HOW THE GREAT DESIGNERS DRAW INSPIRATION FOR THEIR COLLECTION

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In all the new collections of the designers and in all the fashion shows, there are many references, ideas and similarities.

The conception of a fashion collection largely consists in the search for a source of inspiration able to offer the designer an opportunity to awaken his creative flair. Searching for the inspirational muses from which stylists draw for the creation of their collections is not easy at all: stylists are creative and everything around them can be a source of stimulus.

The inspiration for a new collection or fashion show can come from the world of fashion itself, especially from old archives, from the world of art, from trade fairs but above all from the "street", from the way in which ordinary people play with colors and shapes. creating new trends. All fashion designers, like most of artist in history, sooner or later, succumb to the charm of an icon that inspires their collections and that becomes a muse for them. It can be very hard to believe, but in the world of fashion many designers would not have reached the heights of Olympus without a muse, whose influence has sometimes had the ability to trace the trajectory of their work and shape their grandeur.

An example is Dolce & Gabbana & Monica Bellucci: Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, the Italian fashion designer of D&G brand, from the very beginning of their careers, have always had in mind who should be the inspiring muse of their brand, the woman who better than any other embodies and embodies the values ​​of Mediterranean authenticity and beauty, one of the women who best embodies the typical Italian beauty.

This is why Monica Bellucci has always been their muse and the partnership has continued for 30 years. Could she be the worthy heir of the company's historical muse?

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Alexander McQueen & Isabella Blow


We can't help but think of two personalities like Alexander McQueen & Isabella Blow, when we say “united in life, work and death”. Isabella Blow, british publisher and international style icon, has discovered in her life various talents in the world of fashion as model, and stylist like Alexander McQueen. She had an extraordinary talent for finding new talent: she was able to recognize the genius of McQueen since her first show in 1992, being impressed by her collection presented for graduation from Saint Martin's School of Art. Together with Alexander McQueen he immediately established a working relationship that reached unattainable stylistic heights. 

Find your own inspiration


Within your network there will be a wide range of personalities and peculiar characteristics that identify each of them. Also you can refer to people you don't know personally but you admire, celebrities, sport champions, actors. Let yourself be inspired by one or more of them in your design journey in the fashion industry. Use these inspirations to create your own collection and push your design out there, in the feet of people.