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Why Fashion Illustration Matters in the Digital Age

By Laird Borrelli-Persson
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    David Salle for Vogue Italia, January 2020. Lili Sumner in Gucci, styled by Tonne Goodman.

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    Vanessa Beecroft for Vogue Italia, January 2020. Female figure in Gucci.

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    Delphine Desane for Vogue Italia, January 2020. Assa Baradji in Gucci.

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    Cassi Namoda for Vogue Italia, January 2020. Ambar Cristal Zarzuela in Gucci.

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    Yoshitaka Amano for Vogue Italia, January 2020. Lindsey Wixson in Gucci.

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    Milo Manara for Vogue Italia, January 2020. Olivia Vinten in Gucci.

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    Paolo Ventura for Vogue Italia, January 2020. Felice Nova Noordhoff in Gucci.

Christian Lacroix is Laird Borrelli-Persson’s fashion raison d’etre; the way he combined romance and historicism set her on the path she is following today. Borrelli-Persson studied literature at Boston College, spending her junior year abroad at Oxford, where she added some art history. After graduation she moved to New York to intern ... Read More