Hero Worship

Part 16: Devon Aoki





Photos Sean & Seng, Paolo Roversi

The über-model and eternal baby doll. Non-geisha, non-virgin, muse. Sad red lips, white porcelain skin. The face of the nineties and the face of tomorrow. Greatness.
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Intrigue, das Ränkespiel

Jean-Paul Gaultier Spring/Summer 1994 & Paolo Roversi

The beautiful thing about fashion is that you will never be satisfied. Each obsession will find its continuation in another obsession. Fashion is the eternal search for perfection in that exact moment. And therefore it is fundamentally needed.
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Petrarca's Heir

Photos Alex Rank

Neither authentic nor artificial. Neither human nor sculpture. Skin as perfect and sleek as marble. No hair, no flaw, no beauty mark. So close and yet so distant. So real and yet so staged.
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Things & Clouds

Last night I got a window seat assigned. Note, that I don't like window seats, caught in a tiny corner, needing to pass two other people. But: I had the most amazing view and moment in my life. Layers of clouds and the vibrating lights of London at night. Creating the texture of a Versace sequin dress.
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Theoretical Confrontation

Street Failure vs. Akris Fall/Winter 2010

Rumours say that the street has become the catwalk. And true beauty is mostly to be found aside known fashion paths. Well, there is a fine line between felicity and failure. There are always two options.
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Miuccia's Utopia

Portrait Miuccia Prada

"I am attracted to what I hate and what I don't like. I like the battle. I like working on something I don't like. It pushes your creativity and new ideas.... To build on something bad and turn it into utopia." - Miuccia Prada, Arena Homme + 2006
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Group Of Four

Tamara De Lempicka vs. Robert Palmer

Women with sleek hair, smokey eyes and red lipstick - a repetitive leitmotif of timeless beauty. Women who use the definitions of sex as their weapon and source of strength.
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Faded Shades

Proenza Schouler Spring/Summer 2010

Best hair on a New York runway presentation goes to Anastasija Kondratjeva for Proenza Schouler. Unfortunately, this look only works in a high-fashion context. Otherwise it's an enormous task to pull it off. Who will do me the favour?
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Image credits Style.com

Bliss For Spliss

I'm sorry but I'm having a trash day. And even though I know I am the only one: I love hair colour commercials. There is nothing more beautiful and relaxing.
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Reverse

Photos Audrey Corregan

Haughty creatures turning their back on you, beware of their unreachable beauty. Wing endowed beings with peacock attitude. Too intimidating to face their front.
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Gentle Treatment

Kiehl's Lip Balm #1 & Superbly Restorative Skin Salve

Bit by bit I am developing a sense for beauty products and treatments. Something that should not be missing to complete one's highly valued decadent lifestyle. A Horst is still a Horst, but his skin feels better...
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La Cage Aux Folles

My little birdies Canary and Budgie are famous now. They are posing with Luke! And they look fantastic. I should start a street casting model agency representing birds, non?
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Slugs

I always thought there is nothing more beautiful than a sausage. I was wrong.
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Naked Truth

Photo: Hedi Slimane

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Korres opens Frankfurt Store

Korres Store Frankfurt, Weissadlergasse 11

Korres suncare

Hidden in a side street of Frankfurts new "Mitte" the first flagship store of Greek brand Korres has particularly caught my eye. The store combines a clean, organic feel with a subtle industrial quality that fits neatly with the location. My personal highlight: the wooden pallet shelves with hidden fluorescent tubes.

Furthermore, the Korres grooming line scores with its natural bias and perfect packaging - stylish boxes you’ll want to keep.
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