New York Spring 2020 Designer Inspirations: Part One

“Flight of fantasy.” – Adam Lippes
“Flight of fantasy.” – Adam Lippes
“Live in the higher vibration.” – Baja East
“This season’s spring 2020 collection was inspired by modern pop artists Ashley Longshore
and Jeff Koons. Their use of playful, bright and bold lines inspire unexpected textiles with a
hint of surrealism for eveningwear that is modern and elegant. ” – Christian Siriano
“Pierrot” – Christopher John Rogers
“Spring 2020 celebrates our 10-year anniversary by exploring the past, present and future of Chromat.
Featuring empowering new collaborations in technology and beyond, [the collection] illuminates the
bright future of innovation and collaboration.” – Chromat
“New York, 1973.” – Cinq à Sept
“The inspiration for the Elie Tahari spring 2020 collection comes from the streets of SoHo in the Seventies.” – Elie Tahari
“A garden of ruffles.” – Greta Constantine
“Sensual femininity with attitude.” – Hellessy
“An homage to no two women ever wearing the same thing the same way.” – Kate Spade
“The festival of colors.” – Kobi
“Crossover” – Kuho
“Color detox, vibrant, tonic, delicate and solar.” – Longchamp
“Mediterranean journey.” – Mara Hoffman
“It’s in the bag.” – Marissa Webb
“Bertolucci’s “Stealing Beauty” meets “Under the Tuscan Sun.” spring 2020 collection is inspired by the romantically nostalgic Italian summer.” – Markarian
“American pie.” – Michael Kors
“This season we played with string and straps, inspired by a spy’s mapping of crime on a board, and we also explored parachute construction. As spies use parachutes to disappear from the scene, I pictured a very romantic and delicate parachute dress that the spy might wear, where as they walk the dress increases in volume like a parachute. The wrapping and draping techniques throughout the collection represent how delicate and sensitive spies are, and how lonely they feel once they feel safe from the outside world.” – Moon Choi
“While most of our collections are at least semi-autobiographical, this collection really resonates with
us personally. It tells of the highs and lows we’ve had to navigate these past few months. But it is
also colorful and joyous and is a celebration through fashion.” – No Sesso
“Punk rock and skateboarding took the “school” out of living your life.” – R13
“Decoupage” – Rebecca Taylor
“My collection if inspired by the Great Barrier Reef. I was in shock after learning about how coral bleaching and die-off is happening due to global warming.” – Supima Design Competition, Gina (Zinan) Guo
“My collection is inspired by the dynamics of architectural lines of modern buildings and the organic shapes of nature.” – Supima Design Competition, Illene Martoseno
“I’m inspired by the kinds of relationships we have to clothing. Like how we use clothes to strive for intangible things like power or maturity, or how we use clothes to manifest identities to communicate them to ourselves and to others.” – Supima Design Competition, Isabel Hajian
“It’s taken me some time to be comfortable with saying it, but I am my own inspiration.” – Supima Design Competition, Ishwari Vijh
“My collection is inspired by Judith Scott. What inspires me about people who are disabled is that they don’t give up. Judith was an outsider the moment she was born, but she didn’t give up anything and lived her best life.” – Supima Design Competition, Linh La
“My inspiration is drawn from the simplicity of the childhood paintings because my parents
were not around much and they didn’t let me go hang out with friends, the only way that
I had a good time was when I doodled on the wall.” – Supima Design Competition, Shuxian Kong
“My collection is inspired by the combination of Victorian silhouettes and textile prints.” – Supima Design Competition, Yoohyeon Kim
“Once Upon a Time…in Japan.” – Tadashi Shoji
“Made in the shade.” – Trina Turk
“An exuberant celebration of connectedness” – Ulla Johnson
“Opposing curves.” – Yeohlee Teng
“The inspiration behind my designs are drawn from my personal story. Knowing my father was at peace when he passed away by being placed near water, and having flowers placed on him, led me to portray a journey through the ocean, and create floral embroideries of beauty
and decay through my designs.” – Supima Design Competition, Andrew Kwon