Svensk Surrealism

1. Sven Jonson
2. Erik Olson
3. Sven Jonson

Layered landscapes that attract, direct and pull the beholder's view. Compressed within small formats, the works unfold multiple dimensions, stories and details where lines meet and colour zones overlap.
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Straps & Strings

1. Unknown
2. 'Paris Playground' by Steeve Beckouet

This is a prequel. A retrospective series of contemporary strapping. The German word 'Strapse' might be worth being looked up and explored in depth. In the meanwhile, we are tie-lacing the torso in a non-sexual manner with sexual connotations.
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Case of Recurrence II

Givenchy Fall/Winter 2012

Oh wait, the studded shirt has already come back. Resurrected by the hands of Riccardo Tisci. Enhanced, enriched and enlarged by the embellished Minotaur nose ring. Anyways, I still want the Prada!
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Image credits GQ.com

Case of Recurrence

Prada Fall/Winter 2009

The ways of desire are eratically irrational. Suddenly you are confronted with the wishful thought of owning the studded shirt from Prada Fall/Winter 2009. But maybe there is someone who has it and is over it?
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Image credits GQ.com

Bootylicious II

Raf Simons Fall/Winter 2012

With its haptic, optically challenging 3D structure, the original Fall/Winter 2008 version became my dearest everyday uniform. Now, the Raf Simons running shoe returns. It has been wishfully awaited.
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Image credits Style.com

Bootylicious

Rick Owens Fall/Winter 2012

Although minimalist at heart, I tend to fall for visually busy and complicated footgear: multi-laced and multi-strapped. With its reduced architecture and hidden closure construction, this version succeeds in uniting the best of both extremes.
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Granularity

1. Raf Simons Spring/Summer 1998
2. Jil Sander Spring/Summer 2012
3. Raf Simons Spring/Summer 2006, Fall/Winter 2008 & Jil Sander Spring/Summer 2012
4. Raf Simons Spring/Summer 2009 & Jil Sander Spring/Summer 2012
5. Raf Simons Fall/Winter 2008 & Jil Sander Spring/Summer 2012

The Raf Sander universe is a hermeneutic one. The grainy knit reappears throughout the seasons, varying in shades of pale yellow into deep hues of moss green and bright cyan. Variations of one theme. The singular product, a limited edition of serial mass production.
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Pierced Souls II

Givenchy Spring/Summer 2012

When rude boy subculture and the genes of industrial goth are reapplied. Brutal signs of social membership, a commitment to tribe culture. Though, the characteristics of the clan are blurred and its origins remain unidentifiable.
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Pierced Souls

Jil Sander Spring/Summer 2009

When an idea of 1990s youth culture is reborn and reshaped. Thin, elongated and richly embellished with crystals and pearls. Instable, light structures that reawaken the desire for belly piercings.
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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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Rue Etienne Marcel

Waistcoat Raf Simons Archives
Top Raf Simons
Trousers H&M
Shoes Raf Simons x Doc Martens
Sunglasses Persol
Folder Daisuku Iwanaga

Parisian detail memories. In devotion to a three-lettered name.
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Image credits Urban Parade

Restrictedly Available

Campaign JOSEFLAZO shirt

A new line, available over phone only. Five minimalist versions of the dress shirt. Handmade in London. Reversing the Savile Row tradition, appointments for a made-to-measure garment are made via hotline. And it's affordable, too. Call now.
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Act Of Compensation

Julius Spring/Summer 2011

Although I didn't find the perfect lederhosen yet (they have to be black, they have to be flower embroidered, they have to fit), I made the pleasant encounter with pieces from the Julius SS11 collection. Maybe they will have to do instead.
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Predestination

Salvador Dalí The Enigma of Wilhelm Tell, 1933

A perfect sunday. A day of impressions. A closer look at one certain piece of art. It made me realize: Buying sandals in winter is not more surreal than the work of Salvador Dalí.
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Inventory

The men's handbag. An item to be revived against all criticism. I don't need a weekender just to carry around Moleskine notebook, pen and tanga briefs. Am I right?
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Via Rene Schaller, Jak & Jil

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.
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Carving Board

Maison Martin Margiela Spring/Summer 2011

A reinforced laminate waistcoat. An example of artisanal craftsmanship. Clear evidence and perfect proof for the MMM ethos: redefinition of materials and calculated misappropriation.
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