
Fashion illustration is said to be a visual luxury.

The majority of fashion illustrations were created to be seen at a close range, often requiring the illustrator to have an eye for detail. Not only do fashion illustrations show a representation or design of a garment but they also serve as a form of art. Ever since clothes have existed, there has been a need to translate an idea or image into a visual representation.

History įashion illustration has been around for nearly 500 years. Fashion sketching plays a major role in designing to preview and visualize designs before sewing actual clothing.

It is mainly used by fashion designers to brainstorm their ideas on paper or digitally. George Barbier fashion plate titled La Belle Dame sans Merci, plate 47, from Gazette du Bon Ton, 1921, issue 6įashion Illustration is the art of communicating fashion ideas in a visual form that originates with illustration, drawing and painting and also known as Fashion sketching.
