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one word one shot
September 15, 2020

72 Designers on Their Spring/Summer Inspirations

By the Cut

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Photo: Courtesy of the Designers.

We’re in the middle of a New York Fashion Week unlike any other. To capture the mood of this socially distanced season, the Cut asked 72 designers to choose just one word (or phrase) and one image to describe their new collections.

This season, after spending much of the year quarantined indoors, many of the designers explored travel and the outdoors in their inspirations, evoking nature, rebirth, and images of flora and fauna. But while designers like Collina Strada, Trina Turk, and Zimmermann looked out their windows, others looked to the things we’ve come to know perhaps too well. Anna Sui was inspired by the word heartland, while others chose domesticity, introspection, and myself.

For many other designers on the list, after a summer of loss and uncertainty, it was time to gather some hope for the future. Claudia Li reflected on the phrase “Till We Meet Again …,” and Zero + Maria Cornejo recalled the place that is usually bustling right about now: New York City. Click ahead to see exclusive sketches and images from all 72 designers.

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Anna Sui Heartland Photo: Courtesy of Jackie Kursel
Collina Strada Pollination Photo: Courtesy of designer
Alice + Olivia Away Photo: Courtesy of designer
Tory Burch Simplicity Photo: Courtesy of Raymond Forbes LLC
Zimmermann Botanical Photo: Ellis Rowan, Four Parakeets in a Gum Tree, ca. 1911; Photo: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Katie Gallagher Orpiment Photo: Courtesy of Sam Hodges
Zero + Maria Cornejo NYC Photo: Courtesy of designer
Markarian Garden party Photo: Courtesy of designer
Trina Turk Escape Photo: Courtesy of Dewey Nicks
Moon Choi Unrefined Photo: Courtesy of designer
Marina Moscone Handcrafted Photo: Courtesy of designer
Claudia Li “Till we meet again …” Photo: Courtesy of designer
Bronx and Banco Retreat Photo: Courtesy of designer
Social-Work Introspection Photo: Courtesy of designer
Shoshanna Renaissance Photo: Courtesy of designer
ASHLYN Home Photo: Courtesy of Youn Jung Kim
Kenneth Nicholson Grasp Photo: Courtesy of designer
PatBO ACQUA Photo: Courtesy of designer
Thalé Blanc Statement Photo: Courtesy of Samantha Lopez
Mademoiselle Martin Sirène Photo: Courtesy of designer
Faith Connexion Glitter Photo: Courtesy of designer
Kyra Buenviaje Encapsulating Photo: Courtesy of designer
Baja East Dripping Photo: Courtesy of designer
Chocheng Lola Photo: Courtesy of designer
ARIAS Ethereal Photo: Courtesy of designer
Willie Norris x Outlier Ideas Photo: Courtesy of designer
ADEAM Summer in Japan Photo: Courtesy of designer
Who Decides War Salvation Photo: Courtesy of designer
Lucid FC Mod Photo: Courtesy of the Lucid Twins
LBV Forward Photo: Courtesy of Elizabeth Kennedy
Nicole Miller Parallels Photo: Courtesy of designer
Presley Oldham Granny Photo: Courtesy of designer
Graham Tyler Encroaching Photo: Courtesy of Graham Baldwin
Bevza TRYP Photo: Courtesy of designer
Bibhu Mohapatra Fundamentally Indian Photo: Courtesy of designer
C+plus SERIES Annihilation (2018) Photo: Courtesy of designer
OVERCOAT Summer tailoring Photo: Courtesy of Ryuhei Oomaru
Sandy Liang Cellular Photo: Courtesy of designer
Barbara Tfank Effortless Photo: Courtesy of designer
Wiederhoeft Oink! Photo: Courtesy of designer
Jenny Feng Domesticity Photo: Courtesy of designer
WNDERKAMMER Modernist Photo: Courtesy of designer
Amanda Forastieri Utopia Photo: Courtesy of designer
Dirty Pineapple Hush garden Photo: Courtesy of designer
oqLiq Natural blessing Photo: Courtesy of designer
Christian Cowan Transformation Photo: Courtesy of designer
Jennie Nguyen Frigid Photo: Courtesy of designer
Terrence Zhou Myself Photo: Courtesy of designer
SITA NYC Timeless Photo: Courtesy of designer
Billy Reid Calibama Photo: Courtesy of designer
ULKIN Stronger Photo: Courtesy of designer
Kalmanovich 1990 Photo: Courtesy of designer
KUON Nature Photo: Courtesy of Yuki Furue
Kozaburo 円融, en-yu Photo: Courtesy of designer
KA WA KEY “No place like home”
PH5 Rebirth Photo: Courtesy of designer
Dur Doux Voyageant Photo: Courtesy of designer
Private Policy Aphrodite Photo: Courtesy of designer
Sakura Mizutani 四季, shiki Photo: Courtesy of designer
Barragán Humilidad Photo: Courtesy of designer
Jarret A Midsummer Night's Dream Photo: Courtesy of designer
LRS Stronger together Photo: Courtesy of Parker Woods
Maisie Wilen Perspective Photo: Courtesy of designer
Shayne Adapt Photo: Courtesy of designer
St. John Artisanal Photo: Courtesy of designer
Suzie Kondi Barragán Photo: Courtesy of Chad Moore
APOTTS Babyland rag Photo: Courtesy of designer
Nihl Cerberic Photo: Courtesy of designer
Official Rebrand Convulsion Photo: Courtesy of designer
RVN Athletic-romanticism Photo: Courtesy of designer
Davidson Petit-Frère Resurgence Photo: Courtesy of designer
Aknvas Transcend Photo: Courtesy of designer
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