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Quote of the day: Anna Sui on Antonio Lopez
“It’s not about fabulous anymore. It’s about having 500 friends on Facebook and the same American Apparel outfit to wear to a festival. It was kind of the opposite then. Freak was the preferred...
View ArticleFashion illustration in New York: Sara Singh
I love to draw and I love to watch other people draw. This is a really nice video from the H&M Life site, about New York illustrator Sara Singh…
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Heads up: Tony Viramontes
Along with Michael Roberts and Antonio Lopez, Tony Viramontes was a major influence in my early quest to be a fashion illustrator. His dynamic brush strokes and androgynous subjects are just as...
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Topshop X Shit Bloggers Wear
Is this the first time illustration has been used in an etail context? To sell actual product? Probably not, but I love the idea. Especially when used by Topshop US in association with Shit Bloggers...
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It’s here: MAC X Antonio Lopez
Today’s the day! MAC’s Antonio Lopez palettes are out and aren’t they stunning – inside and out. The lids are decorated with Lopez’ famous illustrations and the palettes contain lip, eye and face...
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Library corner: Bold Beautiful and Damned – the world of 1980s fashion...
Much as I love fashion photography, nothing beats slapping a brush on a page and creating an exaggerated line that sums up the silhouette of the season. I’m well out of practice in that respect but I...
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Tanya Ling X Queene & Belle
Pin It Tanya Ling is quite the lady of the moment. She has long been on my radar for her ravishing illustrations of Vuitton’s collections, she has an addictive Instagram feed and a giant assemblage of...
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Save the date: FIG Unframed
Here’s a can’t-miss for fashion illustration students and enthusiasts…. The fantastic Fashion Illustration Gallery is hosting a rather lovely ‘unframed’ exhibition at The Shop At Bluebird from...
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New season fashion books
Years and years and years ago, I remember gearing up for my first term at fashion college. We were given a list of things we needed to buy, which necessitated a trip to R. D. Franks in Market Place...
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Fashion illustration for the Instagram age
Oh how I’m loving the Instagram-fuelled return of fashion illustration that’s been percolating for the last year or so. Instagram is the perfect platform for illustrators, having an emotional, almost...
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My picks from Vogue Festival and Photo London 2016
Next weekend is set to be jam-packed with activity from a double whammy of Vogue Festival and Photo London. Vogue Festival in partnership with Harrods, is in its fifth year now and I think the line-up...
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Antonio Lopez – Future Funk Fashion exhibition
Fifteen years in the making, Antonio Lopez – Future Funk Fashion opens today in Harlem. An extensive exhibition, it features more than 400 of the influential artist’s illustrations and creative...
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Save the date for my fashion illustration panel and workshop
Save the date for my fashion illustration panel discussion at the Apple Store Covent Garden on Thursday 14th July. I will be talking to illustrators Gill Button and (newly graduated) Manjit Thapp, as...
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Out of the frame: FIGAF pops up at The Shop at Bluebird
Two of my greatest passions are coming together this weekend for a three-day love in. The Shop at Bluebird (retail porn for aesthetes) and the Fashion Illustration Gallery are going large on last...
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Read this: Know your style by Alyson Walsh
If you know Alyson Walsh and her blog That’s Not My Age, you may know her book, Style Forever which came out in 2015. A statement on why style doesn’t disappear when you’re over 40, it’s been a hit...
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Library corner: Bold Beautiful and Damned – the world of 1980s fashion...
Much as I love fashion photography, nothing beats slapping a brush on a page and creating an exaggerated line that sums up the silhouette of the season. I’m well out of practice in that respect but I...
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Tanya Ling X Queene & Belle
Tanya Ling is quite the lady of the moment. She has long been on my radar for her ravishing illustrations of Vuitton’s collections, she has an addictive Instagram feed and a giant assemblage of her...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Save the date: FIG Unframed
Here’s a can’t-miss for fashion illustration students and enthusiasts…. The fantastic Fashion Illustration Gallery is hosting a rather lovely ‘unframed’ exhibition at The Shop At Bluebird from...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New season fashion books
Years and years and years ago, I remember gearing up for my first term at fashion college. We were given a list of things we needed to buy, which necessitated a trip to R. D. Franks in Market Place...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fashion illustration for the Instagram age
Oh how I’m loving the Instagram-fuelled return of fashion illustration that’s been percolating for the last year or so. Instagram is the perfect platform for illustrators, having an emotional, almost...
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