156 Designers Share Their Fall/Winter Inspirations
Photo: The Cut
It’s that time! To kick off New York Fashion Week, the Cut asked 156 designers to choose just one word and one image to describe their new collections — giving us a mood-board preview of what we’ll see on the runways this season. Some turned to nature for their fall/winter 2019 collections, including Carolina Herrera, Mansur Gavriel, and Rebecca Minkoff. Veronica Beard is very good at puns and invented the word hautedoors, defined as: “an elegantly attired woman who suddenly finds herself in the middle of the mountains on a camping trip.”
Other designers like Oscar de la Renta looked to specific times and places, from Spain’s Alhambra palace to New York City in the 1960s. The most-used word this season is “heritage,” submitted three times. Click ahead to see exclusive sketches and images from Longchamp, Tory Burch, Christian Siriano, and many, many more.
Carolina Herrera In Bloom. Photo: Courtesy of Carolina Herrera
Oscar de la Renta ALHAMBRA. Photo: Ian Murray/UIG via Getty Images
Kate Spade New York Soft Glamour. Photo: Justin de Villeneuve/Getty Images
Christian Siriano Futurism. Photo: Courtesy of Christian Siriano
Tory Burch Studio Art. Photo: Western Regional Archives/ State Archives of North Carolina
BOSS Curated. Photo: Courtesy of HUGO BOSS
Gabriela Hearst Maya. Photo: Courtesy of Gabriela Hearst
3.1 PHILLIP LIM Wardrobe. Photo: Courtesy of 3.1 Phillip Lim
Anna Sui Poptimistic. Photo: Courtesy of Nolan Pelletier
Cynthia Rowley Splash. Photo: Courtesy of Cynthia Rowley
Zadig & Voltaire Chic-Destroyed. Photo: Courtesy of Zadig & Voltaire
Longchamp Graphic. Photo: Courtesy of Longchamp
Christian Cowan Fluro. Photo: Courtesy of Christian Cowan
Ulla Johnson Irreverent. Photo: Courtesy of Ulla Johnson
Nicole Miller Decisions. Photo: Courtesy of Nicole Miller
TIBI Curious. Photo: Courtesy of Tibi
Dennis Basso New York City. Photo: Courtesy of Dennis Basso
Rachel Zoe Courageous. Photo: Courtesy of Rachel Zoe
Jonathan Simkai Heritage. Photo: Courtesy of Jonathan-Simkhai
Batsheva Stunted. Photo: Courtesy of Batsheva
Rebecca Minkoff Optimism. Photo: Courtesy of Rosanna Webster
ZIMMERMANN Espionage. Photo: Courtesy of Zimmermann
The Blonds ADDICTION. Photo: Courtesy of The Blonds
Mansur Gavriel Free. Photo: Courtesy of Mansur Gavriel
Dion Lee Anatomical. Photo: Courtesy of Dion Lee
Marina Moscone Poetry. Photo: Courtesy of Marina Moscone
Roxanne Assoulin Backyard. Photo: Courtesy of Roxanne Assoulin
STAUD Mushroom Dance. Photo: Courtesy of STAUD
Elie Tahari Emotion. Photo: Courtesy of Elie Tahari
Pamella Roland Tiffany glass. Photo: Courtesy of Pamella Roland
Caroline Hu Romanticism. Photo: Courtesy of Caroline Hu
Jill Stuart Wild Romance. Photo: Courtesy of Lene Lovich
Tadashi Shoji "With love, From Southeast Asia." Photo: Courtesy of Tadashi Shoji
Mara Hoffman Relationship. Photo: Courtesy of Mara Hoffman
Philip Plein Space Cowboy. Photo: Courtesy of Philipp Plein
Adrienne Landau Faux-Real. Photo: Courtesy of Adrienne Landau
No Sesso Pioneer. Photo: Courtesy of No Sesso
SNOW XUE GAO Complementary. Photo: Courtesy of Wen Sun
CUSHNIE “Shadowplay.” —Nicola Kloosterman Photo: Courtesy of Cushnie
BLDWN 1960s New York City. Photo: Courtesy of BLDWN
PH5 Curiouser. Photo: Courtesy of PH5
Khaite America. Photo: Courtesy of The Chicago Historical Society
Cinq à Sept Sensoriel. Photo: Courtesy of Cinq a Sept
ADEAM Japanese Folklore. Photo: Courtesy of Hanako Maeda
Veronica Beard “Hautedoors”. Photo: Courtesy of Veronica Beard
Lanyu “ LANYU·Les Fées de LAN”. Photo: Courtesy of Lanyu
Burnett New York Powerful. Photo: Courtesy of Burnett New York
L'Agence Nomadic. Photo: Courtesy of L’AGENCE
Lela Rose Roseminster Dog Show. Photo: Courtesy of Lela Rose
IISE Future and Past. Photo: Courtesy of IISE
A.L.C. The Woman. Photo: Courtesy of A.L.C.
Graham Tyler Home. Photo: Courtesy of Graham Tyler
Tanya Taylor Artful. Photo: Courtesy of Tanya Taylor
Paola Hernández Constellation of Time. Photo: Courtesy of Paola Hernández
Vivienne Hu Adventure. Photo: Courtesy of Hailun Zhou
Gauntlett Cheng bye bye. Photo: Courtesy of Gauntlett Cheng
Adam Lippes Peregalli. Photo: Courtesy of Adam Lippes
Rebecca Taylor Paris. Photo: Courtesy of Rebecca Taylor
Jonathan Cohen amalgamation. Photo: Courtesy of Jonathan Cohen
Trina Turk Terroir. Photo: Courtesy of Wadley
Lisa Perry Veruschka. Photo: Courtesy of Lisa Perry
Christopher Lowman MDRN Intelligent. Photo: Courtesy of Christopher Lowman
Victoria Hayes Inferno. Photo: Courtesy of Victoria Hayes
Afffair Effortless Obsession. Photo: EMRAH ESEN/Courtesy of Afffair
Marissa Webb Reconstructed Icon. Photo: Courtesy of Marissa Webb
Raquel Allegra Strength in Comfort. Photo: MARGO-DUCHARME/MDUCHARME
Yuna Yang Visible. Photo: Courtesy of Yuna Yang
Taoray Wang Eternity. Photo: Courtesy of Taoray Wang
Deveaux Home. Photo: Courtesy of Tommy Ton
Amelia Brown Birds of Paradise. Photo: Courtesy of Amelia Brown
Bevza The Closet. Photo: Courtesy of Kate Oliynik
Victor Glemaud Spirited. Photo: Courtesy of Victor Glemaud
Hogan McLaughlin Huldra. Photo: Courtesy of Bill Crisafi
Bibhu Mohapatra #bibhu10. Photo: Courtesy of Bibhu Mohapatra
Amir Taghi Heritage. Photo: Courtesy of Amir Taghi
ACID NYC Architectura. Photo: Courtesy of Scott Chester
Unwonted Balance. Photo: Courtesy of Unwonted
Bennov Touch. Photo: Courtesy of Bennov
Amnesia Budapest. Photo: Courtesy of Amnesia
Kimora Lee Simmons Anna May Wong. Photo: Courtesy of Kimora Lee Simmons
Videmus Omnia Enigma. Photo: Courtesy of Videmus Omnia
Elena Velez vessel. Photo: Courtesy of Milwaukee PBS
Noon by Noor Delicacy. Photo: Courtesy of Noon By Noor
Dirty Pineapple Duality. Photo: Courtesy of Dirty Pineapple
RHODAWONG Flourishing. Photo: Courtesy of Rhoda Wong
Kalmanovich Confidence. Photo: Courtesy of Kalmanovich
Mark Gong Vividly. Photo: Courtesy of Anne Z Chen
Calvin Luo Three. Photo: Courtesy of Calvin Luo
Chelsea and Walker Undone Glamour. Photo: Courtesy of Jackie Yang
Joseph Abboud Noble. Photo: Courtesy of Bill Rancitelli
Wan Hung Bond. Photo: Courtesy of Wan Hung
LIE Seoul. Photo: Courtesy of LIE
Claudia Li Unapologetic Celebration. Photo: Courtesy of Claudia Li
Moon Choi Movement. Photo: Courtesy of Moon Choi
Camilla and Marc Divine Harmony. Photo: Courtesy of Camilla and Marc
Alena Akhmadullina Ironic Retro. Photo: Courtesy of Alena Akhmadullina
Hellessy Independence. Photo: Courtesy of Hellessy
Josie Natori Exoticism. Photo: Courtesy of Josie Natori
Son Jung Wan Retro.
Ji Oh Uniform. Photo: Courtesy of Jai Odell
Katie Gallagher Ten Ten Ten. Photo: Courtesy of Sune Rose Wagner
Laurence & Chico Thai-Thai Land. Photo: Courtesy of Laurence & Chico
2Madison Ave Seventh Earth, Passion for Handmade Craft. Photo: Courtesy of 2Madison Avenue
ARIAS Marfa. Photo: Courtesy of Arias
Shoshanna Rustic Beauty. Photo: Courtesy of Shoshanna
CHOCHENG Northwest. Photo: Courtesy of Bigstock
Novis Repetition. Photo: Courtesy of Georgia Nerheim
Yigal Azrouël Reflection. Photo: Courtesy of Yigal Azrouel
LEIN Modern Sentiments. Photo: Courtesy of LEIN
Chloe Gosselin Ethereal. Photo: Courtesy of Chloe Gosselin
Jiri Kalfar Heroine. Photo: Courtesy of Julia Martins Miranda
Sienna Li Polarity. Photo: Courtesy of Sienna Li
Hanh Merriman Elevated. Photo: Courtesy of Shayna Montana
C'est D Every, Bodies. Photo: Courtesy of C’est D
AUDRA Heritage. Photo: Courtesy of AUDRA
Manhattan Knights extra curricular. Photo: Courtesy of Manhattan Knights
John Elliott Home. Photo: Courtesy of John Elliott
Kim Shui Sexy. Photo: Courtesy of Kim Shui
PRISCAVera inferno. Photo: Michelangelo Antonioni’s “Desert Rosso”
Greta Constantine Modest Shine. Photo: Courtesy of Kelsey Gulley
VFILES Yellow Label by Paul Cupo We die. They do nothing. Photo: Courtesy of Paul Cupo
Cong Tri Magnetism. Photo: Courtesy of Cong Tri
Leaf Xia Attribution. Photo: Courtesy of Leaf Xia
Alejandra Alonso Rojas Spirit. Photo: Courtesy of Alejandra Alonso Rojas
self-portrait Elegance. Photo: Courtesy of self-portrait
Hakan Akkaya Glam-rock. Photo: Courtesy of Hakan Akkaya
Buket Özkalfalar Karma. Photo: Courtesy of Buket Özkalfalar
Gökhan Íldeniz Anatolian Nomads. Photo: Courtesy of Gökhan Íldeniz
Firat Neziroğlu Anatolianist. Photo: Courtesy of Firat Neziroğlu
Itang Yunaz Tribal Diversity, Bohemian meets Ikat Sumba. Photo: Courtesy of Itang Yunaz
Jisu Lim Adventure. Photo: Courtesy of Jisu Lim
Dian Pelangi #Socialove. Photo: Courtesy of Dian Pelangi