Shoe shopaholics and Carrie Bradshaw types surely have been inspired by the Cinderella fashion fantasy, muses Weitzman, a 26-year industry veteran.

WSJ: Cinderella's slipper: the ultimate must-have shoe

Vacheron is also reinterpreting one of its most elegant models for the occasion: The Historiques American 1921, a watch inspired by avant garde fashion and produced in very limited quantities in the early 1920s.

FORBES: Vacheron Constantin Flaunts American Heritage As It Opens First U.S. Store

This morning, lifestyle website Refinery 29 reported that the August issue of Vogue Italia features a fashion shoot inspired by the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

FORBES: BP Oil Spill Provides Inspiration For Italian Vogue Shoot

Mr. Rafart was also greatly inspired by the success of Zara, the Spanish fashion giant.

WSJ: Liability Standard Risks Stifling Spain

Inspired by celebrities and do-it-yourself guides in fashion blogs and magazines, enthusiasts are embracing all manner of experimentation: intricate floral patterns and cartoon characters, glittery mosaics, 3-D motifs emblazoned with lace, gems, charms, foils, even magnets.

CNN: On main street and the runway, nail art is the new lipstick

All the way down to its logo a homage to legendary nightclub Studio 54 -- specialty shop Community 54 lives up to its slogan with an expansive offering of vintage and vintage-inspired fashion, products and accessories, all inspired by the golden age of hip hop.

BBC: Rewind to New York��s Community 54

And, in February, Medvedev, in typically top-down Russian governmental fashion, announced plans to build a high-tech zone inspired by Silicon Valley.

NEWYORKER: Roulette Russian

The growth has been buoyed primarily by runway fashion, improved materials and an almost unquenchable demand for premium and vintage-inspired hats.

FORBES: Haute Heads

However, the most noticeable representation of the Russian theme during this fashion week was the show by a Japanese designer, Tadashi Shoji, and his collection of dresses inspired by the fall of the Russian Empire.

FORBES: New York Fashion Week: Where is Russia?