Do you think in fashion terms (or maybe just in general) that inspiration comes from imitation, or imitation?

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PLEAE READ DETAILS HERE: or Imitation from inspiration. Sorry, didn't have enough room to complete the question... lol! Can there be seperation between them, or does it depend and in what way, as well as why? I hope I make sense and it seems like today I'm in a philosophical mood, which I rarely get...so yeah, I hope you don't get angry that I like well though out answers because I know that sometimes even I just want to type "yes" "no" and "I don't know" lol! Yeah, thanks :)

Answer 1

I don't think inspiration comes from imitation.  Inspiration is the creation of something new.  Inspiration comes from imagination.  Inspiration leads to imitation by others.  Of course it also takes a certain amount of imagination to perceive that what someone else has created is good and to then imitate it.