Best : Kareem iliya

We know that there're a lot of (literally a lot) great and amazing fashion illustrator out there in the world. But everyone has their own favourite right? So for me, it's Kareem Iliya. When i first look at his work i was totally in awe of him. And i think his works are different from others illustrator which make him so unique.

For me, he has created images of great beauty and grace, appearing mysteriously from the white of the page with sinuous movement. He always created images with ofter vibrant colours which appeared to radiate from the page. However his aim is to create something graphic, yet soft and beautiful. Depending on the project, usually he combines watercolours, inks, pastels, and various textured papers along with working on Photoshop to manipulate the final image. 

For him, a successful fashion illustration is an image which grabs your attention and holds it, making you wish for you.

check out her portfolio here : Kareem Iliya

J. R. S

Jessica rae sommer!

She's an artist, interior designer and also fashion illustrator. She plays with the balance of what is beautiful, brutal, natural and unearthly. Her art takes after the style of fashion editorials, avant-garde potraits laced with undertones of fashion illustration. They are modern, emotional, expressive. It is delicately personal- a compulsive craving to expose the raw pulse deep within us. Her works are truly inspiring. 

Check it out! :)

Ballpoint pen : Florian Meacci

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Florian Meacci is a a French freelance illustrator based in London, UK who works on amazing fashion drawings using his ballpoint pens. After studying graphic design in France he landed in London and become a freelance illustrator. He said his 2 main inspirations in life are fashion and comic books. Comic books made him want to be an illustrator. His art is about contradiction, he always try to put something unexpected, something different. Usually his works are in black and white but sometimes he also use colour depends on the work itself. He loves to combine few things which are not made to be together and that's what made him so unique. I think his works are just perfect. 

Tania Santos

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Tania Santos. Maybe she doesn't sound familiar, because she's another new born promising fashion illustrator from Portugal. I like her works especially the way she draw the model pose. Based in Portugal, she has a great skills in drawing the fashion poses with details. She took fashion design and was interested to learn illustration. Usually she use mix media for her illustration works such as marker, pencil colour, paint and etc. But Lately she's been in love with watercolors. Sometimes she does editing her work using photoshop or illustrator. 

Sunny Gu for sunny day!

A Los Angeles-based fashion & beauty illustrator.  Sunny Gu. Born and raised in China, she moved to the United States when I was 13. After encountering people from different backgrounds, she became very curious about other cultures. She learned to observe and discover beauties in everything around me and wished to recreate them in someway so she become an illustrator and artist.

Most of her illustrations, paint in watercolor. She love the vibrancy and unpredictable nature of watercolor. She also use graphite or acrylic paint to render some special textures. Her illustrations are always full of vibrant colors, rich details and delightful feelings. Her work, on the other hand, is an endless journey searching for beauty, value, truth and self.

Hope you have a good weekends! :)

Where fashion meets paper : Paper Fashion.

Paper Fashion? If you have an instagram account you probably have heard about it. Well, paper fashion is very popular in instagram nowadays because of her totally - fabulous - gorgeous - and the other ous ous -works! Trust me i'm not being exaggerated. The lady behind it? She's Kathryn Elyse Rodgers and it is one of the best fashion illustration blogs today. She turned her drawing hobby into illustrating career. People can tell that Kathryn's drawings are simply divine. She usually use mix media for her works ( water colour paint, copic marker, pencil colour and etc ) and it mix and combined perfectly :)

“I’ve been sketching fashion ever since I can remember. It never gets old to me. I’ve managed to discover what I love to do, and how to do it for a living.”

Want to see more? Paper Fashion

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Sabine Pieper

Hands up and down people! There you go to one of the best fashion illustration blogs today...... one and only Sabine Pieper! The lady behind this blog actually creates the most beautiful paintings of fashion editorials, runway looks, and more. People can tell by looking at her illustrations, they are ethereal, graceful, and elegant. My opinion is her work alone speaks profoundly of her soft vision and passion soooo no surprise that Sabine's work has been included in some fashion illustration books and art exhibits.

 Go check her awesome works here : Sabine Pieper

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Megan Hess Was Destined to Draw

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Here we go to another destined-drawing-hand Megan Hess! She's actually an international fashion illustrator and also works with some of the most prestigious fashion designers and luxury band over the world such as Chanel, Dior, Cartier, Montblanc and Tiffany & Co. We can tell she has successfully made a career as a fashion illustrator. 

She grew up as the usual child who love to draw. Then come that time when she was asked to illustrate the cover of Sex and the City for Candace Bushnell and it was her big break came. After that time, Megan's career really started to take off. Now she is in top 20 fashion illustrator over the world and no need to doubt it! :) 

Megan's works are inspired by people, fashion, art, travel, Hepburn, colour, vintage finds, patisseries, old photographs, film noir, the Aussie beach, New York streets, 70’s cocktails, beautiful locations, delicious food, great coffee, music, laughter, fragrance, architecture and mountains and mountains of chocolate. 

Laura Laine

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One of my favourite fashion illustrator : Laura Laine is a Helsinki based illustrator. She went to University of Art and Design Helsinki to study design in fashion.  She decided to work full-time as an illustrator after she graduated. Now, she's also teaching illustration for fashion in various fashion or design schools. Focused on fashion illustration, she created awesome series of fashion drawings in exaggerated style. She draws with pencils, ink and markers and finally retouch the image in Photoshop. Her fine pencil sketching is hauntingly beautiful and I love her unique girly and fancy style of twisted-bodied and flowing-hair girls.

Chaotically Beautiful : Audria Brumberg

Audria Brumberg is a fashion illustrator from Brooklyn. She's also a designer who has worked for high brand clients such as Calvin Klein, Loreal and Mattel Barbie. For your information she's also a web designer. She is a jack of all trades in design world.  I was drawn to her personal work. She has the distinct style in all her pieces.  People can tell that her works are so outstanding and different in a good way. A perfect combination of minimalism and rock&roll style, beautifully executed with the use of monochromatic palette.

Check it out all of her pieces : www.audriabrumberg.com

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