Inspired Inspirations
Sometimes designers are forthcoming about their inspirations, other times not. Either way, the Tumblr Where I See Fashion offers possible explanations. Bianca Luini, a budding designer based in Milan, casts a net far and wide to match runway collections and magazine editorials with their visual doubles from the realms of art, design, photography, nature, and so on — confirming that great minds think alike…
Alexander McQueen fall 2016 + Moon and Stars by MissQuiteContrary
J.W. Anderson resort 2016 + tulip fields in Lisse, Netherlands
Roksanda resort 2016 + Olkiluoto series (cyan) by Phil Ashcroft
Gucci spring 2016 + split leaf philodendron
Zac Posen + Infinity Mirrored Room by Yayoi Kusama
AF Vandervorst spring 2015 + black rock cave
Versace fall 2015 + The Palms Motel in Portland, Oregon
Givenchy spring 2016 (backstage) + Shéhérazade by René Magritte
Pucci fall 2013 + Constellations by Nikki Strange
Valentino men’s fall 2015 + artwork by Esther Stewart
Giles spring 2016 + purple orchid bouquet by Blumarie
Louis Vuitton spring 2012 + Blonde Wearing a Lace Collar by Chantal Joffe
Christopher Kane fall 2007 + Hong Kong at night
Chanel couture spring 2016 + A Pathway in Monet’s Garden, Giverny by Claude Monet
Balenciaga fall 2013 + painting by Wout Werensteijn
Marco de Vincenzo spring 2016 + Laguna Colorada, Bolivia by Klaus Lang
Givenchy fall 2015 + Giudizio Universale (detail) by Luca Signorelli
Walter Van Beirendonck fall 2015 + Femme à La Resille by Pablo Picasso (1938)
Rick Owens spring 2009 + view of Col de la Brenva, Mont Blanc, photo by Asmus Nørreslet
Alexander McQueen fall 2013 + Winter Palace (Ermitage Museum) in St. Petersburg, Russia
Céline fall 2013 + forest with green moss
Dior couture spring 2015 + Burning Off by Jerri Finch (2011)
Alexander Wang spring 2015 + La Vague (IKB 160 C) by Yves Klein
Alexander McQueen spring 2011 + painting by Michele De Agostini
Iris Van Herpen spring 2012 + old tree bark
Valentino couture spring 2014 + Adam and Eve by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1526)
Dolce & Gabbana fall 2014 + interior of the Duomo di Monreale in Sicily, Italy
Raf Simons spring 2015 + Mount Fuji in Clear Weather by Hokusai
Chanel spring 2015 + Swan Lake by Megan Weston