Reciprocity

Jil Sander Fall/Winter 2012

Touching one of fashion's most relevant and recurrent topics, the black and shiny is multiplied in material and form. The result: Serial killer duplicants dressed head-to-heel in periodic leather. The question: Is Jil the new Raf?
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Glam Rock

Prada Fall/Winter 2011

Of course my forecast was totally wrong. But I had a good intuition for the colour palette and general atmosphere. No bootcut. But cropped. No corduroy. But suede. No paisley. But glitter. Résumé: I could do that.
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Fruit Salad

Jil Sander Fall/Winter 2011

Oops! He did it again! Deep in my heart I was hoping and expecting a renunciation to colour. Hasn't happened. So my wardrobe will have to pause another season. I do like mangos though.
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Extravaganza

Prada Spring/Summer 2011

The ugly beautiful amazingness of Miuccia Prada. Hourglass silhouettes. Minimalism charged with tackiness. Striped fox tail stoles. Op-art sombrero hats. Lonely island iconography. Too much to handle, so much to love.
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Marmoreal

Giuliano Fujiwara Spring/Summer 2011

As always Fujiwara presented a well thought-out collection. Cohesive variations of one theme, introducing a range of rubber boots inspired shoes and sandals marked by cross-references to show wrestling and superheroes. I'll take a pair.
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Parachute Test

Albino Deuxieme Spring/Summer 2011

Two looks that left me with instant desire. Not at least due to the fact that I always felt attracted to men wearing sandals with socks. Nothing is more traditionally German, more Horst.
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Emergency Room

Prada Spring/Summer 2011

Ill-fitting shirts reminiscent of scrubs, oversized and flat. Neon coloured sunglasses worn around the neck instead of a stethoscope. Miuccia's man is a cosmetic surgeon. And I'd like my chin and cheekbones done.
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Mind Candy

Emporio Armani Spring/Summer 2011

Welcome to the fetish club. Finally Milan plays its strength. Delivering delicate offerings for the next summer season. Armani more and more follows a change of direction. Much to our amusement.
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Honest Proposal

Calvin Klein Spring/Summer 2011

In fact, nothing is nicer than the urgent impulse to write about something. The need to show and discuss it. Or to praise it. I always believed in the Calvin Klein man. And I never got disappointed. So, will you marry me?
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Anaphylaxis

Jil Sander Fall/Winter 2010

Promises. Closer. Slits. Legs. Sound. Space. Twitch. Jumpsuits. Robots. Cybersuits. Sometimes there is no rational explanation, just feelings. And conviction. The strong belief that this is just right.
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Over Exposed

Jil Sander Fall/Winter 2010 Backstage

I've never been as deeply in love with a collection than Jil Sander SS10. Intellectual destruction. For Fall/Winter 2010 we are expecting displaced patches and pinched fabric as continuation of the men's collection. Time will show.
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Norwegian Wood

D&G Fall/Winter 2010

I seriously liked D&G. Knitted jumpsuits with Nordic patterns. Furry monster boots. Glitter safety helmets. But maybe it's just the image above that manipulated my subconscious mind.
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Rejuvenating Cure

Etro Fall/Winter 2010

Seems like Etro had a little facelift, some liposuction, a bit of workout. And I am absolutely in love with this particular look. The gloves, the bird, the gaiters. Forever young. Who can resist the raw, unpolished and innocent?
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Hallucination

Alexander McQueen Fall/Winter 2010

My in-bed-front-row report continues. With superposed patterns and optical effects that increase my dizziness and blurred view. Techno-organic textures that evoke H.R. Giger fever dreams.
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Bärchen

Vivienne Westwood Fall/Winter 2010

As the wurstfather of fashion, known as Horst, has predicted, there are skirts and elongated shirt dresses in every second collection. Therefore, let's praise the wurstmother of the men's skirt: Vivienne Westwood. Winning over my heart with grizzly bear references.
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Cure

Giuliano Fujiwara Fall/Winter 2010

Like the pills I took today, this collection works. A bit of a relief, even if it only may reduce the symptoms. Exactly what I needed at the right time. Plus we see interpretations of the men's dress, my most favourite topic these days.
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