Department of Special Collections and FIT Archives’s Photos – The Frances Neady Collection. Artist: George Stavrinos
Ruben Toledo for Nordstrom
Recently, the FIT Archives Special Collections created a Facebook page sharing thier wonderful artistic treasures. I’ve posted a few examples from The Frances Neady Collection featuring the iconic fashion illustrators of the 80s.
In an era that eventually became replaced by photography, the fashion artists crafted another dimension evoking the design’s attitude and fantasy. But the 2000s brought back that vision with Ruben Toledo‘s clever and whimsical fashion renderings for Nordstrom. The monthly fashion books became more collectible showcasing pages and pages of Toledo’s art.
Jean Philippe Delhomme for
Barneys New York
Paving the way were the satirical Barneys New York campaigns of the 90s. Selecting French illustrator Jean Philippe Delhomme abstract fashion depiction moved the compass towards less literal and more editorial redefining the idolized form.
Now, the illustration presence is felt more through the editorial pages or special book projects. Through the economic downturn and consumer confidence continues to follow peaks and valleys, literal imagery prevails in the current campaigns.
Visit the FIT Archives Special Collections Facebook page and view the wonderful Bergdorf Goodman album featuring design sketches for customers to place their custom orders from 1950-1969.
Department of Special Collections and FIT Archives’s Photos – The Frances Neady Collection. Artist: Harvey Boyd
Department of Special Collections and FIT Archives’s Photos – The Frances Neady Collection. Artist: Antonio Lopez
Department of Special Collections and FIT Archives’s Photos – The Frances Neady Collection. Artist: David Croland
