apitals) they

are a &yword for innovation) $reativity and metropolitan ed#e. (he li%es to mi* several

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,erman illustrator Maren !sdar was edu$ated &oth as a stylist and illustrator in

6am&ur# and @ondon.6er ori#inal) surreal and stylish mi*ed media $olla#es) $omposed

&oth &y hand and $omputer are her i$oni$ wor%. (he has &een pu&lished in 4o#ue) >)

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wildlife) impe$$a&ly drawn with thin pens and pen$ils finished &y deli$ate water$olor

stro%es on paper.

2*) ita Yang, based in 7aian

4ita Yan# holds a ' de#ree in ational Taiwan 9niversity of rts in 4isual

Communi$ation 8esi#n. 6er illustration wor%s $an &e seen in 4o#ue Taiwan) The 'i#

Issue Taiwan) !lle Taiwan. lso she has $olla&orated with I,?s 69M M8!)

illustrated for the 20// (( $olle$tion on the offi$ial we&site. (eries wor%E :This is why

I miss @ondon so mu$h.= was awarded of I,? 7ri-e and also $hosen wor% of

meri$an Illustration 30.

2-) 3a+es a+i$ton B&t$er, based in 5anhester, U
http://www.vita-yang.com/http://www.jameshamiltonbutler.com/http://www.vita-yang.com/http://www.jameshamiltonbutler.com/


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!n#lish artist Bames 6amilton is already adept in a variety of $reative media from

$ostume) em&roidery and fashion desi#n) as well as a num&er of print&ased illustration

$ommissions from &oth $orporate $lients and individual illustration $ommissioners

in$ludin# (warovs%i.

2/) '$e&r van +aarsha$eraart, based in %+sterda+, Nether$ands

The loose way of Fleur van maars$hal%erwaarts illustrations te$hni


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$reative that some of the drawin#s are usin# thread as the media. Its artisti$. 6er wor%s

had &een e*hi&ited in msterdam) 7aris and ew Yor%.

28) 5arg&erite sa&vage, based in Paris, 'rane

Mar#uerite (auva#e has wor%ed sin$e 200/ as an illustrator) art dire$tor and animator

$reatin# $hi$ modern illustrations that $apture the lifestyle of todays trendsetters. >ith

illustration that is stylish yet a$$essi&le) she has &een in demand with prominent

advertisin# and $orporate $lients in$ludin# 7lay(tation) pple) Marshall Fields)

Motorola or ?ran#e.

29) at0 S+ai$, based in NY, US
http://www.margueritesauvage.com/http://www.whatktdoes.com/workhttp://www.margueritesauvage.com/http://www.whatktdoes.com/work


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T (mail is a ($ottish illustrator who #raduated from !din&ur#h Colle#e of rt with a

First $lass de#ree in Illustration. (he now lives in ew Yor% where she $ontinues to

draw tra#i$ #irls with &ro%en hearts) faraway lovers and dusty dresses.

"!) Pa&$ ;ribe, based in 'rane (188":19"*)

6is wor%s in the po$hoir te$hni


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numerous additional rehen puttin# this post to#ether) I %new I wanted to

feature some of !laines outfits. I was plannin# on Aust $hoosin# three) &ut I $ouldnt

de$ide.. There were too many #ood ones and I ended up with ten loo%s+ "ead on to

learn more a&out fashion illustration.

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7en$il) sharpener) eraser

Color medium $olored pen$ils) mar%ers) #oua$he) paint) et$.U

'la$% pen

7aper $omputer paper) tra$in#) or vellum paperU

hite out pen and #el pens

9tility %nife

8rafters &rush

Clothin# $atalo#) pi$tures to draw from) referen$e &oo%s

7risma$olor mar%ers) $olored pen$ils) Mi$ron pens for outlines
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Drawing the Fashion Figure


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dd the &asi$ landmar%s) head) shoulders) waist) hips) %nees) el&ows...

Conne$t the dots.


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8raw the &asi$ fi#ure.


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Transfer the ima#e.

Most fashion illustrations are &ased on the standard heads proportion) even thou#h

most people are only L heads. >hat this means is the total hei#ht of the fi#ure $an &e

divided into e


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wor%s Aust fine.

There are a few te$hnihen drawin# #athers) %eep your lines loose thin% $ursive Ms and >sU. >rin%les $an &e illustrated &y a $ouple of wide loops.

7leats are more stru$tured and e*a$t.

Rendering Fabrics

In fashion illustration) it is important to %now how to draw fa&ri$. Illustrations are a&out

#ettin# an idea a$ross) and fa&ri$ $hoi$e is a hu#e part of that. (o) $olle$t fa&ri$ samples

and #et familiar with different materials and prints.

Sequins


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(tart with a few rows of $ir$les.

@ayer your dar%er $olors.

8rawin# se


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dd shine.

Prints

The easiest way to draw prints is to &rea% the whole print down into se$tionsV mostprints are easily divided into rows) #rids or $lusters. Floral prints $an easily &e divided

into verti$al rows. (%et$h lines followin# the movement of the #arment. fterwards)

you $an &rea% up your print. Instead of drawin# a flower with a stem) loo% for shapes.

flower $an &e se$tioned off in the top as a $ir$le and the &ottom) a heart.

Jeans


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8raw out your Aeans.

@ay down your $olor.
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dd a few white lines for the twill weave.

8raw stit$hin#.

Its $ru$ial to %now how to draw Aeans) and &e$ause there is su$h a variety of $olors)

washes) and finishes) its important to %now how to draw a variety of loo%s. 9sually) for

li#hter Aeans) I use #rays mi*ed with li#ht &lues. For worn) muddy Aeans) I mi* &rown

and indi#o &lue. For this dar% wash) I sti$% with a simple &lue) added some white

$olored pen$il dia#onal lines to represent the twill weave) and finished up with whitestit$hin#.


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Hair

(tart &y layin# down the li#htest $olor.

dd in your shadin#.


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dd shine) and youre done+

6air $an &e tri$%yV the more pra$ti$e) the &etter. 8ont feel li%e you need to draw every

strand of hairV %eep it simple. (tart with the li#htest $olor of hair first $overin# the

whole area e*$ept where the hair shines. Its helpful to draw from a pi$ture or) as 'ina

&lin# does) draw a little sun on one $orner of the paper and shade your illustration

a$$ordin# to that li#ht sour$e. (o) if you draw a sun on the ri#ht) your shadin# should &e

on the left of your fi#ure. (lowly add dar%er layers of $olor. Finish up with $olored

pen$ils &y addin# in e*tra $olor and a few strands of hair.

Skin

(%in tone is pretty strai#htforward. I li%e to start at the top and wor% my way in

se$tions. I do a first $oat of $olor) then #o &a$% and add my shadin#. I shade on the

opposite side of my li#ht sour$e and where any pie$e of $lothin# ends ne$%lines)

sleeves) hems) et$.U fter the s%in is done) I li%e to add a little $olor to the lips and

$hee%s.

Flats


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(our$eE &lo#.s$ad.edu

The other side of fashion illustration is the te$hni$al side. Called te$hni$als or :flats)=

these illustrations show how ea$h #arment would loo% flattened when off a fi#ure. Flats

are supposed to &e to s$ale) e*a$t) and detailed. These serve as an instru$tion manual for

pattern ma%ers and seamstresses. If you want to desi#n) &ut $ant seem to &e a&le to

draw) this is an option. There are $omputer pro#rams that $an help you $reate desi#ns.'ut) I would re$ommend at least learnin# how to draw &asi$ flats so you $an always &e

a&le to s%et$h ideas and desi#ns.

My Finished Sketches
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I hope you #uys enAoyed learnin# a little more a&out fashion illustrations. There is so

mu$h I $ouldnt in$lude and so mu$h more to learn. If you want more) $he$% out my

s%et$hes) #et a $opy of the #rid) and see videoson how I drew these s%et$hes of !laine.

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&y.htmlK.9ou5-ifien%

rtist Inter!iew with rturo "lena #$%%&$##

Arturo Elenais a very talented fashion illustrator based in Zaragoza, Spain. He has

collaborated with top designers and fashion magazines including Cosmopolitan Spain,Chanel Spain and Audemars iguet. !ead on to learn more about this amazing artist"
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7e$$ &s a bit abo&t 0o&rse$f=

I am rturo !lena) a normal and down to earthperson that has the ama-in# privile#e of

wor%in# within my passion) Illustration. I am $ompletely selftau#ht and I always li%ed

to draw so have &een pra$tisin# sin$e I was a little &oy. My mother even remem&ers me

re$reatin# and paintin# >alt 8isney $hara$tersas a small $hild+

>hen I finished my studies in hi#h s$hool) I had to ma%e the de$ision of what to done*t and I de$ided to apply to the 8esi#n ($hool in 'ar$elona. The dire$tor of the

s$hool told me that I had this #ift and su$h a talent that the &est Ws$hool for me was

#oin# to &e the day &y day wor%) developin# my own style te$hnihen did 0o& disover that fashion i$$&stration as 0o&r passion?

fter five years wor%in# with desi#n teams in 'ar$elona and (evilla) I realised that
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what I li%ed the most was to draw fashion that others produ$ed rather than to produ$e

fashion myself.

The definitive Aump to illustration $ame when I #ot the reee% in /2. >hen this rea$hed the press itopened a lot of doors to $olla&orations withfashion ma#a-ines su$h as Cosmopolitan)

!lle and Telva. They started to rehat are 0o&r biggest so&res of

inspiration?

7hoto#raphy in #eneral is my main sour$e of inspiration &ut spe$ially fashion

photo#raphy as I loo% throu#h many fashion ma#a-ines to re$reate and o&tain realisti$

effe$ts) li#ht) shadows) te*tures) the movements of the fi#ures and perspe$tives in myown ima#es. lso) I have to say that at the &e#innin# of my $areer) I was stron#ly

influen$ed &y illustrators li%e "enX ,ruau and (tefano Canulli.

>hat@s the +ost satisf0ing part of 0o&r Aob?

>ithout a dou&t) when I present the final pie$e to a $lient and the result is &etter than

what they were e*pe$tin#) this feelin# of #ettin# what they wanted to transmit with my

illustration is the most satisfyin#.
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(o) for me the most diffi$ult part is to $ome with the final ima#e that will $over the

$lients reh0 do 0o& prefer #opi +arers for

0o&r i$$&strations?

(in$e I started to &e a professional illustrator) I have tried different pens) &ut I use Copi$for several reasonsE Their hu#e variety in $olours) ith Copi$) I

$an &lend the $olours to #et the results that Im loo%in# for.

o 0o& have a favorite piee or proAet that 0o&@ve reated?

There are many pie$es that have &een very #ratifyin#. To mention a few) the series

:6eroinas= ,irls6eroU produ$ed for Custo 'ar$elona and used as pattern for some of

his #arments are one of my favourites) alon# with some of the illustrations that I

produ$ed for the spanish desi#ner @emonie- that were used for his $atwal% invitations

in Ci&eles Madrid Fashion >ee%.

%n0 ords of advie for aspiring fashioni$$&strators and designers?

I thin% they need to &e honest with themselves) to thin% very well if they have the s%ills)

vo$ation) perseveran$e and if they are readyto wor% very hard. They need to &elieve in

themselves and never #et down) tena$ity is somethin# very important in this profession.

o&ody has ever #iven me anythin# for free) &ut I #ot advanta#es from all of the

opportunities that I found on the way. I understand that many times) people asso$iate

the fashion industry as a $old and materialisti$ world) &ut it is a field as diffi$ult as any

other and if you want to #et far you Aust need to wor% hard.
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thoughts on conte'(orary )ashion illustration

illustration)thin%in# 8anielle on Bune Q) 20/2 at 5E51 pm

>henever I attend a fashion illustration e*hi&ition) or otherwise find myself in the

$ompany of fashion illustration enthusiasts) I hear variations on this sentimentE :fashion

illustration is having a moment:+ My inner rea$tion is alwaysE is it) really^ >hat does

this mean) e*a$tly^

% +o+entC

To me) #having a moment$in the $onte*t of fashion means that for a period of time)

fashion shines the spotli#ht on your parti$ular spe$ialty) attention shines on the wor%a$ross all media) rates inflate) and superstars emer#e ;that is) names &e$ome

re$o#ni-a&le evento outsiders. 7hoto#raphers had a moment in the /50s and /G0s.

8esi#ners had their &i# moment in the /L0s and /Q0s. Models had their moment in

the /0s. Currently) &lo##ers and fashion editors are &oth havin# their moment.

?utside of these :moments=) the pra$titioners of their respe$tive $rafts $arry on doin#

their thin#) and a few outliers will ma%e a name for themselves on an individual &asis)

&ut for the most part $areerists re$eive relatively modest levels of s$rutiny and interest.

I thin% fashion illustrators had their moment in the /10s. That was when 'Xrardand

,ruauwere superstars ; their artwor% was featured on ma#a-ine $overs) and their wor%

even influen$ed desi#ners rather than the other way around. t that time) fashionillustration was everywhere; mailorder $atalo#ues) advertisin#) home sewin# patterns
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; a lot of hands were needed to $reate all those drawin#s. >hen I was in s$hool) I

voluntarily studied fashion illustration te*ts from the /10s) in whi$h it was $lear that

fashion illustration was treated as a $ommon) appropriate profession for youn# ladies to

o$$upy themselves with &etween #raduation and marria#e. Fashion illustration paid)

sometimes hen you tell people outside of the

fashion industry that you are a fashion illustrator) the rea$tions are always hi$h is fine ; you $ant ma%e a moment) even if a moment $an ma%e you. Bust %now

that if you pursue a fashion illustration $areer now) your $han$es of &e$ome ri$h and

famous doin# it are virtually nil. !ven fashion illustrators at the top of their #ame ri#ht

now live in middle$lass) relative o&s$urity.

% areerC

8espite redu$ed $ir$umstan$es) fashion illustration still $arries on. There are a&out half

a do-en well%nown) respe$ted fashion illustrators with names that are re$o#ni-ed) at

least within the industry. For some reason) most of them live in @ondon. 'eyond that)there is a small $ohort of fulltime wor%in# fashion illustrators stru##lin# to ma%e a
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name for themselves I in$lude myself amon# this num&erU) and a mu$h &roader

population of amateur) and parttime fashion illustrators who often $om&ine their wor%

with other professions. There are also the more #eneral illustrators who also

o$$asionally do fashion wor%.

Fashion illustration is $urrently ma%in# the mediaDte$hnolo#y shift alon# with the restof the $reative world. lon# with illustration as a whole) fashion artists are in$reasin#ly

$reatin# $areers online. 7ersonality has always &een an essential $omponent of $reatin#

a name for yourself) and the upand$omin# $ohort of the futurefamous moment

withstandin#U tend to also &e &lo##ers ; most nota&ly 8anny "o&erts) athryn !lise)

and of $ourse ,aran$e 8ore. s the internet has &e$ome the startin# point) the role of

the a#ent or editor as the mediator in laun$hin# an illustrators $areer is wanin#.

There are two main ways to &uild a $areer as a fashion illustrator. You $an $reate an

ori#inal &ody of wor% and sell it as ori#inals and prints) either throu#h #alleries or

online. This type of $areer is more on the :art= end of the spe$trum. ?r you $an

assem&le an online portfolio) &ased on whi$h freelan$e $lients will hire you) as I do.This is more ali#ned with the :$ommer$ial= side of the &usiness. ?r you $an do &oth.

There is a third) more o&s$ure stream you $an sail down too ; &ut Ill #et to that at the

end of this lon#U post.

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This lovely 2001 ad $ampai#n for Choi$e &y Calvin lein was illustrated &y the

multitalented Charles nastase. nastase used photorealisti$ pen$il renderin#) done so

ti#htly that every hair was arti$ulated. This was a maAor $ampai#n and I remem&er

seein# and remar%in# upon it at the time &e$ause fashion illustrations are so rarely on&ill&oards. It would have &een #reat if it had inspired more &rands to $ommission

illustrated $ampai#ns ; &ut instead it inspired a host of photorealisti$ pen$ilrenderin#

fashion illustrators. This has &e$ome the most $ommon style of fashion illustration) and

now in 20/2 it is dan#erously near saturation.

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%n ideaC

The other aspe$t of fashion illustration that differentiates it from the rest of the

illustration industry is that it also plays a vital) $reative role in desi#n development. s

an illustrator who also $reates ideation s%et$hes) desi#n drawin#s and te$hni$al flats for

desi#ner $lients) I have a very personal interest in fashion illustration that is used forpra$ti$al purposes. To me) these are often the most fas$inatin# types of fashion

illustration) and I find it poi#nant that su$h a hu#e swath of drawn material is not for

pu&li$ $onsumption. It &others me that when fashion illustration is dis$ussed) its hidden

industrial role is so often i#nored.

This is why fashion illustration will never &e e$lipsed &y photo#raphy. (%et$hin# plays

a se$ret) si#nifi$ant role in fashionE the #enesisof an idea.

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