LEFT: RENÉ BOUCHÉ (1905-1963), RED SUIT, CONDE NAST, JANUARY 1950, WATERCOLOUR & GOUACHE ON PAPER, SIGNED VERSO, 58 X 35.5CMS BELOW: SAKS FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK FOR CONDE NAST, 1950, WATERCOLOUR & GOUACHE ON PAPER, 63.5 X 47CMS, BOTH RENÉ BOUCHÉ (1905-1963) RIGHT: CARL ‘ERIC’ ERICKSON (1891-1958), BALENCIAGA, US VOGUE, OCTOBER 1954, INK & WATERCOLOUR, SIGNED & DATED, 65 X 50CMS
BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD As London Fashion Week gets underway, art dealer Gray M.C.A. considers an era before the photographer with its annual exhibition of fashion illustration. Lauren Romano reports