Wild West fashion - Loving the muse

According to Style.com, the western Americana style is what's trending for Fall fashion.  This is a picture from the brand N.Hoolywood, whose designer Daisuke Obana was inspired by rock climbers in Yosemite. "His Fall '11 collection referenced the early-twentieth-century climbers who first attempted to scale Half Dome's forbidding face."  I love how designers become inspired by the most random people and take them on as muses.  I remember one designer in a magazine over a decade ago talking about his inspiration coming from the faithful old ladies who would come into church clinking their rosaries and medals.  And who can forget Alexander Mcqueen's fantastical shows?  His success was from his unbridled creativity, to transform a collection.  That's probably the most attractive part of fashion for me - the runway show becomes a character sketch.  But then again the actual character is much more interesting and honest than a passing trend that will be on to some new look come next season.  After all, that's what we find appealing about the runway show - inspiration is taken from people with depth, determination, tradition.  No one wants clothes from a vapid person.

That's because, whether we have those qualities or not, we all want them.