Andrea Lam

These are flat/technical sketches created in Illustrator for both cut & sew and fully fashioned tops. Corresponding samples for the sweaters can be found in the Finished Garments section.

Samples produced by overseas factories using my design specifications/tech packs and sketches.

Personal collection inspired by ancient Chinese ink paintings, and the idea of movement/parkour, activity, versatility.

Collection inspired by the concept of sacred geometry, and the power of circles, squares, and triangles.

Personal collection inspired by female warriors, especially Durga.

see the tutorial for this skirt here

Illustrations rendered in gouache and colored pencil.

Illustrations using ink, marker, and colored pencil. Color/fabric matching for original designs.

Freehand drawings using ink and marker.

Infamous slit pencil skirt, wool twill, giant side patch pocket and invisible side zip, thigh high slit, shaped booty. "Yohji" cutout top, stretch wool blend, asymmetrical side cutout.

Traditional tailored trousers, stretch cotton. Front slant pockets, hand overcast seams, bound waist seams. "Yohji" cutout top, stretch wool blend, asymmetrical side cutout.

Assassin sweater 3.0, made of 100% Cotton French Terry. Thumbholes, front pockets, deep cowl and hood. Nubby shorts, Wool blend. Side patch pockets.

Rose pattern repeat developed using a motif from an existing fabric, 8 colors with 3 colorways.

These are hand sketched flat drawings. I did these to quickly get ideas down and communicate them to the overseas design team. From here, they would pick a few and ask for a basic tech pack. I would then do a clean technical sketch with the construction details and make garment specifications.

A handmade book of images exploring the concept of beauty.

Illustrations following the narrative of the Shadow Empress, as she follows the rainbow meteor out of the black and white Shadowlands, gaining color along the way.

Digital Painting, using free images from the Hubble Space Telescope.

Digital Painting. Read about my process here.