LC Runway Collection NYFW Fashion Illustrations

Rachel Eskandari • art fashion

fashion week

Happy Tuesday! I am not ashamed to say I am a fan girl of anything Lauren Conrad. I started following her journey all the way back to Laguna Beach and now she just previewed her first runway collection at NYFW! How amazing is that?! The collection is called LC Runway.  You can shop the whole collection at Kohl’s! I love when designers put out affordable lines because not all of us can drop $400 on a new dress. Know what I’m saying? Anyways, I was inspired by the line to do some fashion illustrations of her new collection. The colors are so soft and light so I chose to paint on a black canvas. Really, in this case, I painted on black sketch paper. I know people enjoy seeing the process so I did a time lapse video as well! Hope you enjoy it and don’t forget to check out … Read More

Fashion Illustration Makes a Statement

Sami Davis • art

A red sole, an innovative drape, some glitz, some glam… Fashion illustration has evolved tremendously in the past 10 years and has become one of today’s sensations across Instagram and in the industry. These artists are reinventing how we perceive fashion, from Tim Burton inspired to the classical abstract– and it doesn’t stop there. Jobs for illustration have been BOOMING due to the influx of everyone returning back to the fundamentals of fine art and hand created elements. Calligraphy and watercolor fonts are the newest trends. Hand-illustrated cards are all the rage. Prints are THE decor to have around the house. It’s refreshing, right!? With fashion illustration making a HUGE statement, here are six artists killing the game who you need to catch up with!   1. Katie Rodgers of Paper Fashion Katie’s site started in 2009 as a place for her to literally showcase how paper meets fashion. She’s … Read More