Posts Tagged: Fashion Illustration

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NEW Sketches Added to the Gallery

The designer of the pieces below is a friend of mine who would like to remain anonymous. I wanted to share with you her awesome illustrations. She is one of the best.

Moroccan Prints on British Tailoring. by Brandon Graham

NEW Fashion Illustrations by Jennifer Lilya

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PinkyShears @ VCU. NEW VIDEO!

Today I want you not to read, but to watch and listen. If you’ve ever wanted to know some straight-to-the-point industry advice and a little about me, Brandon Graham, and why I started PinkyShears, this is a “Must See” for you. This video is an intro to a 5 segment piece on advice to people both in or about to join the fashion business. I address some of your fustrations and fears towards the industry too.

Check Out Our New Flyers!

We teamed up again with our good friends over at the artofsayinghello.com, a company branding service, who helped us design our NEW flyer.

Her experience working for others as well as starting her own line makes Lara Bly a great resource for beginning designers. Beginning to work on her own line, she remembers, called on skills she hadn’t used in a while. “It was a big change after having patternmakers and machinists working for me at Sacrosanct. It took a while to remember what I knew about sewing. I was rusty, but it came back quickly. It took me a while to transition away from Sacrosanct’s way of doing things,” she remembers. “I would call them up, and ask ‘could you get me in touch with those people who did the beading?’ or try to track down my old favorite machinist. It was like I was teaching myself all over again to do patterns.”

Check out one of PinkyShears’ favorite fashion illustrators Anand Duncan.

Childrenswear Flats. by Janelle Washington
Here is a great example of how to detail flats for the factory/sample maker. It clearly shows button size, stitching, etc. To make the process faster companies have sketch templates to use as a base to add or subtract details.

The Guy Behind Calvin Klien.
Yesterday I was at the Strand Bookstore and had a quick glance at the fashion section. I found a book titled Zack Carr. When I thumbed through it I realized he was the guy behind Calvin Klein, his right hand man.

These are some rough sketches I’ve been working on for a while now off and on. The inspiration was a leather baseball glove I found in my basement.

Every time I watch this commercial, I get inspired. The highs and lows of the piano music, and the kinetic footage makes me feel I can do anything.  It came out during the 2000 Sydney Olympics and I remember after I saw it for the first time, frantically writing down everything I could to remember [...]