Paris Fashion: Fashion illustration is generally done in New York or Los Angeles, largely due to the concentration of manufacturers and fashion models. Dallas is emerging as a major photographic illustration center because of the increasing number of catalogs being produced there and its growth as a fashion center.
Remember a warning made earlier: Italian shops usually close at 1 and do not reopen until 4, especially in summer and in Rome and the south, but they compensate for this siesta by staying open until 7:30 or 8 P. M.
A final note is in order on Italian fashions, for the smart designers of Italy have made impressive inroads upon the traditional paris fashion monopoly. Two Roman fashion houses of international fame are Fontana and Simonetti and Visconti. A Florentine house of great importance is Giorgini's. An annual fashion show for foreign buyers is staged in one or another of the big cities.
In fashion illustration the photographer has to know how to work with the stylist and make-up person, dressing and accessorizing the models. He or she should be aware of fashion trends, hair styles, make-up, and whatever else would help produce contemporary fashion photographs.
In addition to the usual model agency sources, many photographers use their neighbors or other people that he or she feels can follow directions and good photographic illustration. Much can be learned by looking at the ads and trying to duplicate them.
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