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Another incredible sculptor that is an influence on my work is Danh Vo. On 1:1 scale, the artist re-created the statue of liberty in copper, piece by massive piece 

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One of my current draping inspirations comes from the absolutely beautiful folded clay sculptures of Jeannine Marchand

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My pattern drafting and design inspiration is heavily influenced by architecture and architectural drawings #peterzumthor

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Structure, symmetry, sculpture from Iris Van herpen

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Beautiful Shoot of Lara Stone and Laetitia Casta in I-D magazine's Winter 2012 issue.

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Can't get enough of Canadian jewellery designer Maryam Keyhani. This time it's her beautiful Parisian home I'm lusting after...

Images courtesy of The Coveteur

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Structure, symmetry, form and femininity. Some inspiration behind my current collection.

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Julia Kennedy's fashion photography

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Made in England - Casely-Hayford

I am completely in love with everything that this father and son duo come up with. Their latest SS12 collection is no exception. With wit, imagination and the highest level of craftsmanship Charlie and Joe Casely-Hayford produce wearable, masculine clothes that fuse traditional English elements with playful, sporty innovation. Everything they do is so elegantly executed; from their polka dot shirts to their light silk patchwork jackets and embroidered suits. With the Casely-Hayford man reflecting traditional English heritage, the collections are always shot in stunning locations around England making for utterly immaculate look books. Their SS12 collection was shot in Durham at both Biddick Hall and Lambton Castle by photographer Katinka Herbert. Beyond beautiful.

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Innovation through tradition - Casely-Hayford SS12

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Stunning leather-feather hybrid necklaces by Canadian designer Maryam Keyhani

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It's more interesting to have just a picture of a small detail - then you can dream all the rest around it. Because when you see the whole thing, what is there to imagine?

Dries Van Noten

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The Tantalising Tabernacle Twins

 This Danish label named themselves after their fictitious muses - The Tabernacle Twins. They will take you by the hand and lead you on a wondrous journey with each of their collections realising another chapter of the Twins' being. 

     Using illustrations of imaginary sceneries, surreal landscapes and fable creatures they create captivating stories with beautiful colours, quirky silhouettes and bold digital prints. 

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The Tabernacle Twins: A wonderland of beautiful print, colour and silhouette

Images courtesy of Louise Damgaard for Dazed Digital

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Tailored Innovation

Another exciting graduate to feast your eyes on is Westminster's Parsha Gerayesh whose conceptual approach to design stems from a desire to create fashion using completely original methods of garment construction. Gerayesh won the Fashion Innovation Award at Graduate Fashion Week back in June.

     The designer developed his graduate collection by beginning to experiment with line and form and their effect on fit and the construction of garments. Through his research of Cymatics (the study of visible sound vibration), a variety of pattern cutting investigations and the projection of 2D linear patterns on to the body he was able to create bespoke pieces, unique to the individual. The outcome is beautifully engineered. Starched white cotton shirting contrasts with thick mounds of layered, laminated felt carved into bold skirts. Steam bent wooden armatures cinch stretched jersey fabric like a giant embroidery hoop providing an interchangeable form-fitting architecture. A thirst for originality and innovation is expertly quenched by Gerayesh with not a traditional dart or seam in sight!

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The inspired Parsha Gerayesh.

Images courtesy of Parsha Gerayesh 2011