Fashion Studies — Illustration as Meditation
Bohdan Andriyushchenko
Fashion Studies — Illustration as Meditation
An ongoing series of fashion illustrations — studies of runway looks, silhouettes, and the visual codes of houses I admire, from Valentino to archival editorial imagery.
For me these are not side work — they're training. Each piece is an exercise in the exact skills that brand work demands: reducing a complex look to its essential line, building atmosphere from two or three colors, understanding why a silhouette reads as expensive.
When I design for fashion and lifestyle brands, this is the visual literacy I bring with me.
Valentino FW 2019 — a study in restraint: one line weight, one color, and the silhouette does the rest.
A study in drapery from behind — the most honest angle for fabric. White contour lines over flat red and navy do the work of light and fold; no shading, no gradient. How much volume can two colors and a line carry?
Two studies in texture through line: a portrait built from almost nothing — wire-frame glasses, a hint of a collar — and a figure where densely layered linework becomes fabric itself. The turban and beard are drawn the way textile actually behaves: accumulation, weight, direction.
Tailoring study: two figures, cropped at the collar. The cut of a lapel and the knot of a tie are enough to read character — faces would only get in the way. A reminder that in fashion, structure speaks before identity does.
These studies feed directly into my brand work — if you're building something in fashion or lifestyle, let's talk.
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Posted May 9, 2026
Fashion illustration studies — runway looks and costume codes reduced to line and 2–3 colors. Visual research that feeds directly into my brand work.
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