I go to Vogue Runway for
specific fashion illustration research — I'll look for themes, colors, patterns, and cuts that seem to be trending across current season collections, and then incorporate those elements into my illustrations and blog posts.
One of the challenges — not
fashion illustration specific, but more freelance / art related — is that when you're on a deadline, there are no sick days, and you can't just delegate the talent portion of a job, so you really have to suck it up and get it done, because it's your name on it.