Elaine Leon Fashion Illustrator Graphic Designer

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Fashion Illustration Exposed Book

I recently had the privilege to read a fantastic book called Fashion Illustration Exposed by Julia Stanescu. This book is not so much an expose, as it is a step by step guide to illustration couture. Julia highlights the career of several fashion designers and illustrators and their techniques. When reading this book, you may want to approach it as a recipe book for drawing. Where you are being shown what materials you will need in order to create a magazine worthy illustration. What I  ...

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La Mode Noevelle

Imagine a time when the name Chanel was virtually unknown. When the name Dior wasn`t a synonym of class. A few years shy of the New Look. The dawn of the French Couture age created some of the most timeless dresses and fashions. However, this fantastic growth and fashion would take a small, imposed break. The magazine source I have used is from March 1939. In September 1939, World War II broke out with the invasion of Poland. Couture fashions would have to wait until after 1945 to see some  ...

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Notice Something? I Love it!

Back in 2007 my web site at Elaine Biss was all black with a cute little animation of my fashion girl here. Though my web site has changed quite a bit, I still print collateral with her in it.  There is just something very girly sweet about her. I always thought it was the messy stuff around her. Instead it was this…The fact is that Michelle Obama is the next iconic lady of this century, to me anyway. Her style is very classy and it doesn`t date her pictures to any era. Her sweet  ...

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Elaine Leon Fashion Illustrator Graphic Designer
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