Illustration Job Role: Fashion Illustrator.

There is a difference between fashion illustration and fashion design which sometimes gets lost. Designers create fashion and trends whereas illustrators reproduce these fashions creatively.
Fashion illustrations are mainly used editorially, in magazines, advertisements, posters and sometimes in mainstream clothing as a design itself.

This cover from Vogue is an illustration by fashion illustrator  David Downton. He designed many images for Vogue  and was his main platform for showcasing his artwork.

Product-wise, David Downton has had his famous Twiggy image reproduced on a range of bags from M&S. 

Sabiene Piper- this is an example of fashion illustration being used in a magazine (Elle). The style is quite similar to David Downton. It seems that within this job role it can be quite difficult to find our own unique style. 

Anna Kiper.

 Research: 2 Fashion Illustrators.

Laura Laine.

Laura Laine is a Helsinki based fashion illustrator and works freelance for companies such as; Vogue, Elle, The NewYorker, Gap and The Telegraph.

Laura Laines style is instantly recognisable. Her illustrations clearly breach the divide between fashion and illustration.

As well as editorial work, Laura Laine has had some of her designs printed on clothing in H&M, showing that the lines of fashion and illustration are constantly being blurred. 

 Sarah Hankinson.

Sarah Hankinson is an Australian fashion illustrator who mainly produces work for magazines such as; Harper’s Bazaar Magazine, Maybelline New York-Austraila and US Target. She also co-founded the Windsor Workshop: a studio space in the south of Melbourne. She is represented by The Illusttration Room. 

Sarahs designs have also been used on t-shirts and yardage prints for fashion houses. 

Sarah was commissioned to create artwork on the walls of the Habbots Store.