Rajeshwari Alse
Fashion illustrator bringing flats & designs to life.
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Spring/Summer Loungewear & Resort Collection
Week 1 — Menswear: Summer Resort Set
Kicking off a new collection with this one
- Short-sleeve Cuban collar button-down in linen, paired with relaxed-fit linen drawstring shorts.
- Hand-placed tropical floral print along the sleeves and lower hem (front + back) — kept it clustered instead of all-over so the sage green base (#a3c4af) still gets room to breathe.
- Soft yellow undertones + accent floral palette to pull it into resort/vacation territory without tipping into "Hawaiian shirt" cliché.
- Includes front + back flats, isolated garment views, and full colorway breakdown.
Flat sketches:
- Front and back technical flats for both the shirt and shorts, including collar construction, button placement, and drawstring detail.
- Isolated floral repeat shown separately so the print placement is clear without the garment shading.
- Back pockets on the shorts finished with a smaller embroidered floral detail — a quieter callback to the main print.
- Built these to be tech-pack ready, not just decorative — proportion and placement stay consistent across every view.
The tricky part:
- Getting the floral print to feel unique was honestly the hardest bit — it's easy to default to generic tropical motifs everyone's seen before.
- Had to work through which flower types + arrangement actually made this read as "designed", not a stock print.
Open to custom flat sketches and illustrations — DM if you'd like to collaborate.
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Transitional Layering — Week 4 of A/W26 Casuals & Streetwear
Wrapping up my Autumn/Winter Casuals & Streetwear series with this Transitional Layering look
The Look:
Cropped puffer vest layered over a ribbed turtleneck long-sleeve top
A-line denim skirt with a center slit for movement
Explores balancing outerwear volume (puffer) against a fitted base layer (turtleneck), with the denim skirt adding structure and edge
The Tricky Part:
Getting the shading to read as realistic — especially the puffer's quilted volume and the skirt's denim folds around the center slit
Pushed me to sharpen how I handle shadows and form
Flat Sketch Included:
Clean, production-ready technical breakdown of the same look
Shows construction details: vest's zipper and quilting, turtleneck's ribbing, skirt's slit placement
This marks the final week of my Month 1 project — swipe through to see the full illustration and flat sketch side by side.
📩 Open for freelance fashion illustration & flat sketch work — feel free to reach out!
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Hey network! This week I designed a Cozy Play-Date Set — a fleece pullover hoodie with matching elastic-waist sweatpants, built around a rust, sage, and cream color-block story.
The hard part wasn't the concept; it was the execution:
👉 Color-blocking on a smaller kids' silhouette has to read clean at scale — panels can't just flow; they have to feel intentional across the hood, body, and legs
👉 Every seam and cuff is drafted to spec, not just sketched — this flat could go straight to a sample room
👉 Locked palette (#b4553f / #87977e / #e1d3bb / #3a2b25) so there's zero guesswork for production
Swipe to see the full journey — illustration → flat sketch → color-locked technical layout.
I take on freelance illustration + flat sketch work for kidswear, womenswear, and menswear brands — from concept art through factory-ready flats. I have availability this month for 1–2 new projects. If that's you, drop a comment or DM me your product line, and I'll tell you honestly if I'm a fit.
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Anime-Inspired Streetwear Capsule Collection
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