Constance Wibaut (1920-2014) was a fashion illustrator from Holland who reported from Paris in the 1960s on the new styles by Pierre Cardin and Yves Saint Laurent.
Her drawings are spare and direct, with bold colors, clear shapes, and strong silhouettes.
According to the European Fashion Heritage Society, "She moved to New York with her husband just after the Second World War. There, In 1946, she found a job as fashion illustrator for the magazine Women’s Wear Daily. At WWD she developed her signature style, drawing ready-to-wear clothes on a hanger for the magazine."
"The need to be precise and to include all the details, from the buttons to the stitchings – as they were important for sales – would have influenced her future illustrations, which were characterized by elegance and easy legibility."
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Thank you for this article.I ve never heard about this illstrator although i' m very interested in fashion design especially older ones.I registered.
ReplyDeleteThese are so engaging - the color choices and the repetition/differentiation is something to learn from.
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