Big Book of Fashion Illustration: A Sourcebook of Contemporary Illustration

This is a visual bible for fashion illustrators and graphic designers, giving an unprecedented variety of approaches for illustrating fashion with hundreds of stunning images. Illustrators from all over the world show a range of approaches, techniques and styles.

 

A visual bible for fashion illustrators and graphic designers, giving an unprecedented variety of approaches for illustrating fashion with hundreds of stunning images. Illustrators from all over the world show a range of approaches, techniques and styles. With illustrators from Singapore to Italy, America to New Zealand, it is the ultimate resource for fashion expression.

 

Martin Dawber is the Principal Lecturer in Fashion at the Liverpool John Moores University where he has taught for the last 30 years. He is the author of New Fashion Illustration, New Fashion Prints and the bestselling Big Book of Fashion Illustration. He lives in Southport, Merseyside.

 

The chapters are arranged as follows :

* Introduction

1. Womenswear:
* seperates
* knit
* coats and jackets
* eveningwear
* couture
* bridal
* lingerie

2: Menswear:
* Ts and shirts
* outerwear
* knit
* casual
* neckwear
* smart
* bespoke
* underwear

3: Childrenswear:
* babies
* tots
* juniors
* tweenies
* teens

4: Youth Culture:
* music
* clubland
* tribes & vibes
* street fashion girls
* streetwise guys
* relationships

5: Sport & Leisure:
* gym * track
* ball games
* snow & ice
* blades & boards
* biking
* aquatics

6: Accessories:
* footwear
* bags
* headwear
* eyewear
* jewellery
* techno
* umbrellas

7: Beauty & Glamour:
* grooming
* cosmetics
* make-up
* hair

 It is an invaluable acquisition for students and college libraries internationally but it is relevant to all those involved in fashion and grahic design as fashion illustration continues its onslaught on today's media.