Fashion Illustration & Design: Methods & Techniques for Achieving Professional Results

by Manuela Brambatti, Tony Di Corcia (Foreword), Manuela Brambatti

A design tutorial by Manuela Brambatti, Versace's chief design illustrator, the book is an idea of couturier Flavio Marconi who, impressed by her drawing style, her unique taste designing fashion collections and the precision with which she captures the flow of fabric over the body, convinced her to put it into print. Here Brambatti reveals her fresh and innovative style, not better than others, as she writes, but orginal and distinctive for Versace’s workshop, halfway between fashion sketching and illustration. Manuela Brambatti began to work in the fashion world in the late '70's for the fashion magazine Style and for other magazines. She has collaborated with Giorgio Correggiari, Krizia, and Gian Marco Venturi. Employee, and later exclusive partner of the Versace fashion house from 1981 to 2009, Manuela, was crucial in setting standards in the Style magazine for the presentation of all fashion collections and their illustrations and, in recent years, the Home Collection of the Brand. Foreword writer Bruno Gianesi worked for Gianni Versace’s for sixteen years as head stylist and manager of theatrical projects. He designed costumes for respected choreographers and directors such as Maurice Béjart, Roland Petit, William Forsythe, and Bob Wilson and designed also clothing for famous members of the international jet-set, including Elton John, Madonna, Lady Diana, and Sting. The journalist and foreword writer Tony di Corcia published several books about Gianni Versace.

Genres: Fashion, Drawing, Nonfiction, Art

240 pages, Paperback

Published August 29, 2017

Reviews

[Kawaii]

Over-rated but useful. I regret buying it instead of borrowing from the library, but I pre-ordered it.

The real utility of this book comes from showing new fashion designers the difference between fashion illustration and design communication. For new fashion illustrators, it shows the working illustrator's process and really gives an appreciate of the word "copying" or "tracing". It's time to end the idea that tracing is copying or that using, for private use, a Croquis is bad. It is NECESSARY! With digital illustration, it's standard; with hand illustration, it is a must. Time is money, honey and it is limited in quantity so speed is what makes or breaks your career in some cases.

I would give the book another star for the quality of the drawings, but since I feel the review is to give users who are looking for instruction over quality drawings, I didn't. This is purely for the quantity/quality of the lessons and the value of buying it. If you can get it on sale for 15$ less, do that. If you can borrow, even better.

[Harper Lee]

Artist uses unconventional methods for illustrating such as correction fluids, this is eye opening and an interesting way for those who seek to experiment or be "less traditional" with their fashion illustrations. Would recommend.