We have been talking a lot about menswear brands and clothing. Do you maybe work with any other type of brands? At the beginning yes, it was this guy, dressed in a specific way and he looked very much the same on every illustration. Lately as I started doing more commission work I think the meaning is more about the style. So Mr Slowboy would be the style of illustrations rather than a specific person. And what would you say is the important aspect of the brand when you choose which one to work with? It would be easy to look at the rise of the illustrator-as-style influencer and say it’s connected to the fact that people aren’t out and about, dressed up and ready for Scott Schuman or Joshua Woods to capture them on the street. Or maybe that virtually anybody can cosplay Bill Cunningham with the aid of their iPhone. And that’s certainly part of it: there are a million selfies and candid shots of people standing on city streets, but only a few people can really draw. Mr. Slowboy and his contemporaries also present a nice change of pace, a different way of looking at style. Tell us a bit about yourself and the journey that has led you to becoming an established illustrator.

Formal shorts" from "5 ways to wear shorts" #let_summer_stay #mensfashion #menswear #formalshorts #fashiontips #fashionillustration #slowboy Classic chalk stripe three piece from @foxbrothers1772 @douglas_cordeaux #mensfashion #menswear #fashionillustration #fabric #foxbrothers #slowboy #threepiecesuit #kingsman I also like to think that it is like Simpson. You know, Mr Slowboy now becomes a specific world. When you get into it, you become a pert of it too. That’s why, for example, when I did illustrations of Jake (ex The Armoury) or Ethan I think they became part of the Slowboy world too :).Fei Wang is the fashion illustrator and artist behind the sartorial fictional character Mr Slowboy. Based in London with his family, the Beijing-born artist recently released his first book, Mr Slowboy; a retrospective of 6 years of illustrations. We caught up with Mr Slowboy to find out more about his practice. It’s been my second time in Florence during Pitti but first time when I got in to the fair at Fortezza. And I always have my notebook with me now, so hopefully I won’t loose this one. Everything is drawn on paper by hand, most often with colour pens. Then I scan them into the computer. Sometimes a little touch up is necessary but most of the work is done on paper.

I worked in advertising as an Art Director and Creative Director for about 13 years. After achieving most of the desirable “goals” in the industry, I realised It wasn’t quite fun anymore and my true passion still lay in drawing. At Bolin Webb, we are delighted to announce the imminent launch of the Mr Slowboy razor. As the beautiful design of an exciting new partner, this limited-edition razor may be our most striking model yet.Moreover our couple goes religiously every Sunday to Merci, when they are in "Paeris, rivee dwoite".

Claudia stretches, her slightly crumpled Merci sheets made of soft cotton gauze, a subtle mixture of Batignolles Yellow, Marais Blue and Gris Fusain, testify to the nocturnal excitement… Baby N°2 doesn't sleep through the night yet. Tell us a bit about the process. How long does a typical illustration take to draw and what techniques do you use? They often draw their inspiration from Merci's temporary exhibitions, which they love to walk around except on weekends and Wednesdays, the children's day.The illustrations I do for my own blog are entirely my ideas. For the paid work it varies. For example the work I did for Fox Brothers was based on their new AW collections of fabrics. So Douglas reached out to me and presented me with the collection. I then visualised our ideas on how to wear those fabrics and also added short stories to those illustrations. It might have been a comment, a thought or a funny face but there was something comic about it. That’s how the collection has been presented then, using my illustrations as a guide on how to wear them. Paperboyo is an English photographer who has turned what once was a hobby into a full-time profession playing with perspective, history, and architecture. His travels have taken him to some of the world’s most stunning locations including New York, Rio de Janeiro, Dubai, and the moais of Easter Island. I’d be interested to know where you draw too. Does it have to be a specific place, does it vary, do you draw in cafes for example?