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Rob Phillips – Fashion Illustration
For this month’s Unseen Fashion feature, LCF’s Creative Director, Rob Phillips, kindly shared with me some of his latest work, inspired by the Pre-Fall collections. I am sure you’ll agree, these aptly illustrate the power of the drawn image. For as long as there have been fashion designers, there have been illustrations. Fashion illustration was… →
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Comix Creatrix (House of Illustration)
Last night I went to the opening of The House of Illustration’s new exhibition Comix Creatrix: 100 Women Making Comics. The show is the UK’s largest ever exhibition of the work of female comics artists. It features original artwork by 100 women comic creators working across genres and generations – from the 1800s to the present… →
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Ladybird by Design Exhibition (House of Illustration)
Last Thursday evening, I had the pleasure of attending the opening of ‘Ladybird by Design’ at the House of Illustration, which I recently joined as Chair of the Board of Trustees. The exhibition marks the centenary of Ladybird design with over 120 original illustrations from Ladybird titles from the late 1950s to the early 70s,… →
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What is fashion right now? By Rob Phillips
What is fashion right now? What does it mean? How does it look? I see professionalism, planning, polishing, formatting and branding of ultimately a lot of clothing. There is a distinct difference between fashion and clothing. Look around you; in the streets, in the media and in advertising. There is plenty of clothing in fashion… →