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A lavishly illustrated and beautifully designed book celebrating the work of the great fashion illustrators since the turn of the 20th century. As well as the great names in fashion illustration, such as Rene Grau and Antonio Lopez, the book also covers fine artists such as Boldini, Warhol and Hockney, and graphic designers such as Al Parker and Bob Peak, whose work has greatly influenced fashion illustration. A personal view by one of the worlds leading practitioners, the book provides an insiders insight into the world of fashion illustration.
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Over the last decade, David Downton has gained a reputation as one of the world's leading fashion artists. His classically elegant, yet highly contemporary images have been a strong factor in the resurgence of interest in fashion illustration. Having originally trained in graphics, David's natural ability with the human form, spontaneous approach and economy of line rapidly led to a hugely successful career working with, among others, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, V magazine, Chanel, Tiffany's New York, Van Cleef & Arpels, Harrods, TopShop, Lancome and the V&A Museum. 'A master fashion illustrator.' VOGUE
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
From the dazzling red cover with Downton's Valentino illustration this book offers much and delivers more! A fabulous overview of a rich century of fashion illustration with many familiar names and a few less obvious choices. Including wonderful Drain, Blossac and Peak (but alas, no Rene Gruau). Beautifully illustrated and designed throughout, each era is vividly brought to life by Downton's conversational, yet informative writing style which offers true insights into each artist's work. It's refreshing to have the view of an actual practitioner on a subject he clearly feels passionate about. For fans of Downton there is a gallery of his own work at the end of the book with an interview. A great book for lovers of fashion illustration everywhere!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I love Downton's work - Pourquoi Pas was tremendous, but this latest wonderfully designed book, Masters of Fashion really puts fashion illustration into perspective. It's a great informative read, filled with Downton's influences and contemporaries. This book is beautifully illustrated and printed with images which are not only by Downton, but equally brilliant, unfamiliar names such as Bob Peake, Tom Keogh and Tony Viramontes. Having said that, there were also some fantastic Andy Warhol images that I had never seen before!
I fully recommend it to all designers, fashion students and anyone else interested in fashion, illustration or both!
I fully recommend it to all designers, fashion students and anyone else interested in fashion, illustration or both!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I bought this book with a little knowledge of the subject and found it a joy. The Artist/ Illustrators David Downton has chosen are a revelation, true masters of their Art. Downtons information on each Artist is revealing and insightful, his knowledge is obviously well researched, and written with passion. Beautifully illustrated, complete with the authors own fashion project at the back of the book, makes this a must for those interested in Fashion, Illustration and Art.
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A beautiful showcase of graphic illustration in 20th C
The hardback book feels lovely in the hand, a great match for the sketches and paintings. These illustrators had interesting lives, great to dip into.
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product arrived in good time as expected, product as stated in advertisement, excellent product and service, i would recommend to others
Published 5 months ago by suecoupe2005
Great book.
This is a great book for anyone interested in fashion or any students embarking on a fashion course. David Downton's illustrations make this a very interesting book.
Published 17 months ago by Mrs Lynda Liddell
Maricou
What a beautiful book. So glad I bought a copy, could not wait until Christmas to get it as a present.
Published 18 months ago by Maricou
Fashion doesn't get any better!
A quite superb book - well book really doesn't do this collection justice. No question this is something that will appeal to everyone and so classy. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Rockstreet 2
Masters of Fashion Illustration
Masters of Fashion Illustration by David Downton - A superb book presenting over 200 colour illustrations of some of the most exciting fashion illustrators of the twentieth... Read more
Published 19 months ago by amarylis
A must for all fans of fashion.
A beautiful book that gives an insight into the world of some of the great fashion illustrators. I love the variety of styles, and Downton's gossipy copy.
Published 20 months ago by Wilkins
Masters of Fashion Illustration
I am no expert on fashion illustration (this was a birthday present), but I have learnt a lot about it from this book. Read more
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