Split Screen

All clothes Bruno Pieters for Weekday

A monochrome outside world below zero degrees. Washed stone, snow-covered concrete, traces of road salt. A scenery of grey, white and beige. Acclimatization as survival of the fittest.
/HORST

Sleeveless Minds, Sleepless Nights II

Raf Simons Spring/Summer 2009

Hidden black contrast zip.
Beige linen.
Sleeveless by definition.
/HORST

Weight Watchers

Calvin Klein Spring/Summer 2011, 2009 & 2008

As a gym bunny myself, I tend to identify more and more with the Calvin Klein man. Square and hunky. While I'll most probably stay on the slender side, I'd like to watch you becoming him.
/HORST

Slit

Laitinen Spring/Summer 2012

Slitted eyes. Slitted wrists. Slitted knit. The side of a man's torso revealed. Bare shoulders, uncovered skin. Soft lines accentuating the principles of human construction.
/HORST

The Non-Experiment

Rick Owens Spring/Summer 2012

A directional presentation of menswear. What it is and what it could be. Floor-length linen dresses and graphic indications of the stripe, brought into an acceptable form. A valuable contribution.
/HORST

Conversion Rate

Preen Spring/Summer 2004

Nudity. In a figurative sense. And maybe the best Preen collection ever. Admittedly quite Helmut-esque. As it becomes manifest in the use of bandages, straps and suspenders.
/HORST

Bare Back

1. Unknown & Alexander Calder, Untitled, 1953
2. Unknown & Jackson Pollock, Lavender Mist, 1950
3. Pietro Franch Graduate Collection & Eduardo Chillida, Untitled, 1996

Usually, Horst can only be seen wearing black. So adding another non-colour to his non-colour range is a huge achievement. And just between us girls: he's enjoying it. All-nude.
/HORST

Trojan Horse

Dries van Noten Fall/Winter 2011

Set in an ancient-mystical scenery, eternal remembrance might not apply to this collection's pieces. The hype of the season left indifferent. Only noteworthy with its fur-lined lapels and colour-block trousers. Je suis desolée.
/HORST

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Sans Substitute

Fendi Fall/Winter 2007 & Spring/Summer 2007

There has been one year in the history of Fendi that demands closer inspection. 2007 offered impeccable cut and attention to material. As a result I am truly melancholic regarding the fact that the menswear line as such doesn't exist anymore. Maybe I have to comfort myself with a logo bag.
/HORST

The Spell

Hernández-Cornet Spring/Summer 2011

The ancient myth of fox spirits. Transforming into the outer appearance of a beautiful young woman. Seducing the beholder. Their surroundings continuously shifting. Reflected through garments of displacement and a distorted reality. Nothing is what it seems.
/HORST

Trending Topics Fight

Dries van Noten Fall/Winter 2010 vs. Camel

I am in love with every single piece from that collection. And I realized: I need this double-breasted jacket. In the colour camel. I know it's hip and trendy but I have to surrender to it. It's hip and trendy in a good way.
/HORST

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Contemporary Classics

Céline Spring/Summer 2010

Yes, it is nice to wallow in future seasons and collections. But also very refreshing to just focus on the now. Therefore, I recommend women of today to enrich their wardrobe with a piece of Céline. Maybe the best choice this season.
/HORST

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Nude Panzer

AF Vandevorst Fall/Winter 2010, Spring/Summer 1999, Spring Summer 2010

If I were a girl... Always felt intrigued by the AF Vandevorst concept. Remotely controlled marionettes in strait jackets. Seemingly forced into rigid structures to be protected from themselves. The beautiful interpretation of a mental institution.
/HORST

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