New York Fall 2023 Designer Inspirations: Part Three

“Elegance can be bought.” — Raul Lopez
“Elegance can be bought.” — Raul Lopez
“We started exploring the beauty of fruits and their symbolic meaning through arts and pop culture. Fruit represents abundance, fertility, vitality, and youth, but in a state of decay, it can stand for mortality and represent the cycle of life.” — Beckett Fogg and Piotrek Panszczyk
“Romantic futurism.” — Mark Badgley and James Mischka
“My mother’s painting has hung in my childhood house for decades. She painted her with me and my brother and it’s infused with symbolism that really inspired me this season. There is a warmth and a darkness that I find really powerful.” — Batsheva Hay
“I believe in the sacred mission of art to change history.” — Nancy Cunard
“The empress.” — Wes Gordon
“The inspiration for my 2023 collection reflects on my designs over the past 40 years…all about glamorous New York nights reminiscent of my feelings from a mid-80s photo shoot.” — Dennis Basso
“Second skin.” — Dion Lee
“Fall as a blank canvas, the beginning of something new.” — Kate Spade New York
“During my training, a great art teacher challenged me to identify in every piece I created where I’ve been and where I am going. This is something I still carry with me today.” — Sally LaPointe
“I wanted this season to feel rich and regal, elegant and romantic — classic but with bold textures and a few heartbreaker twists.” – Lela Rose
“Influencers.” — Michael Kors
“Twenty years of glitz and glam.” — Naeem Khan
“Orient express.” — Josie Natori
“The northern lights influenced our color palette, embroidery and fabric textures, creating a collection flowing like their swirling rivers of light.” — Pamella Roland
“A nod to the ‘90s supermodel, a celebration of eveningwear, and a proud showing of Brazilian hand craftsmanship.” — Patricia Bonaldi
“Impermanence.” — Prabal Gurung
“I was inspired by the fascinating nature of marble — the unpredictability of its veins and coloring that make each piece completely and truly unique.” — Silvia Tcherassi
“Inspired by my village Nzema, our people, our landscape, our lineage and our responsibility to protect Mother Nature.” — Abrima Erwiah
“The opulent, feminine textures of fall.” — Tanya Taylor
“A feeling of looking to the beyond for comfort.” — Willy Chavarria