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Is the great age of fashion illustration over?
It used to be that the only way you could look at fashion was through illustrations with some artists even creating their own vogue like Charles Dana Gibson with his Gibson Girls at the turn of the 20th century.
Pierre Brissaud in 1926 was today's Givenchy ad.
I think I first fell in love with fashion illustration in the 1960s when I learned how to sew in grade school. The wholesome teens featured on Simplicity patterns by Woof Nanny were everything I wanted in a simple dress. He had a unique way of making chic look like a weekend project.
And if you think this pattern isn't chic, consider that Lily Pulitzer launched a industry with this A-line dress.
There are still famous fashion illustrators in the biz, it's just that we don't notice them as much since photography has taken center stage.
Mary Mitchell agrees that fashion illustration is a lost art in her book: Drawn to Fashion: a new look at fashion illustration due out in January. In the 60s and 70s she had more work than she could manage.
Still, every once in a while we get to feast our eyes on fashion illustrations of our day. We take a look at the notable illustrators then and now:
