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Fashion Illustration

ca. 2010 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Richard Kilroy (b.1985) is a British fashion illustrator and the founder and editor of Decoy magazine, a limited edition publication that focuses solely on fashion illustration. He has worked for a wide variety of fashion houses and publications, and in 2010 was appointed by Somerset House to produce an illustration for their exhibition 'Dior Illustrated: René Gruau and the Line of Beauty'. Kilroy is known for his ability to combine photorealistic drawing with bold lines and abstract patches of colour. His work self-consciously relates to older generations of fashion illustrators such as Rene Gruau, David Downton and Julie Verhoeven, all of whom are also represented in the V&A's collection.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Pencil on Bristol paper
Brief description
Drawing by Richard Kilroy, fashion illustration for 'Decoy' magazine no. 1, pencil, England, ca. 2010
Physical description
A fashion illustration drawing for 'Decoy' magazine no.1, featuring a model wearing Hugo for Hugo Boss, designed by Bruno Pieters. The illustration depicts a male figure looking directly at the viewer. The outline of the figure is drawn in pencil and the figure's head and hands are shaded. The sleeves of the figure's jacket are also densely shaded to show that the sleeves are adorned with sequins.
Dimensions
  • Height: 420mm
  • Width: 297mm
Credit line
Given by Richard Kilroy
Subjects depicted
Association
Summary
Richard Kilroy (b.1985) is a British fashion illustrator and the founder and editor of Decoy magazine, a limited edition publication that focuses solely on fashion illustration. He has worked for a wide variety of fashion houses and publications, and in 2010 was appointed by Somerset House to produce an illustration for their exhibition 'Dior Illustrated: René Gruau and the Line of Beauty'. Kilroy is known for his ability to combine photorealistic drawing with bold lines and abstract patches of colour. His work self-consciously relates to older generations of fashion illustrators such as Rene Gruau, David Downton and Julie Verhoeven, all of whom are also represented in the V&A's collection.
Collection
Accession number
E.70-2014

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Record createdMay 3, 2013
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