Forbidden Love IX

1. Undercover editiorial
2. Walter Van Beirendonck by Ronald Stoops
3. Devok Aoki, i-D April 2002

Tribal becomes the most extreme when applied to one's face. In that context, we may refer to Cher's character in Burlesque: 'When you are painting on makeup, you are like an artist, but instead of painting a canvas, you're painting a face.'
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Wanderlust

1. Gerhard Richter 'Mountains' 1968
2. Lanvin Fall/Winter 2010
3. Christopher Shannon Spring/Summer 2011
4. Gaetano Pesce 'Montanara' couch

I got lost in the monotone mountain world of Gerhard Richter. A wanderer in the mood for water-repellent Gore-Tex and neoprene. But it was just a quantum mirage. In reality, I got lost in crinkled white sheets.
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Disk Warriors

1. Jil Sander Fall/Winter 2000 & Spring/Summer 2010
2. Jil Sander Fall/Winter 2010 & Unknown
3. Jil Sander Spring/Summer 1998 & Spring/Summer 2006

Jil Sander and the shape. The circle and the irregular square. It has happened before and it will happen again. Just as the shape itself, it's a recurrent element that I dare to foresee in the upcoming collections.
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Ink Survey

Photos Unknown, Hedi Slimane, Ignazio Lozano

As long as I don't hear any protest, the promotion of war painted bodies will proceed. I am curious: Who really is tattooed? Whose skin is showing indigenous artworks? Whose back is decorated by a slag tag?
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Recall

Top Christina Aguilera
Bottom Girls Aloud

As I've still not seen any result of perpetuating the topic I'll explain it one more time: This is Barbie Fashion. And it got lost. Sometimes it still appears in Cheryl Cole videos. But we need it in an everyday context.
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The Omen II

Christova & Endourova Fall/Winter 2006

Yes, they are already amidst us. They conquered fashion and can now be booked as supermodels. With umpf and attitude. I always thought this was a teenage fantasy - but it truly is reality.
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Alienesque II

Photos Dazed & Confused, Unknown

Blue-haired and green-skinned. As human beauty allown does not fulfill our contemporary needs, the foreign and artificial conquers our heart. The fake and surreal is what we are longing for. A fantasy of self-deception.
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Recapitulation

Ephemeral impressions from London Fashion Week. Bernard Chandran plays feather Kabuki. Kinder Aggugini defines Napoleonic goth. Emilio de la Morena decides the world needs more printed dresses. And Belle Sauvage think so too, seemingly inspired by HR Giger.
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Superscript

Comme des Garçons Spring/Summer 2002

Rei Kawakubo and newspaper iconography. Alien-esque mindreading. Futurism in 2002. Makes me remember that I desperately need some John Galliano newspaper briefs.
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Image credits Catwalking

Make Up/Make Out

Photos David Vasiljevic

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Gurskov Girl

Photo Otello Annigoni
Styling Solveig Viola
Hawl adorned with brooch and cords Rene Gurskov

Like Japanese superwoman: futuristic with shiny materials, neon make-up, dramatic silhouettes. She's here to fight against (or for?) Bad Taste. That's her destination. Ohh thanks!
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