Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?

{Alexandre Herchcovitch - "Color"}

{A Détacher - "Obsessive"}

{ADAM - "Romance"}

{Alexander Wang - "White Out"}

{Barbara Tfank - "Springtime"}

{Cushnie et Ochs - "Peel"}

{Badgley Mischka - "White Mischief"}

{Rachel Roy - "Cosmic"}

{Elie Tahari - "Heroism"}

Ever wonder where designers get their ideas?  Well New York Magazine did and asked 100 designers to  give them one image and one word to synopsize their S/S 2011 lines.  From the predictable (inspiration boards) to the decidedly abstract (Peel?), it was interesting to go back through the collections and see how the designers' influences shaped the final garments they produced.  Here are a few of the photographs, paired with looks from their corresponding lines.  Check out the rest of the slideshow via NYMag. 

-images via nymag & style.com-