It’s our third and final edition of the School of Fashion Holiday Gift Guide – featuring gifts from Academy of Art University alumni and local SF Boutiques! For our third installment, we’ve focused on accessories for the home, because everyone knows that great style extends beyond clothing and accessories to your everyday life. Happy shopping!
1. Pinar Badur, 2007 MFA Fashion Merchandising Alumna – Gazel Shawl Collar Bathrobes – $144.95 – Buy at the Atelier or Gazel.com
2. Gump’sSan Francisco – Kevin Dart San Francisco Coasters – $90 – Buy at Gump’s on Maiden Lane or Gumps.com
3. Danny Roberts, 2007 online BFA Fashion Illustration Alumnus – Danny Roberts Art Prints – $20-$30 – Buy on Etsy.com
4. Ya-Ling Hou, 2007 BFA Textile Design Alumna – Flowie Blue Circle Pillow – $68 – Buy at FlowieStyle.com
5. Aviva Stanoff, 1999 MFA Textile Design Alumna – One of a Kind Seed Bag Collection Pillow – Buy at the Atelier and AvivaStanoff.com
Former Academy of Art University student Danny Roberts is a rising star in the fashion industry, making a name for himself as a fashion illustrator and one to watch in the art world. His illustrations have been featured on advertising campaigns, t-shirts, and a number of blogs, as well as on his website Igor and André. We took up a moment to to chat with Danny about his start as an artist and what his next projects will be!
When did you first start creating illustrations?
I first started when I took a Fashion Illustration class at the Academy of Art University back in 2006.
What inspired you to start illustrating famous faces in the fashion world?
Well, I don’t know if I ever focused specifically on famous faces. I actually started off drawing Gemma Ward and Lily Cole for practice as they were always my favorite models. As time went on I started drawing some of my friends who I met through blogging. Really, I just draw things that I like.
What advice would you give to aspiring fashion illustrators?
Oh, I would say be true to yourself and enjoy every moment of learning. Also, let art inspire you. I think starting out, it can be hard to stay true to yourself, and it’s easy to look at something you like and copy it. But I would say, the key to staying unique is to be yourself, because we all are made differently, which means if I stay true to myself, I will be unique.
While patrolling our Twitter account, we came across this video by former student Danny Roberts where he churns out a picture of Elle Fanning (yes, she’s the lil’ sis of Dakota and star of Somewhere) in less than 3 minutes!
OK. It’s time-lapsed, but it is a pretty cool illustration.
Former student and friend of the School of Fashion, Danny Roberts launched his line of T shirts illustrating various fashion bloggers last week for Forever 21. The shirts are a part of his “Blogger Portrait Series” which he started nearly 2 years ago and include his folkloric hipster illustrations of Carolina Engman (FashionSquad), Geri Hirsch (Because I’m Addicted), Agathe Molvik (Style Bytes), Alice (AlicePoint), and Louise Ebel (Miss Pandora).
Chictopia.com in collaboration with DNA (designers+artists) will host SHOP SOCIAL, an evening of fashion, shopping and, of course, socializing. The event will include items from the Spring/Summer 2010 collections of some swanky designers.
The unique shopping event brings fashion & style bloggers together with over 100 consumers and a collective of contemporary designers. The trunk show and sample sale will offer 30%-70% off designer brands, and guests will receive an exclusive Danny Roberts gift bag, a $10 shopping voucher and a raffle giveaway for a chance to win great prizes from Nasty Gal Vintage and featured designers. Guests must register at www.ShopSocial.eventbrite.com.
Swag, shopping and socializing. Sounds pretty darn fun.
Tickets start at $15 for early registration, spaces are limited.
Danny Roberts stopped by our show and immediately snagged our newest issue of One Eighty – which happens to have Phoebe wearing his “Girls in Glasses” T shirt on the back cover.
Aw shucks Danny – thanks for stopping by!
For more coverage of our show at Fashion Week, click here!
In a world that moves at 100 miles per hour, it’s amazing how much we procrastinate (myself included). That said, for those of you who forgot to buy some little perforated V-day cards for your loved ones, Mr. Danny Roberts has been kind enough to share a downloadable Valentine’s Day card (pictured above) that you can print out!
Visit his site, Igor + Andre to download – and Happy Valentine’s Day from FSD!
Danny Roberts makes headlines again with his portrait of famed fashion blogger, Bryanboy sitting front row at D&G’s spring/summer 2010 show in Milan alongside Vanity Fair’sMichael Roberts, Vogue’sSally Singer, Anna Wintour and Hamish Bowles:
Here’s the original pic:
Bryanboy (centr, with computer), sits between, from left, Suzy Menkes of the Herald Tribune, Michael Roberts of Vanity Fair and US Vogue’s Sally Singer, Anna Wintour and Hamish Bowles, at D&G’s spring/summer 2010 show in Milan
Yes, that is friend of the Academy of Art University Suzy Menkes sitting there as well.
Bryanboy is just one of the many fashion bloggers making a name for himself in the industry. Tavi, the 13-year-old fashion prodigy has been making waves in the biz with her blog Style Rookie and Scott Schuman has been doing it for years as The Sartorialist.
And let’s not forget Fashion School Daily – we know how to throw down as well.
Check out the behind-the-scenes video that Danny made for this illustration after the jump… Read more…
Sure, Danny Roberts may have a flourishing collaboration with Gwen Stefani’s Harajuku Lovers handbag collection, but for the holidays, might we suggest you take it back to something more throwback: his “Girls in Glasses” shirt.
The shirt by the former fashion illustration student is a hot commodity; which means it would make a good gift. AND it’s unisex.
Available at his blog, Igor + Andre.
Former student, Danny Roberts is racking up the “press points” with a bunch of glossies – Vogue in particular. This month, his work appeared in Vogue Spain:
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