Sherman Questions IX

1. Cindy Sherman Untitled #408, 2002
2. Marc Jacobs Spring/Summer 2010

With the staging of tasteless women in shiny, ruffled evening gowns, Sherman finds herself united with Marc Jacobs and his incisive collections. Alternating between grey wallflower minimalism and an explosion of tackiness.
/HORST

Image credits Cindy Sherman, Catwalking

M + MMM III

1. René Magritte La Magie Noire, 1935
2. Maison Martin Margiela Spring/Summer 2010

Surrealist camouflage in thigh-high boots. Why can't just every woman dress like an art exhibition or private gallery viewing. Wearing the artwork or vice versa. This may also apply to men, of course.
/HORST

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Miusing Escher

1. Miu Miu Spring/Summer 2010
2. M. C. Escher Untitled (No. 126)

Quite obvious and still unnoticed. It recalls a childhood memory of mine. Filling out a whole paper with animals. Each outline complementing the other and creating yet unseen creatures. Escher lies within us.
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Hunk Arena III

Top Leigh Lezark in Chanel Fall/Winter 2009
Bottom Jeremy Scott Spring/Summer 2010

Advanced wrestling suits. For the eternal gender fight. You'll have to scream if you want this series to stop. But in this game No means Yes. And Yes means No. Till nobody wins. Till the world ends.
/HORST

Medusa: Main Corpus

Top Raf Simons Spring/Summer 2010

Medusa's snakes have chosen me. An eternal spell engraved onto my skin. Tattooed by a thin frayed layer of organza. The prophecy of our precedent prequel has fulfilled itself. And I devote myself.
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Medusa: Second Prequel

1. Raf Simons Spring/Summer 2010 by Satoshi Saikusa
2. Li, H.R. Giger 1974

Facing the condemned and seemingly unaesthetic. The ugly and hated. To finally establish a version of beauty and fascination that is constituted of one's very own fears and preconceptions.
/HORST

The Farhi Sander Scandal

Nicole Farhi Spring/Summer 2011 vs. Jil Sander Spring/Summer 2010

Honestly, I am shocked. How could that happen? How can you copy a complete collection in such an obvious manner? As if no one has seen or will immediately remember the infamous Jil Sander SS10 collection? Welcome to the copy & paste society.
/HORST

P.S.: For a similar case, see the post Persuasive Precedent.

Meander

Raf Simons Spring/Summer 2010

It's mine. It's tacky. It has snakes on it. It's definitely borderline. Yes, it's actually kitsch. But it's Raf. And it's mine. Mine. Mine! How nice it feels, this fulfilled shopping enthusiasm.
/HORST

Alpha Male

D&G Spring/Summer 2008
Spring/Summer 2007 & Spring/Summer 2010
Spring/Summer 2003 & Spring/Summer 2007

There it is again: My surrender to D&G. Hidden in a dark corner of my mind. Barbie Fashion for men. Ken Fashion so to speak. Maybe we all want to be a bit of Ken? Except one particular detail of his anatomy.
/HORST

Image credits Catwalking

Schuhwerk

Dior Homme Spring/Summer 2010

Just a short side note that I would highly appreciate the future possession of these boots.
/HORST

Transection

Jean Paul Gaultier Spring/Summer 2010

Just a little reminder for myself that I do love bustier tops on men. I want to see it. I want more of it. And beyond any scepticism, it does work, effortlessly worn with a classic jacket.
/HORST

Image credits Catwalking

Office Encounter

Lanvin Spring/Summer 2010

I've just been confronted with a visor cap at work. Either the wearer perfectly understood to translate a high fashion trend into the everyday context or, more likely, he tries to make a statement detached from any fashion consciousness.
/HORST

Image credits Catwalking

Harmless

Gaspard Yurkievich Spring/Summer 2010

A little bit of Gaspard Yurkievich can never do wrong. I strongly recommend biceps and triceps exposure for summer. Either by wearing a voluminous top or waistcoats with bare arms.
/HORST

Image credits Catwalking

Pink Candy Fight

Comme des Garçons Spring/Summer 2010 vs. Cotton candy

I just love cotton candy. In any context. And now I'm hungry.
/HORST

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

Image credits Catwalking