With this article, we present you the top ten fashion illustrations by the one and only Karl Lagerfeld. During his career, he had created thousands of silhouettes and outfits some of which will stay legendary and unforgettable forever. The dream of every model and customer, we present you some of the best outfits and their illustrations.
Some of the best fashion illustrations by the amazing Karl Lagerfeld:
Karl Lagerfeld
This illustration by Karl L. is one of the most interesting ones. The pose of the model is confident, symmetric in the upper part with some strong hands but asymmetric in the lower one with only one leg. The outfit is elegant and we see some stripes and shadows in the dress.
Illustration by: Karl Lagerfeld
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Karl Lagerfeld
What makes this illustration really impressive is how only with simple free lines he creates not only the silhouette but he recreates different materials and fabrics. The model is illustrated in an interesting pose, not really static which gives more dynamic.
Illustration by: Karl Lagerfeld
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Karl Lagerfeld
In first look, this illustration is a bit messy. The only technique he uses is the scratchy one. We see it in all of the clothes and also we see some smoky effect in the background.
Illustration by: Karl Lagerfeld
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Karl Lagerfeld
In this illustration, we see simple lines who give a lot of volume to the outfit. The artist uses just two simple colors, without shadows or highlights for the matirials. He also doesn’t use specific technic to recreate different fabrics…he leaves it to the imagination.
Illustration by: Karl Lagerfeld
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Karl Lagerfeld
In this illustration, Karl L. creates an interesting and symmetric silhouette. He uses some colors in the background to help the graphic, black and white outfit stand out. The pose of the model is really elegant which perfectly matches the outfit.
Illustration by: Karl Lagerfeld
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Karl Lagerfeld
In this illustration, we see some really soft and light shadows who helps the clothes to stay better and look more beautiful. The pose of the model is not static, also we see movement in the skirt which gives even more movement and life to the whole image.
Karl Lagerfeld
In this illustration, we see one really beautiful and elegant silhouette. The model’s pose is a side view, which makes the silhouette even more interesting. The artist doesn’t use any colors or highlights. Only with blurry shadows in the background, he manages to make the illustration stand out. If you want to learn how to draw side view poses too click here.
Illustration by: Karl Lagerfeld
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Karl Lagerfeld
This illustration is really interesting. In it Kral Lagerfelt uses mostly straight and simple lines who make it look clear and static. In some places he uses the blurry effect to make them stand out more.
Illustration by: Karl Lagerfeld
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Karl Lagerfeld
In this illustration the volume and the interesting silhouette are the things who will make you remember it for sure. The artist also uses bright blue for the background which makes the graphic illustration stand out.
Illustration by: Karl Lagerfeld
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Karl Lagerfeld
In this illustration, Karl presents us one swaggy silhouette, with some volume in the sleeve and showers. The silhouette of the whole outfit is asymmetric with this big sweater and this small and tight lower part. In the clothes, the illustrator uses different lines to make it more interesting and maybe to recreate different fabrics.
Illustration by: Karl Lagerfeld
https://www.instagram.com/karllagerfeld/
In this article, we showed you some of the best illustrations from the legend in fashion Karl Lagerfeld. His illustrations by themselves are really unique, in them, he almost doesn’t use any special techniques, and only with simple lines, he creates amazing silhouettes.
