Antimonide - fashion spot -

(The Age of Feminine Drawing No. 2)
The New Age of Feminine Drawing demonstrates clearly how and why illustration in fashion has made an amazing comeback. Having virtually reached saturation point, photography is no longer the all-powerful medium of creativity, and has once again given way to the age old art of drawing.

The drawings featured in this exciting new title represent many different styles and a broad cross section of artists. All works featured have one thing in common: they possess a uniquely feminine power of seduction.
Categories covered include magazine covers, posters, cosmetic advertisements, lifestyle advertisements and entertainment products.

Artists featured include Akari Inogouchi, Annika Wester, Carine Brancowitz, Cecilia Carlstedt, Cedric Rivrain, Christina K. Coco, Elisa Johns, Laura Laine, Lotie, Maren Esdar, Jarno Kettunen and more.

Minna Parikka is one of the top names among Finnish shoe designers.

On May 6, a miniature sheet on fashion with five 1st class non-value indicator stamps will be issued. The miniature sheet features drawings of creations by six young Finnish designers who have achieved international success: dresses by Jasmin Santanen and Tuomas and Anna Laitinen, shoes by Minna Parikka and Julia Lundsten, and a handbag by Sanna Kantola. All these accessories are from this year’s spring collections. The miniature sheet was illustrated by Laura Laine.

Along with the Fashion sheet, two stamp booklets will be issued in May. One shows the much-loved Moomins on their adventures. The booklet includes six 1st class non-value indicator stamps and they are illustrated with cartoon sketches by Tove Jansson. The originals are in the collection of Tampere Art Museum’s Moomin Valley. The other booklet features Finnish sauna culture. A speciality of the Sauna booklet is its scent: its five 1st class non-value indicator stamps release a gentle bouquet of birch leaves when scratched. Päivi Vainionpää is the designer of both booklets.