Cliff Hanger

1. Comme des Garçons x Speedo
2. 1950s Vintage
3. Dior Homme

I am currently undergoing a fixation for speedos. Black, tight, minimalist. Comme des Garçons, Dior Homme or, obviosuly, Speedo. Who will advice and guide me to the best package?
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Permanent Crime

Dries van Noten Fall/Winter 2010 (ruined by a permanent marker)

I love my vintage-new Dries shirt. Olive green with thin black outlines, seemingly hand-drawn onto the seam's edges. Painfully, someone took this aesthetic approach literally today. And accidentally ruined it with a permanent marker.
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Return On Investment II

1. Helmut Lang Strap T-shirt
2. Raf Simons Fall/Winter 1998

New in my wardrobe. Just to let you know. Just to make you jealous. To adapt to the cliché of fashion blogs. But unfortunately, I won't offer self-portraits straight from the changing room.
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Body Snatchers

Raf Simons Fall/Winter 2004

If you feel slightly obsessed with a designer, just give in to it. In the end, we only live once. It might be hedonism, it might be egoism and it also might be shopping victim-ism. But things that feel good, feel best.
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Obituary

Clothes Christopher Nemeth

Through the fulminant pages of POP, I stumbled upon the work of Christopher Nemeth. Situated somewhere between folklore and workwear, each piece is one of a kind. Ignoring the self-restraining principle of bi-annual collections and pursuing a patchwork philosophy instead.
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Image credits POP & Tokyo Fashion

Citrus Sinensis II

1. Orangina posters by Bernard Villemot, 1972-1986
2. Prada Spring/Summer 2011 campaign

Last night's orange-themed research delivered a striking visual resemblance of Tropician heat. Or shall I say: a blood orange relationship. And blood orange juice is thicker than water. As is commonly known.
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Hourglass & Hook

Double-breasted jacket Emporio Armani
Boots Doc Martens

Two things I've always wanted. Ready to be discovered and picked up by me on a grey Saturday morning. Gratification for 15 Euros. And then, the rain began to fall. Isn't everything in life just a question of timing?
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Renewal

Shelf system String

I am feeling the need for a new shelf system to replace my common example of furniture democracy. As I am a collector of heavy magazines, I am not quite sure yet which kind would suit my needs best? Any suggestions?
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Vintage Arena

Magazine spreads Arena Homme +

Imagine a 90s time warp mall where you can get all the items that have been featured in vintage Arena Homme +. There is nothing else you need. Trends are recurrent.
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Kitten Love XXX

Top Lara Stone
Bottom John Ericson, Playgirl, January 1974

A new take on the Adam's costume.
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Décolleté

We have discussed the men's skirt, the men's dress, the men's corset. In all consequence, the focus now is on the men's cleavage. Deep necklines and kinky cutouts. This is no crazy invention of the 00s but has historic relevance.
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Inventory

1. Frank Thomas zipper boots
2. Faded American Eagle dolphin print T-shirt
3. Brooch
4. Silk shirt

Flea market findings.
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#100904

Frankfurt, flea market

Compared on an international level, Frankfurt flea market is amongst the top. Nowhere else, one can find such a high degree of authentic 90s fashion and design. This time I had a lovely talk with a couple eating currywurst and offering me a special deal on their unwashed s'Oliver sweatshirts.
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Subtitle

Another magazine that should soon enrich my collection. Especially these two issues. It is fascinating how strinkingly well the cover artworks reflect their time and aesthetic mood. Throughout all past decades.
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Via Catch Fire

Big Bang Theory

Helmut Lang Spring/Summer 1991

You might have recognized that I recently developed a new addiction: Barbie & Ken Fashion. And now I actually found out who truly invented it: Helmut Lang. Unexpectedly, he beautified short skirts, plastic frills and sheer pastel dresses when I was still an innocent boy playing with Barbie and Ken.
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