Fashion Designers and Their Muses

Using Outside Inspiration Or Music To Influence Our Personal Style

Almost every designer has a muse that inspires their designs. As seen in Us Weekly, “Stars Are Just Like Us”, we too are like designers. We use outside inspiration or music to influence our personal style. Inpiration might not only come from the music itself, but from the style of the musician. Here are two renowned designers inspired by the fashion of two unique musical artists...

Betsey Johnson & Nicki Minaj: During Fashion Week in New York, there was nothing vexed about Johnson’s take on sex this season—she got her inspiration from burlesque; the invitation to her show featured an illustration of tits and ass; and the collection itself was presented with her usual crazy exuberance. As she admitted that her Spring 2012 collection recalled Nicki’s T&A, from the looks of it, the styles are as frenetic as Nick’s lyrics.

Jean Paul Gaultier & Lady Gaga: Fashion legend Jean Paul Gaultier talks with a world-famous pop starLady Gaga in a unique interview titled “Gaga by Gaultier”: The one-of-a-kind television special. This informative interview kicked off the CW Network’s fall season and Spring 2012 Fashion Week, captures the momentous sit down between the two Gs. Aside from their shared love of fashion, they possess the same playful sensibility.