Post Paris XIII

A false encyclopaedic guide to the menswear collections, presenting:
Juun J. Fall/Winter 2012

1. Björk Homogenic 1997
2. Eiko Ishioka Faye Dunaway for Parco
3. Jean Paul Gaultier Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2007

Following the visual path of the cryptic 'ikon', the geometric shape of the triangle reveals itself as a remarkable similarity. Collar, bow and cleavage depict a deep plunging V that recurs in a white shirt, layered underneath the referential print.
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Mutant Engineering II

Photos Viviane Sassen, Marcelo Capizzano

One day, aliens will save the human race from extinction. They will collect and exhibit our precious relicts of art and culture. And put us in cute little outdoor parks. Women will collect solar energy and men will filter the water.
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Fantastic Planet

La Planète sauvage 1973

In love. From the very first second. Social criticism emerging from a Trojan horse known as surrealism. Masters and slaves. Destruction and self-destruction. Incredible imagery. And finally: Useful lessons in keeping a pet...
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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.
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Moonstruck

1. Neil Armstrong, 1969
2. Scott Listfield
3. Unknown
4. Thom Browne Spring/Summer 2011
5. GFAJ-1 bacteria

Alien microorganisms that constitute themselves of arsenic. I've always been fascinated by two things: dinosaurs and the space. Consequently I am thrilled by the latest NASA discovery. Another indicator for the fact that Alien Fashion might be outermost relevant very soon.
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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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The Omen I

Tim Soar Fall/Winter 2010

Tempted by the subtle touch of blue. Dark on velvet, electric on hair. Somehow artificial, fake and wrong. But yeah, sometimes I do feel the desire to become a creature of alien-esque appeal.
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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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Alienesque

John Galliano Spring/Summer 2003

Porcelain dolls in exuberant colours. Wrapped in tunics, veils, dresses and scarfs. Too much of everything. Too much of romanticism. Too much of orientalism. Overdosage of such a degree only a John Galliano is allowed to.
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Image credits Steven Meisel, Catwalking

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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

Klingon I

People always ask me: Horst, what is IN, what is OUT? So my very secret prediction is: Klingon Fashion. It's the next step after Rick Owens and Nina Ricci. It's the only logic conclusion. Red leather, cleavage and chains. Believe me.
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Playing Tonight

Alien 1979

Alien, Aliens, Alien 3, Alien: Resurrection, Alien vs. Predator. I am all set. What are your plans for tonight?
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What The F***

What is this? A crab tanned space invader? A buffalo centaur, shrouded in ancient legends? A super gay alien? A motor mechanic coming for rescue in the desert? Anyway, it's great!
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Space Invader

Matthew Ames Spring/Summer 2009

Finally someone who knows what he does. With all consequences. Radically honest and chic. Pure to the bones. And visionary to the mind.
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