DOSSIER

I am often asked about what inspires my designs and my answer is always changing because my forms of inspiration are ever evolving. Inevitably, I find some form of inspiration on instagram, as I’m sure you have as well. This week, these are the instagram images that provoked new ideas within me.

An outtake from Unconditional Magazine editorial highlights two of my current favorite beauty trends, a thick, almost rogue eyebrow and a dusty matte eyeshadow. @unconditionalmagazine

Cross body bags are not only functional and practical but they seamlessly transition from day to night. The Medicine bags by The Row are at the top of my wish list this holiday season. @therow

Larissa Hofmann is a renaissance woman. Model, photographer and artist are just a few titles she wards. Her spilled coffee drawings are organic and unusual and I can’t wait to see more. @larryhofmann

This open dance studio in Versailles reminds me of taking dance classes while growing up. Dance was a form of creative expression and now I take that energy and put it into designing clothes. @thisispapermag

This image of Japanese Flower Collotype by Ozawa Kazumasa (c 1895) feels fresh. The color palette resonates with me as I begin to design the second collection of DE SMET. @maimoun