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LJ: Is fashion illustration an important part of the curriculum for fashion design students?
TG: Designers are not necessarily illustrators, it is often a different skill. Many designers can "sketch", but not much more. At London College of Fashion we have a Fashion Illustration BA course, which is highly successful. Learning to mark-make is vital to designers, but the art and craft of successful fashion illustrators is a separate learning curve and gift.
LJ: Do you collect contemporary fashion illustration, as well as fashion illustrations by fashion artists from the past?
TG: I am ashamed to say NO, but my collecting has to stop somewhere. Gazette du Bon Ton is still my key illustration collection, alongside the work of the artist/cartoonist/observer SEM, whose work I adore.
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| Kareem Iliya Courtesy Kareem Iliya |
LJ: Which are your most treasured fashion illustrations?
TG: The portfolio "Le Vrai et le Faux Chic" by SEM - a tribute to the fashions of Paul Poiret.
LJ: Do you think fashion illustration is a good investment?
TG: Definitely - like all artwork it is good to get in at the beginning of an artist’s career. Many fashion Illustrators are collectable, but again like artists, buy what you like. So I’d suggest Art Deco or Golden Age of Couture Erte or Rene Gruau - both of whom as originals are very expensive, but print works are still affordable; or contemporary artists like Sarah Singh or Kareem Iliya are really beautiful works of art, as well as great fashion illustrators. Watch William Ling and the FIG (Fashion Illustration Gallery) for exhibitions and carry on researching artists’ names, both from the past and the present.
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| David Downton - La Dolce Vita Courtesy David Downton |
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