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one word one shot
August 29, 2012

Fashion Week Preview: 122 Designers Share Their Spring 2013 Inspirations

By Ally Betker

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To give us an idea of what we’ll see on next week’s runways, a slew of New York designers sent The Cut one word and one image — be it an old photo, a snapshot of a mood board, or a sketch — to represent their forthcoming collections. This season, the beach seems to be a source of inspiration for many (like Tory Burch, Monique Lhuillier, and WHiT), along with geometric patterns (Herve Leger and Karen Walker), and vintage portraits of James Dean (Joseph Abboud). Click ahead to peruse our exclusive preview.

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Peter Som "On-the-verge"
SUNO "Modern Americana"
Helmut Lang "Submersion"
Jason Wu "Seduction"
Chris Benz "Filtered"
J.Crew "Nature" Photo: Taunya Woo
Rachel Zoe "Effortless"
Cynthia Rowley "New York"
Yigal Azrouël "Interplay"
Jill Stuart "Opulent"
Rebecca Taylor "Hawaii Five-O"
Cushnie et Ochs "Phillippines"
Vena Cava “Tijuana”
Christian Siriano "Ballerina"
Carolina Herrera "Timeless"
Tracy Reese “Mash-up”
Tory Burch “Remix”
Kate Spade "Sorbet Hues"
Anna Sui "Castaing"
Monique Lhuillier "Paradise"
Wes Gordon "High Priestess"
Reem Acra "Music"
Tommy Hilfiger "Nautical Travel"
Band of Outsiders "Battle Royale" Photo: Rights Managed/Photo by: Mary Evans
Perry Ellis by Duckie Brown “Khaki”
Marimekko "Colour"
General Idea "Lumberjack"
Houghton "Quirky"
Public School "Structure" Photo: Darryl Calmese Jr./artxphotography.com
Clover Canyon "On the Road"
Rad Hourani "090909"
Mathieu Mirano "Human-Dinozation"
GANT by Michael Bastian "Galapagos Islands"
Chado Ralph Rucci "Smash"
Whitney Eve "Matter"
Son Jung Wan "Sunshine"
Rochambeau "Adrift"
Elie Tahari "Luxe"
Abigail Stewart "The Shadow House"
Erin Barr Rendezvous
Siki Im "Georgia Totto O'Keeffe"
Juma "Adventure"
Noon By Noor "Horizon" Photo: Ali Alriffai/ali-photo.com +97339667477 ali@ali-photo.com
Dennis Basso "Deauville"
Honor "Fiber-optics"
Nicholas K "Nude"
Ann Yee "Regeneration"
Jeremy Laing "Spanish Moss"
Degen "Crafty"
Parsons MFA Graduate Show "New York"
Sally LaPointe "Coexistence"
Vivienne Tam "5 Elements"
Edun "Feminine Edge"
BCBG    "The Charmer"
Herve Leger "Abstract Powerplay"
Parkchoonmoo "Cubism"
Charlotte Ronson "Water"
Nanette Lepore "Cut/Paste"
Nicole Miller "Futurific"
threeASFOUR "Magnetic Field" 
Jenni Kayne "Surf Sophistication"
Thom Browne "...SCHLEMMER..."
Mandy Coon "Fibonacci"
Bibhu Mohapatra "Metamorphosis"
John Bartlett "Om"
Lela Rose "Reflection"
Jonathan Simkhai "Dogtown"
Ruffian "Rockoco"
Tocca "Floating"
DKNY "Graphic Illusion"
Rolando Santana "Water"
The Blonds "Splash" Photo: Copyright © Everett Collection / Everett Collection
Rebecca Minkoff "Bon vivant"
Kimberly Ovitz "Nomad"
Alexandre Plokhov "Acolyte" Photo: Joey Asuncion
Joy Cioci "Neptunian Goddess"
Pamella Roland "Curvilinear"
Jenny Packham "Blow-up"
Rachel Antonoff Aerial
Saunder "England-on-sea"
A Détacher "(not)/now"
VPL "Exertion"
Tibi "Shape"
Kelly Wearstler "Kaleidoscopic"
Marissa Webb "Diametric"
Rachel Comey "Brancusi"
Osklen "Endless"
Karen Walker "Le Fantastique"
Carlos Miele "Chemical"
Dominic Louis "Atramentum"
Tadashi Shoji "Modern Silk Road"
Katya Leonovich "Metamorphosis"
Josie Natori "Seductive"
Libertine "Dizzyingly"
Asher Levine "Pelagic"
Monika Chiang "Luxe Athleticism"
WHiT "Decompress"
Juan Carlos Obando "Savage"
M.Patmos "Modern" Photo: KarlaM
Tanya Taylor "Effervescence"
Tess Giberson "Reassembled"
Robert Geller "Moon"
Juicy Couture "Luscious"
ERIN by Erin Fetherston "Zou Bisou"
Kaelen "Grace Jones"
Study NY  "Transparency"
Alexandra Vidal "Edwardian-Deco"
Joseph Abboud James Dean
Rachel Roy "Shock and Chic"
4 Corner of a Circle "Tanabata"
J.Lindeberg "Sweden"
Laura Siegel "Flor del Desierto"
N Hoolywood "Proof of art"
'NOT' by Jenny Lai "Porous"
Sachin + Babi "Nomadic spirit"
NAHM "Lock & Key"
Daisy Fuentes "Gypsy Chic"  
Alejandro Ingelmo "Echo"
Alexandre Herchcovitch "Boy"
Alice + Olivia "Pin-Up!"
Duckie Brown "Duckie Pleasures"  
Angel Sanchez "Flowers & Satellites"
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