INSPIRATION L'Officiel 1972... Michael Kors SS||2013

This fun striped outfit from an L'Officiel editorial, photographed in 1972 by Roland Bianchini [left] looks pretty much like a pattern and color inspiration for Michael Kors' SS||2013 bathing suit...

INSPIRATION Paul Poiret 1912... Givenchy Resort SS||2014

In the 1910s, the oracle of the mode was the amazing French designer Paul Poiret, who employed the language of orientalism to develop the romantic and theatrical possibilities of clothing with...

INSPIRATION Miu Miu FW 2012||13... Lanvin Resort SS||2014

This wonderful dress created by Alber Elbaz for the Lanvin Resort collection 2014 [right] might have been slightly influenced by a similar dress from Miuccia Prada's Miu Miu FW 2012||13 [left],...

INTO THE ARCHIVES Yves Saint Laurent and Betty Catroux 1969… Saint Laurent SS||2013

Everytime a new creative director takes over a famous maison, their debut collection is mostly an homage to the design heritage. Hedi Slimane for Saint Laurent is no exception in that, even if he...

INSPIRATION Clara Bow 1933... Maison Martin Margiela SS||2007

The wonderful silent movie actress Clara Bow wears an amazing stage costume in her comeback movie "Hoopla' from 1933 [left]. Maybe this image has been an inspiration to Martin Margiela while...

INTO THE SAME IDEA... Rochas and Louis Vuitton FW 2013||14

INSPIRATION Mary Eaton at the Ziegfeld Follies 1923… Christian Dior FW 1949||50

This dress by an unknown designer worn in 1923 by Mary Eaton performing at the Ziegfeld Follies [left] might have been an inspiration to Christian Dior while designing the "Junon' dress, in...

INSPIRATION L'Officiel 1972… Miu Miu FW 2013||14

When I came across this beautiful L'Officiel editorial by Patrick Bertand from 1972 [all lefts] with huge blue butterflies painted by Claude Poulain, the pattern and colors of the outfits...

INTO THE SAME IDEA... Roland Mouret and Victoria Beckham FW 2013||14

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INSPIRATION Chanel SS||1991… Michael Kors FW 2013||14

This wonderful picture of nineties super models Linda Evangelista and Christy Turlington, photographed by Chanel's creative director Karl Lagerfeld wearing Chanel SS||1991 [left], might have been...

INSPIRATION Vogue US 1991... DSquared SS||2013

The 'Wild At Heart" editorial for Vogue US featuring super model Helena Christensen [other than Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista, Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbell, Karen Mulder, Tatjana Patitz,...

INSPIRATION Nick Cave's soundsuits 2010… Jeremy Scott FW 2013||14

Nick Cave's hypersonic 'soundsuits" [surreal textiles that he wears while modern dancing] created by the artist in 2010 [left] might have been an inspiration to create this funny yellow fake fur...

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INSPIRATION Mademoiselle Gabrielle Chanel 1912… Chanel Resort SS||2014

Who could be a better inspiration to Karl Lagerfeld for his Chanel collection than Mademoiselle Gabrielle Chanel herself... photographed in 1912 on the beach of Etretat in the Normandy wearing a...

INSPIRATION Givenchy SS||2013… &Other Stories SS||2013

The beautiful colors and graphic layout of Givenchy's SS||2013 Antigona Architect Satchel bag [left], might have been an inspiration to a clutch version proposed for a lower budged range by &Other...

INSPIRATION Diane von Fürstenberg 1976... GAP kids SS||2013

The president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) and successful fashion designer Diana von Fürstenberg, known for her iconic signature wrap-dress created in the seventies [left],...

INSPIRATION Tom Ford FW 2012||13… H&M SS||2013

The beautiful FW 2012||13 Natalia kidskin bag by Tom Ford with a very particular and oversized metal hard wear closure [left]… might have been more than just an inspiration to the much cheeper and...

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INSPIRATION Salvador Dalí 1937… Martin Margiela SS||2001

American poet, filmmaker and artist Charles Henri Ford, in this picture from 1937 by Cecil Beaton for Vogue [left]́, is wearing a weird glove costume designed by Salvador Dalí. Maybe this image has...

LOVE IT| WISH IT|| SHOP IT... the Moda Operandi 'Punk: Chaos To Couture" tribute collection

Moda Operandi has unveiled its highly anticipated, exclusive collection that celebrates the 2013 Costume Institute exhibition, Punk: Chaos to Couture. With over 100 extraordinary items, the site...

INSPIRATION Céline bag logo... Saint Laurent bag logo

The designer Hedi Slimane has an amazing taste in any kind of aesthetic choices he is making as creative director for Saint Laurent. The logo on the Saint Lurent bags [right] unfortunately recalls...

INSPIRATION Céline FW 2010||11 AD campaign... &Other Stories SS||2013 catalogue

Since Ari Seth Cohen with his blog Advancedstyle.com has raised the awareness on how much beauty and style relies within the way to dress of older people, many fashion brands have decided to...

INTO THE FASHION featured in FLAIR Austria May issue

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INSPIRATION Rudi Gernreich 1971… Agent Provocateur SS||2013

This wonderful cut-out swimsuit created by Austrian-born American fashion designer Rudi Gernreich in 1971 and photographed by William Claxton on sixties super-model Peggy Moffit [left]… might have...

INSPIRATION Roy Lichtenstein 'WHAAM' 1963...Tom Ford FW 2013||14

One of the most famous paintings of American pop artist Roy Lichtenstein, 'WHAAM' from 1963 [left], might have been one of the inspirations to Tom Ford's very strong and eclectic collection for FW...

INSPIRATION Pierre Cardin 1987… Alexander McQueen SS|| 2013

A wonderful hat created by Italian-born French fashion designer Pierre Cardin, worn by super-model Stephanie Seymour for an Elle France editorial photographed by Marc Hispard [left], might have...

INSPIRATION Jil Sander SS|| 2009... H&M CONSCIOUS collection SS|| 2013

The wonderful fringed collection designed by Raf Simons for Jil Sander SS||2009, and especially this one dress [left], might have been an inspiration for this fringe evening dress of H&M's...

INSPIRATION Azzedine Alaïa 1983… Balmain FW 2013||14

A typical outfit from the eighties by designer Azzedine Alaïa photographed by Terence Donovan for Vogue UK in 1983 [left] might have been an inspiration for the cool leather jackets proposed in...

INSPIRATION Miu Miu SS||2010... Victoria Victoria Beckham SS||2012

When Victoria Beckham debuted her second line Victoria for SS||2012 [right], everyone fell in love with the cute cat print she had created. Two years earlier Miuccia Prada had presented a similar...