Fashion sketches are something I have always fancied. Even as an 8 year old girl in a REALLY small town in India, I remember being mesmerized by this Ritu Beri sketch in a magazine that my aunt got from Delhi. I think a well done sketch is as poetic as those first 3 lines a writer writes on a piece of tissue-paper before turning it into a bestseller because that’s where the story really begins, of beautiful clothes and fashion as a whole.
So, I literally jumped with joy when I stumbled upon New York based Fashion Institute of Technology’s flickr album containing archived Dior sketches from iconic fashion store – Bergman Goodman. I spent an hour just staring at these beautiful sketches and later realized they had more albums showcasing the sketches of many other genius design houses like Chanel, Lanvin, Balenciaga, Balmain and Cardin (what happened to Cardin? well, that’s another story). I have picked some of my favourite sketches (I’m Picky C after all, remember? :P). Here they are, enjoy.
Dior strapless evening gown in pink satin
Dior Trapeze Dress
Dior three piece gray suit
Balmain strapless red evening gown in pencil and watercolor
Chanel multicolored tweed suit with matching purple blouse
Lanvin unfitted coat
Now for some really beautiful, witty sketches by Bonnie Cashin. They speak so much about her personality as a very fashion fluent woman with a lovely sense of humor.
Bonnie Cashin "Cash and Carries" for Coach.
Bonnie Cashin Sketch- "False alarm tiger"
Bonnie Cashin - parabola cape
Bonnie Cashin - "Patchwork party" coat
All these sketches are property of The Department of Special Collection and FIT archives. Click here to see more.
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Wowwwieee these are so pretty…. how do you find stuff like this…. thx for sharing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love the first one! <3
Thank you ladies!!
Mridula: Thanks for subscribing :) Will keep looking for more pretty stuff. :D
Momo, that’s my favourite as well… I also love the sketches by Bonnie Cashin… love her madness xxx
I’ve always loved fashion sketches too. And Dior is my absolute favorite!
Thanks for posting!
Hey Jackie :) Dior is my favorite too!! I am really glad you liked the post :) :)
what fabulous sketches…love all the dior!
Yeah they are just so old-worldly and pretty! :) Dior is the best! xx
These are so interesting! I’ve been looking through their flikr account to find more :) Also wanted to say thank you for signing up to Wikifashion. Let me know if you needed any help editing- we always need more contributors. Also we have blog badges if you need one? http://wikifashion.com/wiki/Wikifashion:Contributors_Needed
Thank you so much!! And thanks for making wiki oh-so-fashionable!! Lovvvvvvvvve it! :) :)