Fashion designers have long since conceived, assembled and shown their current y ear s collections in the fall.

And fall, it seems, is an opportune time for Intern ational Architecture & Design to examine what other in? uences these icons of ta ste and trends can wield upon us. The quest led to where else? Paris, the capital of all things fashionable. There we explored the trs chic apartments of three young clothing designers, in search of style ideas and a window into the creative pro cess of design pros as revealed in the intimate spaces where they allow themselv es to unwind and relax. What we learned is that they view their homes not just a s a setting for privacy and re?ection, but also as a source of inspiration.