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"\n\tAdvertisement - Continue Reading Below\n\t\n\n\n\nNew York Fashion Week is nigh\u2014inspiring the usual mix of excitement and anxiety. Allow these lovely croquis sketches\u2014as well as what inspired these designers' collections\u2014to give you a closer at what to scoop up come March!Tracy Reese: \"Spring 2014 radiates sensuality, energy and optimism with an array of bold, spirited styles infused with Afro-Cuban influences to create an aesthetic full of texture and movement. Balancing fresh, feminine styles and modern sportswear, the collection is rich in detail, including leather and raffia embroideries and authentic athletic accents.\" \u2014 Tracy ReeseBCBG Max Azria: \"We were inspired by nature and modern art. Contemporary art inspired the choice of vivid colors, while more muted tones glean inspiration from the natural beauty of the world around us.\" \u2014 Lubov Azria, Chief Creative OfficerHerve Leger by Max Azria: \"Different cultural and geological references inspire the collection as seen in ancient tribes and tradition.\" \u2014 Lubov Azria, Chief Creative Officer\n\tAdvertisement - Continue Reading Below\n\t\n\nPamella Roland: Inspired by her recent trip to the Cannes Film Festival, designer Pamella Roland has created a collection for Spring 2014 that captures the glamour and energy of the star studded French Riviera as it was in the 1960's.\n\nMara Hoffman: \"I call this collection \"a gang of rainbow warriors\". If there were ever a gang that worshipped rainbows, this is what they would wear!\" \u2014 Mara HoffmanChristian Siriano: The \"Island of women\"  influenced silhouette's from grass-lined huts, picturesque color-blocked residential streets, stonework, and the locally abundant dahlia. Whose collections are you psyched to see?Photo Credit: Courtesy Images"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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