Fashion This Is How 15 Fashion Designers Spent Their Summer in 2016 By Andrea Cheng Andrea Cheng Andrea Cheng is a New York-based writer and editor who covers all things fashion, celebrity style, beauty, and trends. She was previously the Digital Fashion News Editor at InStyle. InStyle's editorial guidelines Updated on September 8, 2016 @ 11:00AM Pin Share Tweet Email Photo: fernandogarciam1205/instagram; humbertotoo/instagram; therealphilliplim/instagram; dvf/instagram It's time for us to 'fess up: We're guilty of Insta-stalking designers as much as celebrities. For us, really, designers are our celebrities. They may not make movie magic with their on-screen appearance (the Olsen twins notwithstanding), but they do it behind the scenes, in their ateliers, whipping up sartorial dreams with their superior craftsmanship, their design vision, and their ability to bring everything, from otherworldly gowns to wearable separates, to life. And just like A-list celebrities who take the necessary time off after months of staying in character in front of rolling cams, fashion designers need their R+R as well (and perhaps, even last-minute inspiration), especially before diving into hell week, we mean, New York Fashion Week, where sleep deprivation becomes the norm and panic attacks come too often. So before these designers went back to work, this is how they spent their summer vacations, which ranged from lounging on a swan pool float upstate to globe-trotting to the other side of the world. Scroll through to see where they landed, but be warned: You might want to book a vacay immediately after. Deborah Lloyd, Kate Spade Destination: Upstate New York Fernando Garcia, Monse Destination: Menorca, Spain Laura Kim, Monse Destination: Capri, Italy Diane von Furstenberg Destination: Dubrovnik, Croatia Victoria Beckham Destination: Mexico Joseph Altuzarra, Altuzarra Destination: Sag Harbor, New York Humberto Leon, Opening Ceremony and Kenzo Destination: Cuba Jeremy Scott Destination: Rome, Italy Phillip Lim Destination: Koh Ker, Cambodia Zac Posen Destination: Jamaica Dao-Yi Chow, Public School and DKNY Destination: Tokyo, Japan Tory Burch Destination: Spain Stuart Vevers, Coach Destination: Sante Fe, New Mexico Brandon Maxwell Destination: Austria Derek Lam Destination: Lisbon, Portugal