Silvana Mariani

Silvana Mariani illustrates all things to do with fashion be it shoes, accessories, cat walk models and 'clothes I wore today' all are rendered digitally in the style of 1950's posters, a great and  inspiring collection to remind you to draw, draw, draw. You can follow her on pinterest

Moschino II

 

 

Love these eye dancing bold outline and patterned designs, also from Mochino's SS2013 collection.

Moschino

Italian fashion house  Moschino's metallic leather dresses and jackets pay homage to the spirit of the swinging sixties with a spring collection that has bold graphics and precision tailoring, again providing inspiration to sparkle and shine.

Sonia Biacchi

Some of the incredible works of Italian designer Sonia Biacchi. I think it is important for you to be aware of costume designers, for their performance specific extremes can be very inspiring in terms of contour's, silhouette and form enhancing pattern etc.

Roberto Capucci

Opulent, sculptural, colourful and fun this is the inspirational work of Italian fashion designer

Roberto Capucci, a designer who draws inspiration from architecture, art and nature. This year saw a major retrospective exhibition of his work at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. You can see the fun this great designer has had creating these fantastic shapes and playing with colours in these stunning creations. (thanks)

Alessia Xoccato

Alessia Xoccato was trained at Domus Accademy, Milan. This is Alessia's Spring/Summer range 2011 using asymmetric layering of contrasting fabrics some translucent and some opaque.

Loose Knit with Ivano Vitali

All woven from different brands of Newspaper to achieve different hues and textures, this is the wild fashion of Italian Ivano Vitali, knitted and crocheted, magical newsprint.

Paula Sanz Caballero

Paula Sanz Caballero is an Italian fashion illustrator and artist who uses applique (scraps of fabric) and embroidery to create her distinctive fashion illustrations. Paula likes to challenge the idea that embroidered needlework cannot transmit a sense of sophistication.