Designer Steven Alan went to MoMA to find inspiration for his fall/winter 2012 collection. More specifically to the second floor, where the exhibition “Diego Rivera: Murals for the Museum of Modern Art” is located. The arbiter of preppy New York cool traveled back to the time of Rivera’s politically driven Depression-era frescoes, drawing on the dismal mood of the period with a dark color palette filled with muted tones of black, grey, brown, and olive green. Panama Hats and indigenous weaves reminiscent of the stripes on traditional Mexican serape shawls represented south-of-the-border touches. Overall, the button-up shirts, tailored blazers and suits, knee-length skirts, parkas, and prim dresses that are typical of the designer found added depth and freshness through the melancholic ‘30s touches in this extremely wearable collection.

Click on the slide show to see Steven Alan's fall/winter 2012 collection.

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