Big Book Of Fashion Illustration: A World Sourcebook Of Cont

Description:
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. With illustrators from Singapore to Italy, America to New Zealand, it is the ultimate resource for fashion expression. The chapters are arranged as follows: Introduction; Womenswear: seperates - knit, coats and jackets, eveningwear, couture, bridal, and lingerie; Menswear: Ts and shirts - outerwear, knit, casual, neckwear, smart, bespoke, and underwear; Childrenswear: babies - tots, juniors, tweenies, and teens; Youth Culture: music - clubland, tribes & vibes, street fashion girls, streetwise guys, and relationships; Sport & Leisure: gym - track, ball games, snow & ice, blades & boards, biking, and aquatics; Accessories: footwear - bags, headwear, eyewear, jewellery, techno, and umbrellas; and, Beauty & Glamour: grooming - cosmetics, make-up, and 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.

Author Biography:
Martin Dawber is the Principal Lecturer in Fashion at the Liverpool John Moores University where he has taught for the last 25 years. He is also a practising designer and has had his work exhibited in France and Finland. He has a Masters Degree from the Royal College of Art, specializing in Fashion Design. He is the author of New Fashion Illustration (ISBN 0713489618) and Imagemakers. Martin Dawber lives in Liverpool.