Substance

Balenciaga Fall/Winter 2008

Most probably the best use of latex in fashion. A sexually connotated material that recently found its renaissance in the Spring/Summer 2011 collection of Raf Simons or the designs of Atsuko Kudo.
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Editor's note For a short history of latex in pop culture, please see Zoo Magazine #32, pages 58-59.

Red Light

Maj Anja Turesson London College of Fashion BA Womenswear 2009

Literally interweaving Swedish handicraft tradition with futuristic textiles and severe cuts. Exaggerating form and structure, highlighted by intense colour and shine.
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Image credits Lina Persson