Modesquisse: Fashion Illustration Inspiration

Modesquisse Fashion Illustration

If you’re interested in fashion illustration, Modesquisse (French for sketch fashion) is for you! The site is dedicated to curating fashion illustrations on magazine and book covers and what’s especially wonderful is that it doesn’t just cater to current issues — instead, the collection goes back over a century! I love seeing what magazine covers looked like a hundred years ago and it’s interesting to note the lack of headlines cluttering the covers. Back then, the covers were works of art in themselves.

Modesquisse Fashion Illustration


* All images via Modesquisse.

8 Responses to Modesquisse: Fashion Illustration Inspiration

  1. Melinda says:

    I’ve been on this Art Nouveau kick for about a year now, and that Vouge cover is to freaking die for! Don’t ask me why my interests are in Art Nouveau right now, but its been a major source of inspiration for me.

    Also, that International Textiles cover with the red striped dres (pantsuit??) is amazing as well.

    Melinda

  2. Alicia says:

    I love the old stuff. Simplicity and minimalism is key. Pick out your message and get it across without 1000000 visual clutter. I say this as I’m being forced to design a promotional poster with 4 important messages…sigh.

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