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‘Illustration is stronger than ever’: Fida 2023 winners named

The eight winners of this year’s Fashion Illustration and Design Awards (Fida) have been announced, each selected for their high standard of artistic ability and diverse range of technical skills. For its eighth edition, Fida introduced new textiles and live event artist categories for the first time, bringing the total award categories to...

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50th anniversary of Battle of Versailles celebrated via art, design and film at Paris Fashion Week

The celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Versailles that took place in Paris in 1973 have kicked off. The historic event pitted French designers Yves Saint Laurent, Emmanuel Ungaro, Pierre Cardin, Marc Bohan, and Hubert de Givenchy against the American contingent of Oscar de la Renta, Stephen Burrows, Halston, Bill Blass, and...

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Discover the fashion illustration book on creative directors' desks

The Fible, or fashion illustration bible, now in its third issue has just been released by Fida, the Fashion Illustration and Design Awards, an industry-focused fashion arts organization founded in 2019. The aim of the book is to assemble the best of contemporary fashion illustration in one coffee table tome. It is the brainchild of artist...

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Fashion illustrators now expanding their creativity into non-fashion spaces

The contemporary fashion illustration community is a vast group of mostly independent artists working within the global fashion industry, bringing their creative energy to sales events and brand activations, ad campaigns and editorials. It’s currently a good time to be a fashion illustrator. Exhibits of fashion art occur regularly in major...

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The 7th Fida Awards celebrates the broadening aesthetic of fashion illustration

The Fida Awards, the first global online platform to promote fashion illustration and drawing, announced its 7th round of winners on May 26 via zoom. The illustration awards happen twice annually to coincide with the spring/summer and fall/winter fashion seasons and the second, later this year, will be an in-person awards ceremony, location to...

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Fida Awards 22 ceremony recognizes the best in contemporary fashion illustration

This year's Fida Awards ceremony took place at Conde Nast College of Fashion and Design in London last Tuesday, only its second live awards event in the organization's four year history due to pandemic disruption. Simultaneously shown via Zoom to all the international members who couldn’t be present the event was introduced by co-founder Patrick...

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Fashion illustration and luxury Italian craftsmanship merge in Fida's Rodisegno prize

In a move that Fida founder, Patrick Morgan, describes as “the start of a journey and partnership between artist and artisan,” the Fashion Illustration and Digital Arts community and Italian accessory house, Rodo, collaborated to create the “Rodisegno Prize - Drawing an Icon.” The competition is a result of Fida’s aim to promote excellence in...

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Halston's legacy inspires the future of fashion on his 90th birthday

The family of late designer Halston, along with the team behind WithLoveHalston.org hosted an afternoon of fashion, art and anecdotes last Sunday in New York City to honor what would have been the designer’s 90th birthday. Fashion luminaries such as Fern Mallis, Ken Downing, designers Ralph Rucci, Naeem Khan, and jeweler David Yurman, were on...

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Fashion Illustration and Drawing Awards names its top illustrators of 2021

Fida has announced the winners of the 4th Fashion Illustration Drawing Awards live on Instagram after evaluating over 1000 entries from across the globe. The panel of judges included master classical fashion illustrator, David Downton; Selfridges Art Director, Shawn Davey; leading contemporary fashion illustrator, Stina Persson; fashion...

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Fashion Illustration and Drawing Awards names its top illustrators of 2021

Fida has announced the winners of the 4th Fashion Illustration Drawing Awards live on Instagram after evaluating over 1000 entries from across the globe. The panel of judges included master classical fashion illustrator, David Downton; Selfridges Art Director, Shawn Davey; leading contemporary fashion illustrator, Stina Persson; fashion...

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Istituto Marangoni and Fida to stage fashion illustration show during Miami Swim

Fida, the Fashion Illustration and Drawing Awards, is launching its first Fashion Arts Summer Exhibition which will be hosted by Istituto Marangoni Miami during the upcoming Miami Swim week. The school’s Billboard Building, designed by Shulman + Associates, in the city’s Design District, is celebrated for its blend of traditional and...

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Istituto Marangoni and Fida to stage fashion illustration show during Miami Swim

Fida, the Fashion Illustration and Drawing Awards, is launching its first Fashion Arts Summer Exhibition which will be hosted by Istituto Marangoni Miami during the upcoming Miami Swim week. The school’s Billboard Building, designed by Shulman + Associates, in the city’s Design District, is celebrated for its blend of traditional and...

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