Exclusive: Mychael Knight's "Prehistoric" Vision for Spring

The designer tells BET.com his inspiration behind the line.

Mychael Knight - We spoke to the Project Runway alum just one day before his show (Sept. 10) at NYFW, and he calls his newest line his most “playful.”(Photo: Elizabeth Waugh)

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Mychael Knight - We spoke to the Project Runway alum just one day before his show (Sept. 10) at NYFW, and he calls his newest line his most “playful.”(Photo: Elizabeth Waugh)

Model Land - “The name of the collection is Lost World. Ever since I was young, I’ve always had a fascination with dinosaurs. I always thought they were cool. Something about the prehistoric era felt, ironically, a little futuristic to me,” he tells BET.com, explaining his inspiration behind the line. (Photo: Elizabeth Waugh)

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Model Land - “The name of the collection is Lost World. Ever since I was young, I’ve always had a fascination with dinosaurs. I always thought they were cool. Something about the prehistoric era felt, ironically, a little futuristic to me,” he tells BET.com, explaining his inspiration behind the line. (Photo: Elizabeth Waugh)

Blue Belle - Though Knight has always had a love for these creatures, it was a television show that recently sparked his creativity. “I was watching Jurassic Fight Club. It’s a show about dinosaurs in combat. I studied the way their bodies moved and the way they looked and I thought it would dope to use some of those details on a dress or skirt.” (Photo: Elizabeth Waugh)

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Blue Belle - Though Knight has always had a love for these creatures, it was a television show that recently sparked his creativity. “I was watching Jurassic Fight Club. It’s a show about dinosaurs in combat. I studied the way their bodies moved and the way they looked and I thought it would dope to use some of those details on a dress or skirt.” (Photo: Elizabeth Waugh)

Summer Nights - Knight created his collection using imagery from the Mesozoic era and joked that, no, he was not simply motivated “by watching Jurassic Park.” That dreary, drab gray associated with the historical time isn’t present in the collection, which is a full-body line, offering skirts, tops, pants, gowns and reinvented athletic wear. (Photo: Elizabeth Waugh)

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Summer Nights - Knight created his collection using imagery from the Mesozoic era and joked that, no, he was not simply motivated “by watching Jurassic Park.” That dreary, drab gray associated with the historical time isn’t present in the collection, which is a full-body line, offering skirts, tops, pants, gowns and reinvented athletic wear. (Photo: Elizabeth Waugh)

Green With Envy - “I extracted the graphic nature of their bodies and kind of used that for the silhouette in my body styles. Some of the skirts mimic the animals' fins and I added various details in the dresses.” (Photo: Elizabeth Waugh)

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Green With Envy - “I extracted the graphic nature of their bodies and kind of used that for the silhouette in my body styles. Some of the skirts mimic the animals' fins and I added various details in the dresses.” (Photo: Elizabeth Waugh)

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Green Goddess - “It’s playful, with monochromatic colors like lemon, lime, berry and turquoise. It’s very spring. Very wearable. Very approachable."(Photo: Elizabeth Waugh)

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Green Goddess - “It’s playful, with monochromatic colors like lemon, lime, berry and turquoise. It’s very spring. Very wearable. Very approachable."(Photo: Elizabeth Waugh)

Pink and Powerful - The designer calls Lost World his most “complete” collection and believes that his new looks will help re-brand his fashion identity. “It has a certain energy that my things have never had before. I’m just trying to be a fashion superstar.”(Photo: Elizabeth Waugh)

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Pink and Powerful - The designer calls Lost World his most “complete” collection and believes that his new looks will help re-brand his fashion identity. “It has a certain energy that my things have never had before. I’m just trying to be a fashion superstar.”(Photo: Elizabeth Waugh)

Ice Princess - Knight, who told us his designs are the result of “being in a much happier place,” doesn’t skimp on the sex, either. “Of course, it’s very sexy, because that’s just in my DNA. My pieces will make you feel like a woman.”(Photo: Elizabeth Waugh)

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Ice Princess - Knight, who told us his designs are the result of “being in a much happier place,” doesn’t skimp on the sex, either. “Of course, it’s very sexy, because that’s just in my DNA. My pieces will make you feel like a woman.”(Photo: Elizabeth Waugh)