Macrosection Specimen

T-shirt Maison Martin Margiela
Jeans Cheap Monday
Brooch Ann Demeulemeester

Four stitches, cross lacing and a pin. Manual techniques that emphasize the craft, the detail and the production process. Carefully leading one's view to the centrepiece, a polished black crystal.
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Born Slippy

Bomber jacket Motorking by Michiko Koshino
Suit jacket Whyred
Mesh tank Helmut Lang
Coin necklace Ann Demeulemeester
Leather jeans H&M

Following the tradion of David Bowie, Moby, Placebo, Natalie Imbruglia and the Spice Girls, I chose a Michiko Koshino archive piece for my latest performance in mesh, rubber and leather.
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Heart Arrhythmia

Ann Demeulemeester Fall/Winter 2012

So beautiful. My goddess, I want it all. Elongated, slim cuts; gradients, black and white graphics. Such a clear language, so precise. A turtleneck knit dress, blue silk trousers; the minimalist reawakening of Ann Demeulemeester.
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Beltium

1. Ann Demeulemeester Fall/Winter 2011
2. Raf Simons Fall/Winter 2006

The next thing I want is a cummerbund. And I wanna wear it everyday. Sometimes I wish life was a fashion editorial. And everyone would just dare to wear their heart on the outside.
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Desired #8

Coin purse necklace Ann Demeulemeester

Another exquisit example of accessories that can be used in manifold ways but are, as such, intrinsically useless. Necklace, key chain, coin purse. It may be everything, it may be nothing. As long as it looks pretty.
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Desired #6

Multi-strap Ankle Boots Ann Demeulemeester

Lately, I love any shoe with excessive detailing. Multi-strapped, multi-laced, multi-embellished. Heavy foot gear devoted to the useless decoration, the Antikraft in a minimalist wardrobe.
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Forbidden Love VIII

Top Woolworth
Waistcoat Helmut Lang
Boots Ann Demeulemeester

From this day on, I will solely dress like a German suburb gay. An homage to mediocrity. A guilty pleasure for 4,99 €. Radical fashion that documents our current-cy crisis.
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Post Paris V

A false encyclopaedic guide to the prêt-à-porter collections for Spring/Summer 2012.
Fifth chapter: Ann Demeulemeester

1. Ann Demeulemeester Spring/Summer 2012
2. Gottfried Honegger
3. Christo and Jeanne-Claude

Ann and Gottfried, a beautiful paring of names and subtexts. The German 'Gottfried' literally translates into 'god' and 'peace'. Just like the wrapped sculptures of Christo and Jeanne-Claude, total absorption disembogues into angelic bliss.
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Gaultier Questions III

1. Jean-Paul Gaultier Spring/Summer 1993
2. Ann Demeulemeester Spring/Summer 2011

Jean-Paul and Ann. Neither one, nor another. Coincidentally tied together. On their very own, both results explore the concept of revelation. Who has superiorly mastered the principle?
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Performance Art

Fencing waistcoat Ann Demeuelemeester

A theoretical construct is brought into theatrical performance. The body in its centre, the garment as the opponent, a dramatic antagonist. Eventually, they find together. I'd like to call this play The Antwerp Collection.
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Fundamental Decisions

1. Raf Simons Spring/Summer 2009
2. Givenchy Spring/Summer 2011
3. Ann Demeulemeester Spring/Summer 2010

What to wear? What to pack? Your opinion and comment is highly appreciated. Sleeveless and shorts. Leather and leopard. Sequins and muscles. One, two or three? Paris, Paris, Paris.
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Anti Körper

Black sequin waistcoat Ann Demeulemeester
Sleeveless T-shirt kik
Trousers with T-shirt attached as kilt Raf Simons
White waistcoat Ann Demeulemeester
Waistcoat underneath Acne
Shirt Maison Martin Margiela
Brooch Second Hand

I am a bipolar personality. Rudimentary. My mind is trained to decide. Black or white. Right or wrong. I take the consequences. And like to think in extremes. There is no doubt about me. I am Horst Demeulemeester.
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