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blue-eyedcalico
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Inspired by the “summer reading” thread, I decided to go to the library to find something to read this summer. I’ve always been an avid reader, but finding time to read while caring for an active toddler, constantly on the go, is a bit of a challenge. Fortunately, I was able to find the ideal book. A picture book with just enough text for me to digest and learn from.
The book is “Stylishly Drawn, Contemporary Fashion Illustration”, by Laird Borrelli published in 2000. It features the work of 29 of the world’s top fashion illustrators.
What I hadn’t realized until reading this book was that fashion illustration had become a dying art, until recently, that is. Over the past twenty years, these illustrators (such as Piet Paris, Jean-Philippe Delhomme) have sparked a renewed interest in fashion illustration.
“The decline in fashion illustration can be traced back to the late 1930s when Vogue began to replace its celebrated illustrated covers with photographic ones… The preference for photography over illustration became most marked in the 1950s.” The author contends that this parallels the shift from haute couture (known for collaborations between artists and designers) towards pret-a-porter.
Then in the 1980s, as photographic images became gritty and ‘in-your-face’ (think heroin-chic), magazines started showing more fashion illustrations, a refreshing counter to the explicit photographs.
The following illustrators are featured in the book:
Ruben Alterio, Francois Berthoud, Tobie Giddio, Mats Bustafson, Kareem Iliya, Tanya Ling, Lorenzo Mattotti, Piet Paris, Hiroshi Tanabe, Ruben Toledo, Robert Clyde Anderson Carlotta, Amy Davis, Jean-Philliippe Delhomme, Jeffrey Fulvimari, Kiraz, Anja Kroencke, Jordi Labanda, Demetrios Psillos, Maurice Vellekoop, Liseloote Watkins, Jason Brooks, Michael Economy, Yoko Ikeno, Maxine Law, Thierry Perez, Graham Rounthwaite, Kristian Russell, Ed Tsuwaki.
An ideal book for people who love fashion and art.
carol
The book is “Stylishly Drawn, Contemporary Fashion Illustration”, by Laird Borrelli published in 2000. It features the work of 29 of the world’s top fashion illustrators.
What I hadn’t realized until reading this book was that fashion illustration had become a dying art, until recently, that is. Over the past twenty years, these illustrators (such as Piet Paris, Jean-Philippe Delhomme) have sparked a renewed interest in fashion illustration.
“The decline in fashion illustration can be traced back to the late 1930s when Vogue began to replace its celebrated illustrated covers with photographic ones… The preference for photography over illustration became most marked in the 1950s.” The author contends that this parallels the shift from haute couture (known for collaborations between artists and designers) towards pret-a-porter.
Then in the 1980s, as photographic images became gritty and ‘in-your-face’ (think heroin-chic), magazines started showing more fashion illustrations, a refreshing counter to the explicit photographs.
The following illustrators are featured in the book:
Ruben Alterio, Francois Berthoud, Tobie Giddio, Mats Bustafson, Kareem Iliya, Tanya Ling, Lorenzo Mattotti, Piet Paris, Hiroshi Tanabe, Ruben Toledo, Robert Clyde Anderson Carlotta, Amy Davis, Jean-Philliippe Delhomme, Jeffrey Fulvimari, Kiraz, Anja Kroencke, Jordi Labanda, Demetrios Psillos, Maurice Vellekoop, Liseloote Watkins, Jason Brooks, Michael Economy, Yoko Ikeno, Maxine Law, Thierry Perez, Graham Rounthwaite, Kristian Russell, Ed Tsuwaki.
An ideal book for people who love fashion and art.
carol