Fashion Illustration Next [Paperback]

Laird Borrelli (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 30, 2004

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.

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About the Author

Laird Borrelli is the Senior Fashion Editor at Style.com in New York City. A fashion historian and writer, she has curated numerous international projects and exhibitions.

Product Details

• Paperback: 184 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (September 30, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811845737
• ISBN-13: 978-0811845731
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 9.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #924,497 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best illustration book ive seen!, October 5, 2005

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mavel (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fashion Illustration Next (Paperback)

I think the person who wrote that last review is probably an old school artist, whose about getting the exact proportion ect.....I think this book illustrates how pple think outside the box of what fashion illustration could be. If your tired on seeing boring generic fashion images and want to get inspired get this book!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Different, January 10, 2005

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M. Rubio "mylook25" (orange county, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fashion Illustration Next (Paperback)

We just got this book into our library. I think it's good for graphic students, I enjoyed looking through it, then again I am not a fashion illustrator. They are awesome drawings, but very abstract. They convey the theme of the designer or seasons overall look. I think it is useful for students to get an idea that fashion illustration is NOT just basic sketching!

15 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very disapointing, December 21, 2004

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B. Richardson "5crows" (COLUMBUS, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fashion Illustration Next (Paperback)

I've studied and drawn fashion illustrations for more than 20 years. I'm familier with the history, the artists, and the techniques of this genre.

Most fashion illustrations serve the purpose of either selling clothes or giving directions to people actually making the garments. Short of that, they've been used to present a fashionable illusion for p.r.

I'm not sure what purpose of the often very abstract illustrations in this book are supposed to serve. They aren't glamorous. They aren't drawn well enough to sell or direct in the creation of garments. Perhaps they were intended as decorative illustrations at either point-of-purchase locations or on websites.

Either way, I found the enclosed illustrations lacking in imagination, verve, and technical skill. This is the first book I've ever returned to Amazon.