Formed in 2010, Founders and Followers has hit fashion’s virtual marketplace hard with its carefully curated selection of clothing, accessories and homewares. The New York-based online retailer has grown up from early days as a consulting creative studio, carrying an exciting roster of emerging and established designers, labels and local craft makers. Love for fashion and appreciation for art all rolled into one? We’re into it.

Prior to designing clothes for a living, Ilana Kohn worked as a successful illustrator for The New Yorker, the New York Times and Kiehl’s (among many others) for close to a decade. Ilana began to craft ideas for a clothing line in 2011, drawing on her lifelong love of fashion, and boy are we glad she did. The Brooklyn-based designer is renowned for creating effortless, clean and classic clothing. Think relaxed silhouettes, fabric with the perfect drape and bold yet totally wearable prints and hues. Ilana’s signature move are those canvas jumpsuits and separates that elegantly frame the body while allowing plenty of room for movement. We chatted with Ilana about her past as an illustrator and where she finds her inspiration.