Escalator For Thought

What's silver, stair-like and runs on electricity?
Now, study this photo. What's the first thing that comes to mind? Maybe, where was this shot? Or, "it's just escalators." Perhaps you observe that silver is most prominent in this photo. Whatever it is, train your brain to study imagery. In design school, one thing I appreciate having learned was really studying images: the lines, shapes, color and perspective created. And often in fashion, we would be trained to be inspired by a photo, an object and the details within that photo that may not be obvious to an untrained eye.

Sure, it's just an escalator, but to a designer, it's the beginnings of a look or even an entire collection -- the lines may inspire a pinstripe or abstract line print, the tunneled perspective may inspire a trapeze silhouette and then color may complete the look.