After working for many years in the world of fashion design, Richard has come full circle and has emerged as one of today’s most sought after fashion illustrators.  His illustrations document the clothes and attitude of New York’s everyday trendsetters and fashion icons across a diverse range of ages, races and backgrounds. Haines is commonly seated front row at fashion week’s hottest shows, busily recording the looks in his sketchpad or on his iPad for clients who count on him to catch the nuances that cannot always be captured in photography or film.

It’s his fascination with the people behind the styles that informs his every stroke, propelling his work beyond mere sketches and into the world where art and fashion intersect.  Haines balances a busy stream of client requests while also drawing anything and everything that catches his eye, from high couture in Europe to the local boys in his Bushwick, Brooklyn neighbourhood.

His clients include; Prada, Dries Van Noten, Vogue, Hermès, Fédération de la HauteBIO Couture, Lanvin, Apple, Tiffany & Company, Bobbi Brown, Orlebar Brown, Criterion, GQ, Mr Porter, Out Magazine, The Observer, Air Mail, Polo Ralph Lauren, Todd Snyder, J Crew, The New York Times, The London Times, CFDA and Hermes.