This symposium takes place online across five nights, showcasing the work of participants in The Courtauld/London College of Fashion AHRC-funded Fashion Interpretations: Dress, Medium & Meaning听networking project led by Rebecca Arnold and Judith Clark.听听听
Each evening, we will present aspects of our individual and joint research into fashion and medium, exploring specific case studies from our perspectives as dress and film historians, artists, writers and illustrators, stylists and journalists.听听
We are an international, interdisciplinary network focused on the ways modern and contemporary fashion is continually reinterpreted through varied mediums, seeking to gain insight into the ways representational modes translate and reconfigure the meaning of fashion itself.听听
This symposium is the culmination of a year-long research initiative and also marks the launch of听Archivist Addendum听鈥 a publishing project听exploring the nascent space between听standardised听fashion editorial and academic research.听听听
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Part IV: Illustration Masterclass with Richard Haines, Thursday 3rd December, 7pm 鈥 8pm
We are pleased to announce project member听Richard Haines鈥 Fashion Illustration Masterclass, which will sit within our Fashion Interpretations Symposium week!听听
Richard Haines is an artist and fashion illustrator. To Richard Haines, New York City is an endless runway. When he moved to the city to pursue illustration, he instead found a successful career as a fashion designer, where he developed a keen eye for the often overlooked details of form, fabric, and how a garment falls on the body. After years in the design world, his career came full circle: he鈥檚 now one of today鈥檚 most sought-after fashion illustrators:听
鈥滵uring this drawing session I will discuss, in no particular order: the rich history of fashion illustration from听Lepape听to听Bouch猫听and B茅rard to鈥e! I will share my insights on the importance of gesture, shape, the play of positive and negative, and I鈥檒l explain my golden rule of drawing鈥攏ever use an eraser.听
As we begin drawing we will talk about the process of approaching a blank sheet of paper鈥 What do we see? What do we tell ourselves? Are we excited, apprehensive? So much of drawing is overcoming our fears, the voice in our head that says 鈥淚 can鈥檛 draw,鈥 鈥渢his is hard,鈥 or 鈥淚鈥檒l draw but I鈥檒l avoid the hands, or the feet, or鈥︹ I鈥檒l talk about ways to move those old conversations out of our head, which allows us to proceed to make beautiful drawings.听
Perhaps no one captures the essence of a fleeting, assured stroke more than French artist and illustrator Christian B茅rard. B茅rard had the ability to capture the spirit of a room or a dress with a few quick lines without looking back. To arrive at this point in a drawing is fearless, brave, and beautiful. Here, we will talk about that energy and the power of a line!鈥澨听
It is not uncommon to see Haines seated front-row at Fashion Week, sketching images for publications who鈥檝e hired him to record the nuances that cannot be captured on film. His fascination with the people behind the styles informs every stroke, propelling his work into the intersection of fashion and art.听
Please note: As this event is being held virtually, we encourage participants to use materials and tools of their own choosing 鈥 paper, pencils, pens, charcoal or a tablet device; however you wish to participate, we are excited to share this new, virtual masterclass experience with you!听
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