David Downton

He was born in Kent, the South of England in 1959. He studied his foundation year ar Canterbury and studied his BA hons illustrations/graphics at Wolverhampton. Then he started his illustation carrer when he moved to Brighton in 1984. And for the next 12 years, he worked on many variety of projects, start from advertising and packaging to illustration fiction, cook books, and, fashion for sure.

In 1996, he was given a job from the Financial Times to draw at Paris Haute Couture shows and from then he has known as a fashion illustrator. His drawings from the shows have been seen in the US, China, Australia, and the Middle East, as well in UK. And in 1998 finally his work exhibited in solo shows at the Conningsby Gallery in London and also in 2006 at the Couture Voyeur show the London College of Fashion’s Fashion Space Gallery. Also in 2006, he was contributed by Browns to design the Christmas window display for their South Moulton Street store. His work has published on the front cover of a special edition of Jane Austen’s Emma, published by the Daily Telegraph, and on the cover of Cally Blackman’s 100 Years of Fashion Illustration in 2007. He has also collaborated with supermodel Erin O’Connor in shows including at the Rootstein Gallery, New York in 2002 and also at the Joyce Ma Gallery, Palais Royal, Paris in 2003.

Until now he has attended Paris Haute Couture shows for more than a decade. His portfolio works include portraits of models Erin O’Connor, Lily Cole, Paloma Picasso, Catherine Deneuve, iman, Dita Von Teese, Linda Evangelista, and Carmen Dell’Orfice. His works has been shown in newspapers and magazines all over the world. His commercial clients include Tiffany’s New York, SAKS 5th Avenue, Selfridges, Harvey Nichols, Burberry, Bloomingdales, Barney’s, Harrods, TopShop, Chanel, Dior, L’Oreal, Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, V Magazine, V&A Museum and the British Fashion Council.

He will launch his book, Master’s of Fashion Illustration, later this year and it will features a collection of the work of several artists from Andy Warhol to René Bouché .