Design inspiration can come from any place at any time, you just have to keep your mind open to See, Feel, and Remember It.
- Living in Los Angeles: I find design inspiration all around me. I go to museums like LACMA, The Broad, The Getty Center, and many more. Just looking at the art work inspires colors, textures and jump starts my imagination. I also love to travel and soak in the art and culture around me in that city or country.
- People Watching: I also love just walking around the many different areas of Los Angeles to just people watch. From Silver Lake to Beverly Hills to Venice Beach and Malibu you see the best real live characters. You see many different people of all ethnic backgrounds, ages, and wealth. This helps me lock the real life characters in my mind like a computer to pull out when I need them for a script.
- All Types of magazines and websites: I use the Texture Magazine app to download all of my favorite magazines to read while I am traveling from LA to Utah for Andi Mack. Instagram and Pinterest are also great for research. During Fashion Week, I am always inspired by looking at the runway shows of some of my favorite designers. There are many websites that you can use but I like to watch them on Vogue.com.
What was your inspiration for choosing Andi and Buffy’s shoes in the “Cyrus’ Bash Mitzvah” Episode Season 2?
My daughter had a Bat Mitzvah when she turned 13. She wore sparkle Doc Martin Boots and her best friend wore Converse high tops with their dresses. I watched them that night having so much fun with their friends dancing the night away, so I wanted to bring some of that real life inspiration to the show.
Always keep your eyes open to new and different things to inspire your imagination. Inspiration can come anywhere, from a person you see on the street, a piece of art in a museum or just a wonderful memory of dancing the night away.
Stay tuned because I will be sharing more of my favorite moments and photos from some of my shows in my next blog post!
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Photo: Disney Channel