James Thomas Inspired Saggy Sweater + The Mountains

©Christina Paone
Model - Christina Paone
Illustration by - Christina Paone

James Thomas creates most of his fashion illustrations by cutting out tiny pieces of paper and lying them over top of one another. This is why his illustrations are mostly solid colors, composed primarily of bold shapes. In the book Fashion Illustration By Fashion Designers, I came across his fashion model collages which I quickly obsessed over. The photo on the right is Thomas', one that he made specially for the book. The computer image on the left was my semi-sorry attempt to create the beauty that he can through simple shapes and colors.

I wanted to create something wintry, since it is still 30 degrees here in Philadelphia, which is where I came up with the idea to make a saggy sweater. The neckline of the sweater extends at the top, which allows it to be worn draped down in the front, buttoned under the neck, or folded backwards behind the head. The fabric is a semi lattice light gray soft material, that easily drapes over a slim figure.

Underneath the sweater, I am wearing the sleeveless pocketed t-shirt (that we have for sale) with Zara pants. The shoes are from Urban Outfitters.