S is for Sketches. By André Studios, 1930-1941.

Vintage fashion sketches — we could look at them all day, on display in the digital library created by The New York Public Library and FIT Archives.

S is for Spots. Image courtesy of Getty Images.

Damien Hirst’s study on color and shape — we could stare at it all day. 

B is for Backstage. Cinemagraph by Jamie Beck, 2011

Tory takes in the moment after our first runway show for Spring 2012, inspired by Deauville in the 1920s.

D is for Deauville

Seaside French charm through dots, stripes, knits and piles of beaded necklaces—the inspiration for Tory Burch Spring 2012.