Fashion Illustration: Retrospective And Modern Resources

As part of world culture, modern fashion has been formed under the influence of many factors, one of which was the popularisation of fashion trends and tendencies in clothing design through the publication of illustrations made by outstanding artists, whose creative activity was focused on visualising original ideas of clothing designers, in magazines and other printed publications. Many artists almost completely connected their activities with only one publication, others became the founders of numerous trends and schools in fashion illustration. A retrospective vision of illustration from the 19'th century to the present day allows us to evaluate both the evolution of illustration and its prospects in modern realities. The variety of illustrations in printed publications and online resources allows us to talk about broad prospects of fashion illustration in terms of the global fashion industry evolution. The development of modern visualisation tools increases audience reach, accordingly expanding the influence of illustration on the work of modern professional artists and authors-amateurs, fashion enthusiasts. The article aims to identify the differences (formation vectors) between a design clothing drawing and a fashion illustration, as mutually influencing directions in fashion industry and art.