“Imagination is more important than knowledge” – Einstein

Katie Rodgers dreamt up Paperfashion in March 2009, and has since been illustrating whimsical fashion that never fails to captivate our attention.

Katie and her watercolors have had a long love story, going back to the days before she knew how to read. Given her first professional watercolor set in first grade, she instantly fell in love with what would later become her career.

Katie is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, with a BFA in Industrial Design. After independently pursuing fashion and apparel design throughout college, she landed her first apparel design job in Boston, MA. While working a 9-5, she continued to illustrate in her spare time, and quickly realized it was her true passion. Soon thereafter, Paperfashion was born! Katie took the leap in January 2012, and is now illustrating full time.

Paperfashion has been commissioned by companies such as Cle de Peau, Kate Spade, Coach, Dolce & Gabbana’s Swide Magazine, OlsenBoye, Lucky Magazine, Nabisco, Penelope and Coco, Rockport, Target, and AKW, just to name a few. She has also been published in Lucky Magazine, ElleGirl, CosmoGirl, The Great Big Book of Fashion Illustration, Fashion Drawing by Michele Wesen Bryant, and many other publications.

Katie is represented by Digital Brand Architects.

If you’re interested in commissioning illustrations, or just want to say hi, email Katie at paperfashionstudio@gmail.com.

Paperfashion by Katie Rodgers is licensed under these terms.

Oh and hey… I’m all about spreading the word, but please remember to give credit where credit’s due. Thank you!