I’m currently pulling inspiration for the next DE SMET collection, and I can’t get enough of these images from Claire Cottrell. The shapes, colors, architecture, and nature exist harmoniously together. If you don’t already follow Claire on instagram you should, here and here!...

Do you know when you have an image hanging on your physical inspiration board for months because it resonates with something inside you, but you don’t know much more about its origin? Well I’ve had this image (above) hanging in my office for almost a...

Deborah Turbeville, one of the most iconic fashion photographers to this day, passed away last week at the age of 81. Her moody and enchanting photography style changed the course of fashion photography as we know it. It is clear in her images that her...

New York City’s Garment District is pretty quiet on the weekends. I was there on Saturday shopping for curtain fabric when I saw this discarded pleating paper. A work of art in itself, someone removed their pleated fabric from its paper and tossed it a...

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