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fashion week preview
February 2, 2012

Fashion Week Preview: 99 Designers Reveal Their Fall 2012 Inspirations

By Ally Betker

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It’s hard to believe (SO HARD) that New York Fashion Week starts just one measly little week from today. But luckily, we’re here to get you jazzed up about it (or at least dry your tears) with our seasonal designer inspiration roundup! As an exclusive preview, we asked 99 designers to give us one image and one word that elicits their fall 2012 collections. It seems this season will bring lots of intricately detailed prints (from Rebecca Taylor, Wes Gordon, and Kaelen), vintage photography (see Nanette Lepore, Jason Wu and WHiT), and plenty of original sketches and photography. Enjoy!

Related: Fashion Week Preview: 56 Designers Reveal Their Spring 2012 Inspirations
Slideshow: 100 Designers Reveal Their Spring 2011 Inspirations

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Preen "Grid"
Bill Blass "Chromatic"
Kaelen "Deco"
Cushnie et Ochs "Skin"
Barbara Tfank "The Magic Hour"
Suno "Mirth"
Steven Alan "Tranquilo"
Joy Cioci "Manipulation"
Tracy Reese "Baroque"
Cynthia Steffe "Ladylike"
DKNY "Gloss"
Tucker by Gaby Basora "Creatures"
Helen Yarmak "Luxury" Photo: SJ Lee
GANT by Michael Bastian  "Luck"
BCBGMAXAZRIA "BAUHAUS"
Anna Sui "VICTORIANNA"
Thom Browne "Waist"
Geoffrey Mac "OMNIDIMENSIONAL"
Siki Im "NBA"
Lela Rose "Calatrava" Photo: Picasa
4 Corners of a Circle "Tengu"
Billy Reid "Real"
Dominic Louis "I AM"
Altuzarra "Corto Maltese"
Monika Chiang "Unexpected"
Jenny Packham "Film Noir"
The Lake & Stars "Youth-Revolution"
Nanette Lepore "#OscarWildeDanceParty"
Rafael Cennamo "Undaunted"
Mandy Coon "Biomorphic"
M. Patmos "Texture"
Rad by Rad Hourani "Freedom"
Libertine "Libertine"
Kimberly Ovitz "Dark strength"
Yigal Azrouel "Transgression"
Leather Japan "Designs from Tokyo" Photo: (C) by RICOH R10 User
WHiT "Romanticized space"
Sally LaPointe "METAMORPHOSIS"
Porter Grey "Palomino"
Jason Wu "Stark"
Kate Spade "SERENDIPITOUS"
Rochambeau "Primal"
Jill Stuart "Mischief"
N Hoolywood "Captain"
Kelly Wearstler "REBEL"
Son Jung Wan "Inspired"
Lorena Sarbu "Conviction"
J. Crew "Shape"
Peter Som "Boom"
Edun "Electric"
Araks "Tiers"
Orlebar Brown "Poolside"
Doo.Ri "FLIGHT"
Tommy Hilfiger "Military Prep"
Costello Tagliapietra "Hauntings"
Dennis Basso "Powerful"
Lauren Moffatt "AU"
Duckie Brown "SUPER DUCKIE"
A Détacher "Japan"
Wes Gordon "PATINA"
Skaist-Taylor "Us"
VEDA "Texture"
Tadashi Shoji "Opulence"
alice + olivia by Stacey Bendet "Pop!"
Erin by Erin Fetherston "Fantasia"
Fotini "Captivating"
Rachel Roy "Landscape"
Rebecca Taylor "Mercurial"
Cynthia Rowley "Mechanics"
Rebecca Minkoff "Texture"
NUMBER:Lab "Climb"
Tess Giberson "Wrap"
Nicole Miller "Freedom"
Parkchoonmoo "Exploration"
Chris Benz "CHEERS!"
Mathieu Mirano "Legend"
Moncler Grenoble "Ice"
Jeremy Laing "Underpass"
Band of Outsiders  "West"
Ports 1961 "Modern"
Pink Tartan "CHIC"
Tory Burch "Naivete" Photo: Noa Griffel/?? 2012 Noa Griffel ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Photographs cannot be downloaded, transmitted, publ... Tory Burch "Naivete" Photo: Noa Griffel/?? 2012 Noa Griffel ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Photographs cannot be downloaded, transmitted, published, copied or reproduced without the written permission of Noa Griffel.
Elie Tahari "Luxurious"
Odilon "Secrets"
Creatures of the Wind "Doorway"
Badgley Mischka "Metropolis"
Betsey Johnson "1966"
VPL by Victoria Bartlett "Manipulate"
Candela "History"
Katya Leonovich "PALAZZO"
Michael Angel "Proportion"
Honor "Fireflies"
John Bartlett "Future-Rustic"
Bespoken "Vigilante"
Jen Kao "Foxy"
Miguel Adrover "Out of Touch" Photo: anonymous
NAHM "Confidence"
Milly "Future"
Diesel Black Gold "Pop"
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  • fashion week preview fall 2012
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  • bill blass
  • kaelen
  • cushnie et ochs
  • barbara tfank
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  • steven alan
  • joy cioci
  • tracy reese
  • cynthia steffe
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  • tucker by gaby basora
  • helen yarmak
  • gant by michael bastian
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  • geoffrey mac
  • siki im
  • lela rose
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  • dominic louis
  • monika chiang
  • jenny packham
  • the lake & stars
  • nanette lepore
  • rafael cennamo
  • mandy coon
  • m. patmos
  • rad by rad hourani
  • libertine
  • kimberly ovitz
  • leather japan
  • whit
  • sally lapointe
  • porter grey
  • jason wu
  • kate spade
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  • jill stuart
  • n hoolywood
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  • son jung wan
  • lorena sarbu
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  • peter som
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