Antonio Lopez was a famous fashion illustrator back in the 60's. He's had his work published in Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, ELLE, and even The New York Times. He's been named the 'king' of fashion illustration and an exhibition of his work is being shown at Rowland Mouret's Townhouse from September 14th - October 20th. He sadly died at the age of 44 from AIDS so won't be there of course, but if you're a fan of his work or fashion illustration in general I would go down for a peak.
The exhibition would of marked his 70th birthday and as well as being able to see his work, it is being auctioned off so is available to buy. A lot of the work being auctioned off is unseen, curated by Janina Joffe from the 1960's to 1980's created for magazines such as Interview and Vanity.
His relevance today is still present, as MAC cosmetics are bringing out a limited edition range in his honour. They've previous done collections using Wonder Women, Beth Dito, Marilyn Monroe and the Viva Glam Nicki collection, so they have clearly cottoned on to his amazing graphics and use of colour and wanted to use it to display a new range. With the exhibition started around the same time are the launch, it's good publicity for them. As a fan of MAC products myself, I will definitely be going in my local to have a look at the collection.
Below are some of my favourite works from Lopez, do you have any personal favs?
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