Press & Editorial

Selected press coverage and editorial features documenting Sonya Parra’s work as a fashion illustrator and live event illustrator, including luxury brand activations, guest portrait illustration and fashion illustration.

La moda pinta más que nunca
Fashion Is More Important Than Ever

In 2015, Sonya Parra was featured in S Moda / EL PAÍS in the editorial La moda pinta más que nunca (“Fashion Is More Important Than Ever”), published on 2 August 2015.

The feature discusses contemporary fashion illustration and includes Sonya Parra alongside established fashion illustrators including David Downton and Megan Hess.

The article provides independent editorial coverage of Sonya Parra’s work as a fashion illustrator and places her within the wider contemporary fashion illustration field.

Publication: S Moda / EL PAÍS
Date: 2 August 2015
Title: La moda pinta más que nunca (“Fashion Is More Important Than Ever”)

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S Moda / EL PAÍS — 2015

S Moda EL PAÍS 2015 fashion illustration feature featuring Sonya Parra
S Moda EL PAÍS 2015 fashion illustration feature featuring Sonya Parra

SIN Magazine — Primavera 2015

SIN Magazine Primavera 2015 featuring fashion illustrator Sonya Parra
SIN Magazine Primavera 2015 featuring fashion illustrator Sonya Parra

Conoce a Sonya Parra
Meet Sonya Parra

In 2015, Sonya Parra was featured in SIN Magazine in a 15-page editorial covering her career and work as a fashion illustrator.

The Spanish-language feature appears on pages 52–66 and includes examples of her fashion illustrations.

Publication: SIN Magazine
Issue: Primavera 2015
Date: 1 April 2015
Pages: 52–66

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Arte y tendencias: los mejores ilustradores de moda
Art and Trends: The Best Fashion Illustrators

In 2015, Sonya Parra was featured by Vanidad alongside internationally recognised fashion illustrators including Arturo Elena, Hayden Williams and Katie Rodgers.

The feature places Sonya’s fashion illustration work within a wider editorial selection of contemporary fashion illustrators and provides independent coverage of her work during this period.

Publication: Vanidad
Date: 27 July 2015

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Vanidad — 27 July 2015

Vanidad 2015 fashion illustration feature featuring Sonya Parra
Vanidad 2015 fashion illustration feature featuring Sonya Parra

Client Acquisition Tips from 11 Freelance Design Experts

In 2015, Sonya Parra was featured by Vandelay Design alongside 10 other established freelance designers and illustrators, sharing advice on finding clients and building a sustainable creative business.

In the feature, Sonya discusses her experience of finding and developing client relationships as a freelance illustrator, including building visibility, maintaining an online presence and developing opportunities through professional networks.

The article provides third-party editorial coverage of Sonya Parra’s professional career as a freelance illustrator and her experience of developing a creative business.

Publication: Vandelay Design
Date: 8 July 2015
Feature: 11 freelance design experts on client acquisition

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Vandelay Design — 8 July 2015

Vandelay Design 2015 feature featuring freelance illustrator Sonya Parra
Vandelay Design 2015 feature featuring freelance illustrator Sonya Parra

London Fashion Week през погледа на художничката Соня Пара
London Fashion Week Through the Eyes of Artist Sonya Parra

In 2014, eModno featured Sonya Parra in an editorial about her work as a fashion illustrator at London Fashion Week for Samsung at Somerset House.

The feature documents Sonya’s live fashion illustration, sketching VIP guests, fashion editors, journalists, bloggers, stylists, photographers, celebrities and other guests during London Fashion Week. It also highlights her earlier work as a digital illustrator for Samsung at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, including the creation of official Olympic T-shirts.

The article provides independent editorial evidence of Sonya Parra’s early work in live fashion illustration, event illustration, digital illustration and brand activations.

Publication: eModno
Date: 10 March 2014
Author: Delitsa Tsoneva
Feature: London Fashion Week Through the Eyes of Artist Sonya Parra


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eModno — 10 March 2014

Gracie Opulenza alongside Sonya Parra’s illustration of her, which became the Sonya Parra logo
Gracie Opulenza alongside Sonya Parra’s illustration of her, which became the Sonya Parra logo