Fashion Illustration in Britain


Book Description

Before the invention of photography, the fashion-conscious public relied on illustrations in magazines to follow the latest developments in style, and ensure they were dressed for High Society in every season. These illustrations became an art form in themselves, as key publications--and their taste-making illustrators--defined the looks of each era. This lavishly illustrated book charts the history of fashion and the social calendar in Britain through the fashion plates of the most important periodicals. It offers a visually stunning record of fashion illustration in Britain over two centuries.




British Fashion Design


Book Description

British Fashion Design explores the tensions between fashion as art form, and the demands of a ruthlessly commercial industry. Based on interviews and research conducted over a number of years, Angela McRobbie charts the flow of art school fashion graduates into the industry; their attempts to reconcile training with practice, and their precarious position between the twin supports of the education system and the commercial sector. Stressing the social context of cultural production, McRobbie focuses on British fashion and its graduate designers as products of youth street culture, and analyses how designers from diverse backgrounds have created a labour market for themselves, remodelling `enterprise culture` to suit their own careers.




Creative Fashion Illustration


Book Description

Fashion illustration is skilful and inventive, and the best fashion illustrators can fulfil a brief creatively using their own unique approach. Visually-led and extremely accessible, this book is the go-to resource for anyone wanting to develop their own style. Easy-to-follow exercises are designed to build confidence and encourage experimentation as readers develop essential skills and learn simple and effective tips and tricks. With concise, accessible chapters on topics such as proportion, movement, line, shape and volume as well as sections on tricky areas such as hands and feet, Creative Fashion Illustration is essential reading for anyone looking to enhance their basic drawing skills. Whether coming to fashion illustration for the very first time, a student looking to develop their techniques and expand their portfolio, or even a more experienced illustrator looking for fresh ideas, this book is the ideal guide to imaginative fashion illustration that will stand out from the crowd.




Fashion Design


Book Description

This introduction to fashion is aimed at students of fashion design across the world. By following the design process, from historical and commercial industry context to final collection presentation, the book provides a clear guide for students as they discover what designing for fashion entails. Along the way they will explore a wide variety of hands-on, creative methodologies of design ideation, development, and presentation. Supported by inspirational visual content—fashion photography, fashion illustration, sketchbook artwork, technical drawings, and infographics—and case studies, the book offers a unique overview of the fashion industry.




Essentials Fashion Sketchbook


Book Description

A5 size (148mm x 210mm, or 5-1/2" x 8"). 192 pages. Elastic band place holder. Ribbon bookmark. Acid-free/archival paper. Binding lies flat for ease of use. Inside back cover pocket. Create your own original designs with this sleek Fashion Sketchbook! Packed with fashion-proportional figures in varied poses, this journal will help bring your inspirations to life. The figures (called croquis from the French meaning to sketch, rough out, to crunch) will not show up when photocopied or scanned. From understated effects to outrageous accents, let this Fashion Sketchbook help you render your vision. There are also templates for shoes and hats in the back of the journal, plus helpful industry terms and descriptions, size equivalent information, measuring tips, descriptions of basic garments, and more.




Fashion Illustration Next


Book Description

The photograph has long been the medium of fashion, but contemporary illustration is transforming how the industry is presented. Fashion Illustration Next presents the work of nearly forty artists from around the world whose work is changing the way we see fashion, free of model worship and the cult of the photographer. Though it is no shock that the new generation of illustrators makes abundant use of digital media and techniques, the surprising array of results -- from high-sheen artifice to fantasy collage to work that looks like "old school" pen-and-ink -- represents a rich confluence of styles. More than 200 examples of this cutting-edge work convey a host of moods reflecting the state of the modern world as much as that of the fashion industry, and revealing a tendency toward the erotic, fantastic, introspective, and sometimes sinister. Fashion Illustration Next is the collision of fashion and vision.




Fashion Illustration School


Book Description

Offering instructions for techniques used by professional illustrators, this book explains the methodology of drawing fashion. It demonstrates some of the best ways to create detailed fashion illustrations in a variety of media, teaching the reader about drawing, rendering and following logical steps in depicting fabric surface textures and folds.




Creative Techniques of Fashion Illustration


Book Description

Fashion illustration is one of the most unique subjects for illustrators. It's competitive and challenging in a positive way. 'Creative Techniques of Fashion Illustration' selects almost 200 projects worldwide giving a systematic account of fashion illustration. The main topics include introduction, forms of expression, practical and drawing techniques with world recognized fashion illustrators discussing their working process.




Fashion Drawing


Book Description

ILLUSTRATION. This book is a comprehensive, practical guide to fashion drawing for students and designers looking to improve their skills. With a contemporary and comprehensive approach, the book offers step-by-step guidance and shows how drawing is an integral function of the garment design process. Illustrated throughout with a wide range of images from key illustrators and designers, Fashion Drawing provides the instruction necessary to allow students to develop their own illustration style.




Masters of Fashion Illustration


Book Description

A lavishly illustrated and beautifully designed book that celebrates the work of the great fashion illustrators from late-19th century to the present day. The book covers the work of fashion illustrators, such as Rene Gruau and Antonio Lopez, fine artists such as Boldini and Warhol, and graphic designers such as Tony Viramontes and Bob Peak.