Parachute Styledive II

Banal Chic Bizarre Spring/Summer 2012

Although it does evoke memories of the Raf Simons Spring/Summer 2008 collection, the thought of sports performance is enhanced by wrestling and childhood fantasies. Consequently, the presented result justifies its distinct existance.
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Death

1. Vanitas still life & Givenchy Spring/Summer 2011
2. Hedi Slimane still life & Comme des Garçons Spring/Summer 2011

I've never understood the fascination for it. I am afraid of death. Who can take this fear away? Or is this even possible? Men in leopard skirt shorts might be a consolatory beginning.
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The Fall

The Fall 2006

Morphine for the eyes. An unjustly underrated and unregarded piece. The world re-constituting itself. Constantly shifting. And merging its narrative levels. It's like a Jean-Paul Gaultier collection replayed as a movie.
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Shasei

Artworks Sadao Hasegawa

Mythology and male anatomy. His works inherit a Japanese momentum, this very notion of directness hidden behind surreal expression. The explicit, masochistic and sexual seemingly tolerated when stylised. And almost like a gay artist's tradition, Sadao Hasegawa committed suicide following the example of Mishima Yukio and leaving behind works of undaunted kitsch.
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Therapy

Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer 2008

Yes, I love Louis Vuitton. Just for the sake of nurses in nylon aprons and lace logo masks. Evoking the desire of being sick and tied to the bed. Literally. By the way, is there a proper term for male nurse? And how would that version look like?
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Squat

Images Encens

With their publication, Sybille Walter and Samuel Drira created a piece of cultural identification and fashion history. It's the aesthetic core of a visually driven conviction that spreads through the imagery of Matthew Ames, Damir Doma and Bruno Pieters.
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Nescience

Photos Bert Houbrechts

Veronique Branquinho 1998 - 2001. Memories of fading strength and immediacy. When I was attending her womenswear presentation in Paris last March, I didn't know it will be her last one.
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Beauty Mask

Cutout iterations of face masks bilding multiple triangles. Corresponding to bra shapes and broad shoulders. I am fascinated by the analogy and geometry of these images.
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Grotesque

I'm a Barbie girl.
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Sweet And Vicious

Photos James McKenzie

"Hold my body tight
All night
Never let me go
Hold my body tight
All night
Never tell me no"
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In Sync

Photo Stylesightings

I really fancy this old school, Laura Ashley meets the Netherlands, all-over print. Styled to perfection with chest hair respectively kitten mask and nice plateau heels.
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Phantom

Photos Willy Vanderperre
Fashion Maison Martin Margiela

I can't define exactly what I like so much about these pictures. Maybe it's the childhood memory and simplicity of light denim, or maybe just the poses. But either way, you can always trust a Vanderperre picture.
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Hardcore Vibes

Jaiden rVa James Fall/Winter 2008

Jaiden James really pushes boundaries. Floral skirts and bondage gear, masks and chains. The phantasies get wild, abstruse and frenetic. Flirtatious games to the extreme.
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Eyes Wide Shut

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