Underneath

1. Christina Ledang Spring/Summer 2012
2. Prada Spring/Summer 2007

An illogical summer wardrobe built on the hyper-fitted and air-impermeable. Latex and PVC will reveal our body while hermeneutically isolating it from the outer environment. Time to bring out my vacation anti-wardrobe.
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Balenciaga Questions XVI

1. Balenciaga Spring/Summer 2012
2. J.W. Anderson Fall/Winter 2012

Back to London. J.W. Anderson chose s silhouette reminescent of an almost religious Balenciaga woman, altering between witch, high priestess and apocalyptic nun. Her eyes hidden, her robe created of hyper technologic fabrics.
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Auto-Biography

Hernández Cornet Fall/Winter 2012

By purpose self-referential, the collection centres on a personal archive of garments that became archetypes throughout the years. This time, these obsessions recur as déja-vu variants in PVC and leather.
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Image credits Kristian Löveborg for ASFB

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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Image credits Catwalking

Desired #10

Laced PVC Pants

My last desire, or as some say, despotic demand. Combining black vinyl with side panel lacing. And although there is a vast selection of styles in cyber space, it is hard to find the right one.
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Antiseptic

PVC T-shirt Josef Lazo
White shirt worn underneath Josef Lazo
Leather tie Second Hand
Terry cloth T-shirt worn as skirt Second Hand

When worn directly on bare skin, PVC does not only imitate wetness it also triggers actual perspiration. Therefore, it should always be carefully consumed in small doses. Considering all risks and side-effects.
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Polyvinyl Chloride

1. Raf Simons Fall/Winter 2011
2. James Long Fall/Winter 2011

As our short history of the plastic raincoat in popular culture evolves into a comprehensive saga, its index demands another chapter. Working title: Polyvinyl and polymer in contemporary fashion.
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Martial Law

Asger Juel Larsen London College of Fashion BA Menswear 2009

Expressions of masculine strength. Stiff structures, hard contrasts. The chain mail softened by floating materials and wide cuts. Contemporary armour made of blood, sweat and tears, leather, PVC and rubber.
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