London-bred high-speed fashion illustrator and front-row fixture Blue Logan (whose uncle is eccentric artist Andrew Logan and whose mother was an esteemed milliner for Ossie Clark) has officially landed in New York -- "scruffy sketchbook" and all. And he’s been supremely busy painting the brouhaha at this summer's most scene-y soirées, eccentric late night cafés, rock n' roll gigs, backstage moments, and outlandish parties. Having spent his formative years with The Alternative Miss World and Kinky Gerlinky as second-nature and amongst such strikingly influential artistic heavyweights as David Hockney, Brian Eno and Zandra Rhodes – it's no wonder Blue's sparkling wit, killer talent, and easygoing demeanor have all of Gotham a' flutter.
What originally attracted you to illustrating the world of fashion?
I have always enjoyed drawing but for many years I merely enjoyed doing it as a little holiday project. I love to travel; rather than taking along a camera, I would often take my scruffy sketchbook and draw buildings and views of the places that I fell in love with. One day I got the urge to draw people and wanted to sketch them on the move -- for a challenge. I guess I could have just sat on a park bench, but by chance this thought coincided with having a drink during London Fashion Week with my dear friend Gianluca Longo, fashion editor for The Evening Standard magazine. He said 'Darrliiiiing, come with me to a show later' -- so I did! I took along my sketchbook and a biro...
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