141 Designers Share Their Inspirations for New York Fashion Week
It’s that time! To kick off New York Fashion Week, we asked 138 designers to choose just one word and one image to describe their new collections – a preview of what you’ll see on the runways this season.
Many brands chose to comment on the political climate with words like MILLY’s “Equality,” Dion Lee’s “Resilience,” and Self-Portrait’s “Strength.” Others cited the past for inspiration such as Novis’s “Nostalgia,” Assembly’s “Memories,” and Ji Oh’s “Youth.”
While we’ve certainly seen recent changes at New York Fashion Week, with designers leaving to show in Paris or Los Angeles, the New York City lineup is full as ever with colorful, unexpected designs you won’t want to miss. Click ahead to see exclusive sketches from Monse, Delpozo, Tibi, and many, many more.
Prabal Gurung Gynarchy. Photo: Courtesy of Prabal Gurung
Monse Drive-in. Photo: Courtesy of Monse
Self-Portrait Strength. Photo: Courtesy of Self-Portrait
3.1 Phillip Lim The nomadic soul. Photo: Courtesy of 3.1 Phillip Lim
Delpozo Pure Stillness. Photo: Courtesy of Delpozo
ADEAM 1920s ‘Modern Girls’ in Tokyo. Photo: Courtesy of ADEAM
Jill Stuart Songbird. Photo: Dominic Vine, 2014. Photograph by Dietmar Busse
Tibi Building blocks. Photo: Courtesy of Tibi
Tory Burch Romanticism. Photo: Courtesy of Tory Burch
Christian Siriano Regal. Photo: Courtesy of Christian Siriano
Naeem Khan Global. Photo: Courtesy of Naeem Khan
Tadashi Shoji Confident. Photo: Courtesy of Tadashi Shoji
The Blonds Infinite. Photo: Courtesy of the Blonds
Cushnie et Ochs Curve. Photo: Courtesy of Cushnie et Ochs
Creatures of Comfort Disco. Photo: Courtesy of Creatures of Comfort
MILLY Equality. Photo: Courtesy of MILLY
Vaquera Faith. Photo: Courtesy of Vaquera
Alena Akhmadullina Wisdom. Photo: Courtesy of Alena Akhmadullina
Trina Turk Mexico. Photo: Tim Street-Porter
A Détacher All that glisters is not gold. Photo: Courtesy of A Détacher
Dion Lee Resilience. Photo: Courtesy of Dion Lee
Kate Spade New York Trailblazers. Photo: Courtesy of kate spade new york
Mansur Gavriel Sun. Photo: Courtesy of Mansur Gavriel
Alice + Olivia University. Photo: Courtesy of alice + olivia
Rebecca Minkoff Vintage-inspired with a free spirit. Photo: Courtesy of Rebecca Minkoff
Anna Sui Beloved. Photo: Courtesy of Anna Sui
Jonathan Simkhai Cohesion. Photo: Courtesy of Jonathan Simkhai
Edie Parker Irreverent. Photo: Courtesy of Edie Parker
Collina Strada Self-Love. Photo: Courtesy of Collina Strada
Cynthia Rowley Wild. Photo: Courtesy of Cynthia Rowley
Nanette Lepore A Scottish daydream. Photo: Courtesy of Nanette Lepore
A.L.C. Intersections. Photo: Courtesy of A.L.C.
Sally LaPointe Exploration. Photo: Courtesy of Sally LaPointe
Veronica Beard Dallas. Photo: Courtesy of Veronica Beard
Gabriela Hearst Team work. Photo: Courtesy of Gabriela Hearst
Rosetta Getty Deconstruction. Photo: Courtesy of Galerie Sprüth Magers, Photo Credit: Brian Forrest
Zimmermann Unbridled. Photo: Courtesy of Zimmermann
Badgley Mischka Caravaggio. Photo: Courtesy of Badgley Mischka
Alejandra Alonso Rojas Escapada. Photo: Courtesy of Alejandra Alonso Rojas
Assembly Memories. Photo: Courtesy of Assembly
Cinq à Sept Love letter. Photo: Courtesy of Cinq à Sept
Ulla Johnson Empowered. Photo: Courtesy of Ulla Johnson
Zadig & Voltaire Freedom. Photo: Courtesy of Zadig & Voltaire
BOSS Sports tailoring. Photo: Courtesy of BOSS
Rebecca Taylor Light-infused. Photo: Courtesy of Adam Belt
Club Monaco Celebration of the individual. Photo: Sketches courtesy of John Garcia
BCBGMAXAZRIA Contrasts. Photo: Courtesy of BCBGMAXAZRIA
Dennis Basso Today's woman. Photo: Courtesy of Dennis Basso
Bibhu Mohapatra Estella. Photo: Courtesy of Bibhu Mohapatra
Lela Rose 10 hours of fashion. Photo: Courtesy of Lela Rose
Claudia Li Take heart, O Lala, take heart. Photo: Courtesy of Claudia Li
CAMILLA AND MARC Contrasts. Photo: Courtesy of CAMILLA AND MARC
Yigal Azrouel Françoise Hardy. Photo: Courtesy of Yigal Azrouel
Mara Hoffman Abundance. Photo: Courtesy of Mara Hoffman
JI OH Youth. Photo: Courtesy of JI OH
Chromat Boing. Photo: Courtesy of Chromat
Nicole Miller Boy. Photo: Courtesy of Nicole Miller
Raquel Allegra Frontier. Photo: Courtesy of Raquel Allegra
Jeffrey Dodd Psychedelia. Photo: Courtesy of Jeffrey Dodd
Josie Natori Japonisme. Photo: Courtesy of Josie Natori
Adrienne Landau Modern disco. Photo: Courtesy of Adrienne Landau
Eugenia Kim Iconic. Photo: Courtesy of Eugenia Kim
Rachel Zoe Unapologetic glamour. Photo: Courtesy of Rachel Zoe
Cienne Menagerie. Photo: Courtesy of Cienne
Tanya Taylor Orange. Photo: Courtesy of Tanya Taylor
Pamella Roland Adorned. Photo: Courtesy of Pamella Roland
Haus Alkire Diorama. Photo: Courtesy of Haus Alkire
Hellessy Hollywood regency. Photo: Courtesy of Hellessy
M2Malletier Mineral. Photo: Courtesy of M2Malletier
BY. Bonnie Young ENERGIE. Photo: Courtesy of BY. Bonnie Young
Barbara Tfank Seeing. Photo: Courtesy of Barbara Tfank
Marcel Ostertag Opium. Photo: Suzana Holtgrave
Calvin Luo NEWTAGE. Photo: Brice Marden
Visvim East & West. Photo: Courtesy of Visvim
Novis Nostalgia. Photo: Courtesy of Novis
PH5 Idiosyncrasy. Photo: Courtesy of PH5.
Nanushka The seeker. Photo: Courtesy of Javier Ortega Figueiral
Perry Ellis Life ready. Photo: Courtesy of Perry Ellis
Julianna Bass Absurdity. Photo: Courtesy of Julianna Bass
Lujin Zhang Pop Surrealism. Photo: Mark Ryden
Noon by Noor Opulent. Photo: Courtesy of Noon by Noor
Rochambeau 2-D into 3-D. Photo: Courtesy of Rochambeau
Snow Xue Gao Crossover. Photo: Courtesy of Snow Xue Gao
Solace London Metallic. Photo: Courtesy of Solace London
Shoshanna Weekend upstate. Photo: Courtesy of Shoshanna
Son Jung Wan EXTREME. Photo: Courtesy of Son Jung Wan
Taoray Wang Enlightenment empress. Photo: Courtesy of Taoray Wang
Yuna Yang Love yourself. Photo: Courtesy of Yuna Yang
Vivienne Tam Infinity. Photo: Courtesy of Vivienne Tam
Kimora Lee Simmons Party of one. Photo: Courtesy of Kimora Lee Simmons
ARIAS Ethridge. Photo: Courtesy of ARIAS
LaQuan Smith Velvet rope. Photo: Courtesy of LaQuan Smith
Romeo Hunte Powerful.Functionality. Photo: Courtesy of Romeo Hunte
Paola Hernandez Unity. Photo: Courtesy of Ximena Del Valle and Paola Hernández
AUDRA Uncertainty. Photo: Courtesy of Black and Steil for AUDRA
Greta Constantine Invulnerable. Photo: Courtesy of Greta Constantine
Katie Gallagher BOUND. Photo: Phil Poynter from Dazed and Confused 1999
Marina Moscone Harmonious. Photo: Courtesy of Marina Moscone
Mimi Prober Mother. Photo: Courtesy of Mimi Prober
Laurence & Chico Doudou. Photo: Courtesy of Laurence & Chico
Landero Punk-chic. Photo: Courtesy of Landero
Hensely Aubade. Photo: Courtesy of Hensely
Moon Choi Androgynous. Photo: Courtesy of Moon Choi
Leanne Marshall Sustainable. Photo: Courtesy of Leanne Marshall
Alice McCALL Portrait of a lady. Photo: Courtesy of alice McCALL
Where Mountains Meet Winter road. Photo: Courtesy of where Mountains Meet
Bevza #ultrarealism. Photo: Courtesy of Bevza
John Elliott Delirium. Photo: Courtesy of John Elliott
RtA Balance. Photo: Courtesy of RtA
Just in XX SUPERLINXX. Photo: Courtesy of Just In XX
KUHO Serotonin drawing. Photo: Courtesy of KUHO
Christian Cowan Forgotten fun. Photo: Courtesy of Christian Cowan
CARLISLE Folk-Dandy. Photo: Courtesy of CARLISLE
CHOCHENG MAME. Photo: Jared Moore
LIE justICE. Photo: Courtesy of LIE
Zang Toi Haute Roman holiday. Photo: Courtesy of Zang Toi
Manhattan Knights Samuel Murkofsky. Photo: Courtesy of Manhattan Knights
Hogan McLaughlin Kaiden. Photo: Courtesy of Hogan McLaughlin
All Comes From Nothing Love is the only gold. Photo: Courtesy of All Comes From Nothing
Foo & Foo Physics. Photo: Courtesy of Foo & Foo
JUNGWON Layers. Photo: Courtesy of JUNGWON
Frederick Anderson Blonde brigade. Photo: Courtesy of Frederick Anderson
Adrian Original Uniform. Photo: Courtesy of Adrian Original
Amelia Brown Tree of life. Photo: Courtesy of Amelia Brown
Anveglosa Theatrical art. Photo: Courtesy of Anveglosa
By Sonia Olla Raíces. Photo: Courtesy of By Sonia Olla
Gemma Hoi Merged. Photo: Courtesy of Gemma Hoi
Xuly.Bet Voodoo. Photo: Courtesy of Xuly.Bet
esmeraldeKoi Emotion. Photo: Courtesy of esmeraldeKoi
Dan Liu The spy. Photo: Courtesy of Dan Liu
Halo Mimi Coquette. Photo: Courtesy of Halo Mimi
Trigère Emotional minimalism. Photo: © Eve Arnold/Magnum Photos
HAN Natural heritage. Photo: Courtesy of HAN
Heaven Please+ Wrong number. Photo: Courtesy of Heaven Please+
Misha Kaura Glitter. Photo: Courtesy of Misha Kaura
LAND of distraction Textures. Photo: Courtesy of LAND of distraction
Seven Crash GLIESE 581D. Photo: Courtesy of Seven Crash
JXY n' Cuso Phantasm. Photo: Courtesy of JXY n' Cuso
Vivi Zubedi Weavers. Photo: Courtesy of Vivi Zubedi
Lavanya Coodly B.O.L.D. Photo: Oliver Hunt
ThreeASFOUR for Epson Cymatics. Photo: Courtesy of ThreeASFOUR for Epson