David Downton (born 18 February 1959)[1] is an English fashion illustrator.
He has worked on a wide variety of projects, including advertising, packaging, illustrating fiction, cook books, and, occasionally, fashion.
In 2007, Downton launched Pourquoi Pas?, a journal of fashion illustration.
[citation needed] He received an honorary doctorate from the Academy of Art University, San Francisco, in April 2009.
[2] Downton is the artist in residence at London's Claridge's hotel, where he stays 52 nights a year in exchange for drawings.