Where do designers find the inspiration?

Designers at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week have stopped looking in our own economically trouble backyard and have gone on the hunt for happier places and times to inspire their clothing lines for fall 2009. It's standard for designers to include a description of their inspiration, along with a list of looks for each show. But sometimes it's hard to see exactly how the source of inspiration fits into the final product. Check out these inspirations for looks at Fashion Week 2009. —Christopher Muther, Globe Staff
Designers at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week have stopped looking in our own economically trouble backyard and have gone on the hunt for happier places and times to inspire their clothing lines for fall 2009. It's standard for designers to include a description of their inspiration, along with a list of looks for each show. But sometimes it's hard to see exactly how the source of inspiration fits into the final product. Check out these inspirations for looks at Fashion Week 2009.

—Christopher Muther, Globe Staff