Book of illustrations celebrating Menswear

In the past decade or so, there has seen a huge increase in the interest in menswear, due to the explosion in male grooming and sartorial blogging and the increase in men’s publications, rejuvenating the industry.   

Now a new book called Menswear Illustration from illustrator Richard Kilroy is focusing solely on menswear by up and coming illustrators. Whether drawn in pencil, splashed across a sketchbook or digitally rendered, the 290 colour and black and white illustrations are as varied in style as the clothing itself.   The book is the first up-to-the-minute survey of contemporary  menswear illustration, which is booming across editorial, advertising and brand communications.

The images explore the modern man and modern fashions and how they contribute to menswear.

A small preview of work from the book will be previewed at The Hospital Club during London Collections: Men trade show which opens on Friday 9^th January.   The illustrations will then be exhibited at Paul Smith in Albemarle Street during London Fashion Week (the womenswear fashion event) in February and until 6th March.

The book will be published on 23rd February.  Its author Richard Kilroy is a top menswear illustrator in his own right and has brought together forty of the most versatile creative talents from around the world, whether they be the leaders in the industry or the private sketches of designers … from the exuberant street sketches of Richard Haines which have been taken up by Prada, to the delicate drawings of Cedric Rivrain for Lanvin, or the vivid sketches of Julie Verhoeven whose work has been sampled by Louis Vuitton, Mulberry and Versace, these groundbreaking talents are expanding our perceptions of the modern man.