Joe Eula was one of the most accomplished and influential fashion illustrators.  He caught the riotous curves of fashion from Dior's New Look in the 1940's until the end of Saint Laurent's reign,

Although Eula was a free spirit who drew quickly and often cut his ties when it suited him, he was no artistic dabbler.  His illustrations accompanied Eugenia Sheppard's fashion columns in The New York Herald Tribune.  Eula created album covers and concert posters for performers like Miles Davis, Liza Minnelli, Bette Midler and the Supremes.  He designed costumes for Jerome Robbins and George Balanchine and illustrated Tiffany's "Table Manners for Teenagers."  In 1970, Eula became creative director of Halston, acting as both instigator and provocateur.

Eula's illustrations were distinguished by a light, brisk hand and an unstudied sense of female movement.  In the mid 50's, he began his association with Ms. Sheppard, whose influential syndicated column, "Inside Fashion," appeared in more than 80 newspapers in the United States.  The two attended the twice-yearly collections in Paris, with Eula duplicating in ink and charcoal the elegance he saw in the salons.  He was present for Yves Saint Laurent's first collection for Dior, in 1958, and for his last, in January 2002, with those sketches appearing in The New York Times Magazine.  Eula also had a long association with Italian Harpers Bazaar.  Mr. Eula passed away in 2004.