Fashion Illustration Gallery was founded in 2007 by William Ling in order to promote and sell original art works and multiples made by artists who have worked as Fashion Illustrators. Also known as FIG, the gallery’s inaugural exhibition, ‘100 Years of Fashion Illustration’ launched the book of the same name published by Laurence King. Access to the Vogue archive, in Hanover Square, was granted to FIG so that original work by Cecil Beaton, Carl Erickson and Rene Bouche was exhibited alongside works by Rene Gruau, Antonio Lopez, Mats Gustafson and Jean-Philippe Delhomme. 

Original work, commissioned for reproduction and made by Fashion Illustrators are often very beautiful and desirable as works of art in their own right however, once reproduced, these works were often either discarded or placed in the back of a studio draw and forgotten about. FIG has helped change that. These works deserve attention, the drawing and painting is of the highest quality and the works by the most accomplished are extremely collectable. The sifting process that starts with a young hopeful illustrator sitting with their portfolio in the foyer of Vogue House waiting for an appointment with the Creative Director ensures that only those with the greatest ability progress and those that maintain a 10 year+ career as a Fashion Illustrator do so, not because of industry hype or celebrity, they do so because of real talent.

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