Fashion Illustrations by Stina Persson

All artwork by Stina Persson

Fashion Illustrations by Lisolette Watkins

Elle Sweden cover, January 2011

Elle Sweden

Elle Sweden

"Sara"

Collaboration with Miu Miu, Spring 2008 collection   Image: style.com

All illustrations by Lisolette Watkins

Nikki Farquharson

Nikki Farquharson is a talented graphic designer based in London. Her series "Mixed Media Girls," takes women from the pages of fashion magazines and into a world of bold bright patterns that blur the line between photography and illustration.  For more information, check out her website, nikkifarquharson.com.

All artwork: Nikki Farquharson

Fashion Illustrations by Amelie Hegardt

All Illustrations by Amelie Hegardt

Rikke Jørgensen Exhibit

A few months ago, I did a post about talented Danish illustrator Rikke Jørgensen who has done beautiful work for fashion companies like Diesel, Bloomingdale's, Neiman Marcus and Sigerson Morrison. Her work is now on display at the Sigerson Morrison Art Lab Boutique, 19 E. 71st Street (between Madison & 5th) in New York City until June 30, 2010. Limited edition t-shirts and totes featuring her work will also be available.

Read more about Rikke Jørgensen in the original post

Rikke Jørgensen

When I did my post The Return of the Fashion Illustrator last month, I wish I would have known about Danish illustrator Rikke Jørgensen who is doing absolutely stunning work for fashion companies like Neiman Marcus, Filippa K, Diesel and Bloomingdales. Women are usually Jørgensen's main focus, and it's partly the endless flowing lines, but also the mysterious gazes of these women which create both interest and intrigue in her artwork. She's a fabulous artist and thanks to Yvan Rodic of the Facehunter for tweeting about her.

Take a look at more of her work and purchase prints on her blog.

Painting for Diesel Store Copenhagen

Tee prints for POP 09

Beauty Spread for Nylon Mag April 08

Bloomingdales 'how to look book' SS 09 cover

Plaza Magazine September 09

The Return of the Fashion Illustrator

Illustration by René R. Bouché, Condé Nast

 I always look at artwork in vintage fashion magazines with a fond nostalgia, wishing maybe that a modern version of that same creativity appeared more often in today's magazines. With the popularity of photographs in digital media and the rampant use of photo-shopping, the sight of an illustration for me is refreshing rather than antiquated. An illustration is more engaging: it doesn't just depict a model in designer clothing, but conveys how that artist feels about fashion. There's a mood, a feeling in an illustration which can not be recreated in a photo. Luckily, three illustrators, each with their own unique style, are bringing illustration back to the forefront and making it fashionable again.

The Commercial Crossover

Garance Doré for Gap T-shirt, Photo: The Style House Collective

Thanks to her blog and her keen eye for street fashion, Garance Doré has become as highly regarded for her illustrations as for her photographs. Both her photographs and illustrations capture the effortlessly chic style of Paris, and her work has been featured in magazines the world over. Her most notable collaboration to date though, has been with the Gap, which featured a selection of her illustrations on limited edition t-shirts sold in its stores. Garance has achieved success on several different levels, but it is evident from the illustrations that she continues to post on her blog, that fashion is more a passion than a paycheck for her.

The Darling

Illustration by Danny Roberts from his book "Lily Cole & Gemma Ward Sketchbook"

Beloved by fashion-lovers, Danny Roberts has made a name for himself doing portraits of fashion insiders;  mainly bloggers, models and designers. He too, has also had is work featured on apparel, partnering with Gwen Stefani for designs on her Harajuku Girls line. Read more about Danny Roberts in this article on the Sundance Channel's fashion blog. You can also check out his work on his blog Igor + André or buy some of prints in the Danny Roberts etsy store.

See how the talented Danny Roberts creates first-hand in this video of him painting a portrait of Bryan Boy in the front row at a fashion show with Anna Wintour.

The Up-and -Comer

Illustration by Laura Laine

Having her illustrations featured in Elle girl, New York Times T Magazine and British GQ, as well as having done work for H & M and Zara, Laura Laine is building a name for herself as a talented illustrator. At only 24 years old, the Finnish artist already has a distinct style which she describes as "twisted-bodied girls with a melancholy attitude." There is definitely a melancholy air about her lithe figures, but nothing sad about her work, which is visually engaging, expressive and eerily beautiful.

For more about Laura Laine and her work, read her interview with Trendland.