by Gabrielle on August 13, 2011
David Downton for Browns Christmas Window
David Downton is probably the most revered Fashion Illustrator alive today. His illustrations are simply breathtakingly fabulous.
David Downton is exhibiting at the FIG gallery Cork Street W1 on Sept 8th.2011
How amazing is this ! Superb Fashion Illustration.
Lily Cole by David Downton
David Downton also does portraits how stunning are these.
Twiggy by David Downton
Kate Moss by David Downton
David Downton Dior Couture Spring Summer 2011
David Downton Couture Voyuer
Couture Voyeur
on Thursday 8th of September 2011
at 7.30 pm
FIG at The Mayor Gallery
22A Cork Street
London W1S 3NA
by Gabrielle on October 27, 2009
Rene Graua, Illustrator extraordinaire literally made my heart race the first time I saw his work in the Negresco in Nice.
Post WW2 two men defined French fashion, Christian Dior and his illustrator Rene Gruau, The New Look was born.
Gruau illustrated the work of Balmain, Balenciaga, Schiaparelli, and Lanvin. Turning the spirit of their creations into by the 1950’s and 60’s their brand images.
Advertising beckoned such as this ad for Air France.
This for Jean Renoir’s film CanCan.
This for the French Riveria.
Glamorous movie star images.
Why would anyone want to buy stocks and shares when you could buy these?
It is hard to pick favourites I love them all!
I feel completely overcome by the shockingly beautiful lines and spareness of composition. He was a genius.
There were exhibitions at the Paris Musée du Costume in 1989 and Musée de la Publicité in 1999. His birthplace, Rimini on the Italian Riviera, has a permanent collection in its city museum. The Fabulous Rene Gruau 1909-2004.
by Gabrielle on January 14, 2009
When I designed my website as a Personal Stylist I wanted something ultra cool, original and stylish. So I approached Caroline Eves. The result was an Alexa rankedsite - UK no 1 ,no 2 in Europe and 5 global.
Caroline’s work is beautiful, elegant and achingly stylish. From a background illustrating for top fashion designers such as Caroline Walker, and Jenny Packham, Caroline is now freelance providing illustration and portrait services.
From California comes Liz Callahan with a very different style. The Californian weather is reflected in the bright sun inspired colours, I love the movement in her work, the vibrant colour, and her clear love of fashion and style. Liz worked designing Sasoon jeans and is now illustrating and designing a range of adaptive womens clothes.
Mark Schwartz designs very feminine shoes, elegant and sexy. He started to do paintings of shoes on a whim having met Andy Warhol through Roger Vivier and seen his shoe illustrations. Mark says he sees the shoe as a work of art and will paint any of your favourite shoes for you. Art and shoes in one package -gets my vote! 
