Illustrator Katy Smail Talks Artful Inspiration in a World Overrun with Photoshop

Edited by Amanda Gabriele

LOOKBOOKS editor-in-chief Cator Sparks explores the lost art of fashion illustration with artist Katy Smail. See the interview and fantastic gallery of her whimsical work below.

With the amount of air brushing going on these days, models in magazines look nearly good enough to hang in the Louvre. Their skin so dewy, their teeth so white and their eyes so clear, so it only make sense that the fashion world is rediscovering the lost art of illustration.

#LFW Beauty Trend Alert: Cat Eye

Edited by Amanda Gabriele

As London Fashion Week came to a close, we were on the lookout for all the Fall 2012 beauty trends from our English-speaking friends across the pond. And it looks like Amy Winehouse‘s influence doesn’t solely lie with Jean Paul Gaultier‘s Spring 2012 haute couture collection. The cat eye is everywhere in all different shapes and sizes, making it a definite trend for fall. Click to see our wingtip gallery after the jump.

Winter Florals are in Full Bloom

Edited by Amanda Gabriele

It may be cold and the trees may be bare, but it’s possible to create your own tranquil spring garden before the first April showers arrive. We’ve rounded up eight of our favorite winter floral pieces that will carry you from winter to spring and right into the warm rays of summer.

Mary Alice Stephenson on Real Women, Her Favorite Young Designers and the State of American Style

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

LOOKBOOKS contributor Stacey Cunningham helms the regular feature, Kit & Kaboodle, taking a look at what makes stylists tick and keeps them sane. This week she profiled one of the busiest and most successful stylists in the industry, one Ms.  Mary Alice Stephenson:

British Fashion Council Names 2012 Fashion Forward Winners

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

Henry Holland, Mary Katrantzou, Louise Gray and James Long got a little help from their friends over at the British Fashion Council. The four were crowned the winners of the BFC’s 2012 Fashion Forward initiative, the Brit equivalent of the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Award. Along with business support from the Council, the winners also get some much-needed cash to help in showing their latest collections.

Sarah Burton, Victoria Beckham, Christopher Kane and Stella McCartney Win Big at British Fashion Awards

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In a rare, and unstaged, show of emotion — public or otherwise — Victoria Beckham wiped away a tear as she collected her award for Designer Brand at the 2011 British Fashion Awards. Thanking her husband and 13 children, Beckham beat out industry vets Tom Ford, Burberry and Stella McCartney – who still managed to win the Red Carpet award – to snatch her first BFA trophy. Alexander McQueen’s Sarah Burton was awarded the Designer of the Year award while Christopher Kane beat out Erdem and Jonathan Saunders to take home the inaugural New Establishment prize, which recognizes “a particular movement in British fashion that is taking the industry by storm.” Gallery and list of the winners follows after the jump.

London Fashion Week Getting the Proverbial Shaft When It Comes to Models

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

Damn you, Marc Jacobs. The acclaimed designer had to move his show at the last minute — damn you, Hurricane Irene — causing a whole gaggle of girls who were supposed to fly to London Fashion Week to miss their flight. Then Gucci — damn you, Frida Giannini — pulled a cattle of catwalkers to Milan for early fittings, leaving London designers strapped for supers. All this negligent behavior and diva antics has some London-based model agencies threatening to boycott next season’s London Fashion Week if the British Fashion Council doesn’t get its shit together.

The Kate Middleton Transatlantic Lookbook

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge is, as I’m sure you’re all aware by now, pretty goddamn perfect. Now that she and hubby Prince William have traversed the pond on their visit to Canada and later this week California, we North Americans can finally be a little closer to her royal fierceness. FashionIndie is proud and a little ashamed, to bring you every wrap dress, wedge and fascinator on her stylish adventure with our Kate Middleton Transatlantic Lookbook, updated regularly for your viewing/stalking pleasure.

Kate Moss Wore Galliano Gown for Her Wedding to Jamie Hince

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

Naomi Campbell, (always at work) wore Givenchy by Riccard Tisci and Vogue’s Anna Wintour were among the guests to the wedding of Jamie Hince and Kate Moss, who stuck by pal John Galliano by wearing a gown designed by him.

RED CARPET REPORT CARD: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge in Erdem

Edited by Amanda Gabriele

In this edition of Red Carpet Report Card, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge will be graded on her Erdem Resort 2012 look worn upon arrival at Macdonald-Cartier International Airport in Ottawa, Canada. See how she looked after the jump.