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THE Fifth FIDA
Awards 2022
Fida x Showmo NFT's News
FIDARTS - Commercial Fashion illustration Course
Project
FIDA educating the next generation of fashion illustrators
Prada x Anja Karnoul
Event
Fida Member partners with Prada in Germany to customise packing and products for Christmas Customers.
THE 4th FIDA Awards
Winners
Fida Award News
FIDA Events Blakes 5* Hotel Kensington London.
Supported by PfefferSal and Four London
Fida Held its first award ceremony at Blakes hotel Kensington, to celebrate the masters of fashion illustration today around the Globe. Winners from America, UK and Holland.
Massimo Dutti x Montserrat Salvat
Massimo Dutti pays special tribute to work done by hand through three unique and creative experiences, which will bring us closer to this manual work and giving new life to the brand's packaging, turning basic elements such as silk paper and boxes into exclusive craft creations.
Nature is often referenced in the work of Montserrat Salvat. Her projects are always within the framework of sustainability and environmental ethics. In her latest collaboration with Massimo Dutti, Montserrat Salvat gives new life to the silk paper of her special gift packaging.
'A boy who painted well among friends has
become a painter.'
Interview
Fida Spoke to artist Kasiq Jungwoo
The 4th Fida Awards 2021
Congratulations to all the artists, illustrators and creatives who have showed true grit, courage and talent, to put their work forward for this
years awards.
We are proud of all the work submitted and the shortlisted artists this year. We always strive to look far and wide to keep the fashion art environment contemporary, diverse, inclusive, relevant and thought provoking.
Artwork by Katarina Holkova
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05.07.2021
"ULTRAMARINE"
An Immersive + Live Fashion Arts Summer Exhibition at
The Billboard Building MIAMI Design District.
4th Fida Awards 2021
Fida is proud to announce The 4th Global Fashion illustration and drawing awards 2021. As we constantly strive for excellence and find new voices in the industry we aim to great the best visionaries to judge and oversee the competition.
This year we will be joined by the following artists, brands and creatives:
DAVID DOWNTON - Master Fashion Illustrator & Special Guest Judge
JOHN BOOTH - Fashion Creative and Textile Artist
STINA PERSSON - Fashion Illustrator
NOEMIE SCHWALLER - Deputy Editor CH Media / Dash Magazine Editor
CATHERINE HAYWARD - Fashion Director ESQUIRE
SHIVANGI BHARDWAJ - ADIDAS
SHAWN DAVEY - Art Director SELFRIDGES
MIKE CHRISTENSEN - Editor Man About Town Magazine
SPIROS HALARIS - Fashion Illustrator
PETER TURNER - Fashion Illustrator
ERIS TRAN - Fashion Illustrator
The deadline for entries will be 1st October 2021
at 11pm EST (U.S)
Fida x Miami
Fashion ArtsSummer Exhibition 2021
Artists are invited to submit upto 5 pieces of work. Selected artists will be invited to exhibit their work in the Summer Fashion Arts Exhibition in Miami (5th July - 5th August 2021).
Held at the prestigious Istituto Marangoni building, designed by Shulman + Associates, which sits near the southeast entrance to the Design District, where tenants include Hermes, Tiffany & Co., Tom Ford, Louis Vuitton and Cartier.
The deadline for entries will be 4th June 2021at 11pm EST (U.S)
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July
FIDA Talks
Thu, July 15 , 07:00pm - 08:00pm UK
FIDA MEMBERS' VOICES
Thu, July 15, 07:00pm - 08:00pm BST UK
Fashion Industrialism
Host: Massimo Casagrande
Barbara Hulanicki
Typoe
Audrey Schilt
Jackie Mallon
Live in Miami with BIBA
Great moments during the private view visited by BIBA founder Barbara Hulanicki OBE
photos by IMM Marangoni
DRAWING AN ICON
FIDA spoke to award winner Seungwon Hong about his life as an illustrator and life in the commercial world.
FIDA AWARDS ANNOUNCEMENT
'THE FIBLE' part II
Our Latest Book to promote Fashion art
The Fible will feature judges, speakers, Interviewees and artists from projects throughout the year. Also giving the opportunity to Artists and Members to be part of this great book.
"The Fible sits proudly on my desk" Salvo Nicosia, Alberta Ferretti
"A Wonderful Book" David Bamber, Tom Ford
"Love it' Marcus Batuecas, Lacoste
"The Fible is a Must have!" Fashionunited.com
Fida x Spiros Interview
Spiros Halaris is a multi-disciplinary award winning Illustrator. Born in Greece, he was trained at the University of the Arts London and has studios in London and New York, where he's currently based.
His signature aesthetic, distinguished by its eye-catching colours, sophistication and playfulness, has the ability to capture the spirit of every subject and give it a new dazzling and elegant form.
He has been creating illustrations for an international and diverse clientele including: Shiseido, The New York Times, The New Yorker, Harrods, Shiseido, Vogue, Architectural Digest, Bergdorf Goodman and he has created campaigns for luxury houses such as Bvlgari, Dior, Emporio Armani and Boghossian to name a few.
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Fida Finalist at The Hari Hotel
3 June 2021 (London) – The Hari and ArtULTRA are delighted to announce the forthcoming
exhibition of
Fida Finalist Emmanuel Unaji
and Matilde Merli, two artists who have been in residence at The
Hari from 26 April to 28 May 2021. After months of lockdown, luxury hospitality and emerging
artists have joined forces to spearhead London’s artistic renaissance.
The exhibition will showcase approximately 11 artworks created during the artists’ residency and
will be on display throughout The Hari Bar as well as the popular the window at the front of
the hotel until 1 November 2021.
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Latest Stories
Seungwon Hong
FIDA AWARD 2021 WINNER
Seungwon Hong is a Digital Painter and illustrator born in South Korea.
He currently lives in Seoul, where he works as a freelance illustrator. His inspiration is men's fashion, impressionism paintings, and people with style.
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Carmina Vega Ruigómez
FIDA AWARD 2021 WINNER
Worked as a dresser for artist STERLING RUBY
at Pitti Immagine Uomo 96 in Florence 2019
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Manon Cardin
FIDA AWARD 2021 WINNER
Manon is a French artist based in the countryside near from Paris.
She studied drawing, photography and engraving during several years at Les Beaux-Arts and after her diploma decided to continue her studies in fashion.
After working for a few years as designer in the fashion industry She is now sharing her time between freelance illustration and as a fashion drawing teacher. Her clients are very diverse, from famous customers to smaller brands.
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Martha Zmpounou
BLURRING VISION AND LINE
An obvious influence is, I think, the figures that I often source and work with. Of course, once in my world these are subject to lots of changes, cuts, distortions; I mess with the very idea of beauty and the concept of perfection/imperfection and so on, so at times the fashion element might be hard to trace.
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New 'School' Kool
'David Hockney has to be up there for me. I've always admired his work from a youngish age. All his work inspires me, his very early pencil work all the way through to his later digital images. He's probably my all time favourite, what a career!'
Josh Marshall decodes his work
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A Folklore Epiphany
It was like an epiphany. Fashion was the obvious subject of choice but it's the mood of the subject that inspires me. I could represent a fabric in the most perfect way possible but if the eyes are not right then it goes in the bin or gets sliced up for a
collage.
Gill Wright shares her passion
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Courtney Chiang
NEW MEMBER
Courtney Chiang is a designer, tailor, and illustrator living and working out of Los Angeles, CA. For as long as she can remember, art has always been a part of her life. At a young age she loved to sketch as a hobby, always taking school art projects maybe a little too seriously, and as she grew older it was a form of escape and meditation.
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Members Stories
Natural Instinct
Maria.G.West shares her thoughts
I would know if an idea is not worth pursuing because it’s usually followed by me losing interest and not wanting to continue. A different direction will almost immediately begin. If not then I would leave it for a while and come back to it with a fresh perspective. I learned to trust my instinct over the years.
Surrealist Escapism
Christina Bui speaks up
What captivated me the most was the power of story telling through fashion – it gave me a sense of escape and surrealism, which I found very fascinating.
Elements and possibilities of design
Sarah Plaumann shares all
Fashion is a great inspiration for me because it is so versatile. The elements and possibilities of design come into their own here. The relationship to people is also very important to me. Fashion is a very diverse and exciting art in its own right.
The Concentration of Colour
Khrystyna Barabanova
I always like to draw people, human portrait, figure. I admire the beauty of the humans body. And after I joined Stardoll fashion game team as illustrator I realised that there is a big industry out there, that I discovered unexpectedly. I never was a fashion lover or so, but it changed when I started to draw different collections and items for the game.
The Wonderful Endless Path of Enlightenment
Bertha Allegre
Music is a very important part of my creative development. Music can easily lead me to very specific emotional states that I like to represent in different colours and shapes. And all the time I see images, not just fashion, but art, product, posters, portraits, etc. All the arts are connected and are great sources of inspiration.
Members Studios
An Expression of Oneself
Take creative risks. - Kathy Wyatt
Draw from life as often as they can, a good understanding of the human figure and how it moves is as essential as knowledge of the cut of garments in the visual interpretation of how clothing hangs on the body. In addition- not to look sideways and to take creative risks.
Writing's on the Wall
Benefits of mentoring - Kelly Bailey
"Confidence is key, believe in yourself and your aesthetic and others will believe in you too. In addition, don’t shy away from critique, my tutors at university were really tough, and I am so thankful to them as it prepared me life in the fashion industry."
The Emerald City Returns
The love of Cinema - Melanie De Jong
"My phone is my holy grail, I make pictures or screenshots from things I see.
Buildings, nature, animals, colours, patterns. Lots of hand images and different angles of the face, because I love drawing emotion in my illustrations. Mostly I draw with the image in my phone, I like to expand the image to see the details better. Some days I think it's better to print the image out."
The Golden Rule Era
A Mothers Influence - Megan Alexander
"I grew up around artists, both my Mother and Grandmother are/were artists . My mum, a traditional graphic designer/illustrator and my grandmother, a painter and I was constantly inspired by their work."
Final Fantasy
The fantasy, dream and craft of haute couture - Gabrielle Tito
I am an academically trained painter but I have always been influenced by the fantasy, dream and craft of haute couture. My family was majorly involved in the Italian fashion industry and I spent a lot of my childhood in the open museum that is Rome which majorly influenced my penchant for mixing fine art and fashion.
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Cultivating Passion
Learning your craft
"The advice I could give is to experiment a lot, practice with as many different style and media as possible, do not stick only to what you were taught to do, especially in a sector like this, being able to propose something new, personal, unique, is certainly one of the best business cards you can offer."
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I used to make blob paintings
A love for materials and tactility
"Advice. That’s a hard one.
Be obsessed about what you do and nerd out on all aspects of it. And you can’t please everyone, so don’t try to, even though I try to all the time - it’s a trap. And…work on growing a thick skin. It is not a gentle industry."
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A Never Ending story
"I chose to make fashion part of my illustration because it’s always evolving in a never-ending cycle of creativity to be illustrated. There are so many ways to depict a piece of clothing."
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Press
Interviews
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Fida Talks Live
June
FIDA Talks
Thu, May 13 , 07:00pm - 08:00pm UK
FIDA MEMBERS' VOICES
Thu, June 10, 07:00pm - 08:00pm GMT UK
"Commercial Art"
Spiros Halaris
Peter Turner
Fida Members Talks Live
April
FIDA Talks
Thu, April 8 , 07:00pm - 08:00pm UK
FIDA MEMBERS' VOICES
Thursday, April 8th, 07:00pm - 08:00pm GMT UK
Finding your Voice
Joanna Layla @Joannalayla
Caroline Andrieu @wasteland
Jessica Bird @ Jessrosebird
Caroline Tomlinson @carolinetomlinson
Nuno Da Costa @nunodacosta
Host Fida: Patrick Morgan
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Partners & Collaborators
Fida X Alberta Ferretti Milan fashion week 2021
Fida and ALberta Ferretti partners for Milan Fashion Week
Fida members VIP access to the fashion show, illustrating LIVE during the show.
Massimo Dutti x Montserrat Salvat
Massimo Dutti pays special tribute to work done by hand through three unique and creative experiences, which will bring us closer to this manual work and giving new life to the brand's packaging, turning basic elements such as silk paper and boxes into exclusive craft creations.
Nature is often referenced in the work of Montserrat Salvat. Her projects are always within the framework of sustainability and environmental ethics. In her latest collaboration with Massimo Dutti, Montserrat Salvat gives new life to the silk paper of her special gift packaging.
FIDA Members
Donate to Mental Health Fashion Auction BWC.
Be Well Collective Auction In November 2020, the Be Well Collective will be hosting an online auction to raise vital funds to ensure continued critical mental health services to young adults.
To raise awareness and publicise the event we will involve ambassadors to share the auction on their platforms such as Gary Barlow and Victoria Pendleton, the high net worth and diverse connections from the Be Well Collective trustees, luxury fashion labels such as Burberry, Ralph Lauren and Cifonelli and asking all donors to share and publicise the event with their audience.
Ralph Lauren, Cifonelli, BFI, Wentworth, Revolution, Gary Barlow, private commissions by artist Patrick Morgan, FIDA, Burberry and many more.
Partnerships
FIDA
x DUNDAS WORLD
Designer for Shakira at the Super Bowl, Peter Dundas partners with Fida
Peter Dundas designs for the best of the best from Shakira, Chiara, Beyonce to Naomi Campbell. Fida and Dundas offered a selection of opportunities for artists to show work for his latest designs. P. Dundas X
Publishing
Exhibitions
FIDA
x Acid Gallery
Words of Wisdom
Fashion is rediscovering the art of illustration Drawing and fashion have always been intimately linked, the sketch represents a first step in the construction of a garment or an accessory. We all remember, the precise and vivid line of a Yves Saint Laurent or a Karl Lagerfeld whose sketches decoded by the little hands of the workshops gave birth to sublime couture creations … At the beginning of the last century, the covers magazines whose emblematic Vogue were illustrated and illustrators such as René Gruau were the real stars of the time.
The Next Generation
INSTAMATIC 2021
ONES TO WATCH FOR 2021 : Watch This Space.
A Collection of Young and up and coming Fashion Artists making waves on and offline.
Members Moments
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Collaborations
FIDA
X Celine Dion + Pepe Munoz
Illustrating an Icon with celine dion
Fida and Pepe Munoz (Fida 2020 Judge) have decided to offer an online competition for creatives around the globe, to celebrate music artist - Celine Dion’s - best moments.
Pepe Munoz works alongside Celine Dion, as her personal fashion illustrator and style advisor. Pepe and Fida are offering the opportunity to draw Celine Dion throughout her career, showing her personal style journey, in the music and arts industry.
Artists Voices
FIDA Judge
Richard Haines
Words of Wisdom
As social media expands and we are inundated with image, fashion illustration has never been as important. Not as a competition to photography, but as an alternative way for a viewer to process: fashion illustration lets us interpret, dream and fantasize in wonderful ways! Long live fashion illustration!
XR
FIDAHomework
Working from Home as an artist during Lockdown
Artists and Members of the Fida Family shared images of their workspace during a time when creatives are made feeling isolated.
[Image Michael Choi Studio]
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