David Downton
Unique Work
David Downton
Elizabeth Taylor 5, for Rouge / China
2011
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New Unique Work
David Downton
Valentino, Paris Couture for Vogue.COM
2012
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Unique Work
David Downton
Stephane Rolland/Paris Couture July 2011
2011
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Unique Work
David Downton
Alexis Mabille /Paris Couture July 2011
2011
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David Downton
Ralph Lauren F/W 2009 for Vogue China September 2009
2009
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Book
Masters of Fashion Illustration
Published by Laurence King
Available to Buy Online
£25.00
Magazine
Telegraph Magazine
featuring work by David Downton
May 29th 2004
Available to Buy Online
£65.00
David Downton has attended Paris Haute Couture shows for more than a decade. His illustrations chart both the back stage and front of house of the couture world. His portfolio includes portraits of models Erin O’Connor, Lily Cole, Linda Evangelista and Carmen.
His reports have appeared in The Times, The Sunday Times, The Saturday Telegraph, Harpers Bazaar (Australia) and The Independent as well as Visionaire and Vogue and he was commissioned to create an illustrated couture portfolio for Vogue China.
David Downton's commercial clients include Tiffany's New York, SAKS 5th Avenue, Selfridges, Harvey Nichols, Burberry, and the British Fashion Council. His work has been exhibited in solo shows at the Conningsby Gallery, London (1998 and 1999) and at the Couture Voyeur show at London College of Fashion’s Fashion Space Gallery (2006). Downton has also collaborated with supermodel Erin O’Connor on a number of occasions including shows at the Rootstein Gallery, New York (2002) and at the Joyce Ma Gallery, Palais Royal, Paris (2003).
In 2006 he was commissioned by Brown’s to design the Christmas window display and invitation for their South Moulton Street store. His work has featured on the front cover of a special edition of Jane Austen's Emma, produced by the Daily Telegraph and on the cover of Cally Blackman’s 100 Years of Fashion Illustration (2007).
