Post Paris II

A false encyclopaedic guide to the prêt-à-porter collections for Spring/Summer 2012.
Second chapter: Céline

1. Céline Spring/Summer 2012
2. Sand Paper
3. Versailles inspired carpet

Plywood seating and the smell of freshly manipulated wood. While the rough surface of sand paper softens its edges, the crispy structure reappears as 3D carpet ornaments on hourglass-shaped coats. Click on the runway image for closer inspection.
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Miusing Escher III

1. Miu Miu Fall/Winter 2011
2. M. C. Escher Rippled Surface, 1950

The similarities might appear very abstract. But once watching the campaign movie Muta, the implication of rippled water becomes self-evident. Eventually, we see the exact same image. Twice.
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Eternal Rivalry

Céline Fall/Winter 2011 vs. Arjan Janssen

I'll have to admit: she did it again. Women become a piece of art. The kind of art that will remain for decades. Decent garments with relevance that won't seek visual competition with their wearer.
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Sobriety

Marni Fall/Winter 2011 vs. Man Ray Seguidilla 1919

After seeing run over animals in the latest Roberto Cavalli collection and suffering Vodka hangover, my mind seeks and finds calmness in a subtle composition. And now I want these shoes.
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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.
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Image credits Catwalking

Glam Rock

Prada Fall/Winter 2011

Of course my forecast was totally wrong. But I had a good intuition for the colour palette and general atmosphere. No bootcut. But cropped. No corduroy. But suede. No paisley. But glitter. Résumé: I could do that.
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Image credits Catwalking

Prevision: Prada

1. Sean Connery: nude, tattoos, tribal
2. John Lennon: paisley, hippie, flare
3. Robert Redford: corduroy, brown, orange

Tonight is the night. And as the creations of Miuccia Prada are unpredictable, I've challenged myself to do a Prada Fall/Winter 2011 forecast. An illogical suspicion of things that shouldn't belong together. It's a surreal dream.
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Corduroy

Top Giorgio Armani Fall/Winter 2002
Bottom James Long Fall/Winter 2010

I'm usually not afraid of questionable or utterly awful things. But corduroy leaves me concerned. Why? Why does it exist? Why do people use it? Why do some people even like it? Especially given the fact that it may have a fashion comeback.
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P.S.: Pictures shown above represent noteworthy exceptions. I just couldn't allow myself to post Ralph Lauren.

Bulletproof

Comme des Garçons Fall/Winter 2010

This collection doubtlessly has to be mentioned. It is outstanding. And above all non-referential. I'd almost like to compare it with an atomic core. Constituting its strength from nothing but itself.
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