Gildo Medina flips perfection on its head, exposing the emotional cost of beauty in his striking Beauty Knows No Pain series.
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ARTIST AND ILLUSTRATOR XINLEH WHIPS UP MAGIC IN LATEST COLLABORATION
“In a universe populated by a multitude of life forms, it’s not uncommon to come across one, or two… or four extraterrestrials, with an almost schizophrenic love for drama.“ – Xinleh x Couture Troopers Something witchy has indeed landed. By that, I’m referring to our latest collaboration with artist and illustrator Xinlin, who goes…
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Chinese Artist Qiu Jie satires yet celebrates the glory of cross-culture and the revolutionary Mao
(images courtesy of Art Plural Gallery) Last Thursday, Art Plural Gallery unveiled the opening of Chinese artist Qiu Jie’s show, featuring 30 latest works by the artist. Couture Troopers was present for the opening that day, and we were absolutely thrilled to see his works in person! Straddling Chinese aesthetics and Western popular culture, the artist deals in…
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Haute Couture gets illustrated in our collaboration with Californian illustrator Lidia Luna
Haute Couture has always been the one aspect of fashion that fascinates us to no end. The theatricality, the intricate detailing, and that unmistakable sense of grandeur take our imagination to heights we never thought possible. It was, quite simply, the starting point of our love for fashion. That is why we were incredibly stoked…
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Mad about Australian Fashion Illustrator Aaron Favaloro’s Quirky Illustration Style!
RAD OR WHAT? I would never expect myself to be so head over heels in love with an illustration that has neither eyes nor mouth, but here I am, extremely obsessed over Australian illustrator Aaron Favaloro‘s lovely works. Using fashion as his focal point, he draws key inspirations from runway trends at times, and reinterpret…
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ARTIST OF THE MONTH: South Korea Illustration Artist So Hyeon Kim presents ‘Alice’s adventure in Trump world’
Let me first start with a disclaimer: “To classify illustration artist So Hyeon Kim’s works as mere illustrations would be a severe understatement that could possibility get you arrested, and perhaps persecuted.” Well, you get the drift don’t you? With every pun intended, the message that I’m bringing across is So Hyeon Kim is by far one of…
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Delve into the beauteous world of fashion illustrator, François Fortier
Many of you might not know, but one thing that interests me more than ever is FASHION ILLUSTRATION. Having actually been through a fashion design education myself, I know the importance of fashion illustration and how it actually translates the garment on the imaginary woman/man (the wearer) is highly fundamental. That’s why, my curiosity and…
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