Kastenflimmern

1. Hero Magazine editorial by Takay
2. Comme des Garçons Spring/Summer 2012
3. Comme des Garçons Spring/Summer 2001
4. Comme des Garçons Spring/Summer 1997

Since I remain indifferent towards the use of colour in my own wardrobe, a pattern approach might be the most logical, complex and visually appropriate equivalent. Preferably op-art in black and white. Comme please.
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Obviously II

1. Helmut Lang
2. Raf Simons Spring/Summer 2012

After paying typography homage to Helmut via the Jil Sander backstage T-shirt, Raf Simons continues with the x-cross for his own menswear line. Turning inside out.
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Image credits ebay, Catwalking

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

Splatter

Dior Homme Spring/Summer 2002

Hedi Slimane ten years ago. So modern still. And so desirable again. Everything I need is a white sleeveless shirt and a pair of black skinny trousers. And this is all. Always forever.
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Belgian Confusion

Ann Demeulemeester Spring/Summer 2008

Life in Antwerp is so slow, I fall asleep. Actually, I am in an Ann Demeulemeester Dada coma right now. Constantly trying to disarm my impatience. And soothing myself with shopping fantasies.
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Rippchen & Kraut II

Marios Schwab Fall/Winter 2011

A man in lederhosen is ideally accompanied by a woman in Marios Schwab. His Austrain heart establishing the post-modernist dirndl. The geared-up maid satisfying our SM fantasies.
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See also Part I.

A Short History Of Twins In Popular Culture II

1. Comme des Garçons
2. Issey Miyake
3. Carla Bruni & Kate Moss
4. Pamela Anderson, her twin boobs & Vivienne Westwood
5. Twin Towers
6. Jose & Juan Areco, Brian & Travis Davenport by Thom Browne, Dean & Dan Caten
7. “Chanel Liquidated” by Zevs

There is a striking yet explosive resemblance between the Vivienne Westwood SS09 campaign image and the photographic documentation of the 9/11 incident. I'm not gonna compare Pamela's boobs with planes now... Anyway, what's your favourite twin?
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Hero Worship

Part 13: Vincent Gallo




He is the perfect human and subtly sexual demonstration of how cropped works. It's all about this little centimetre between the top's hem and the trouser's waistband. The notion that this gap is not intended to be.
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Pathfinder

Topman Design Spring/Summer 2011

I fell in love with the Topman boy. We went camping together, roasted marshmallows over an open fire and washed our dirty clothes in a river nearby. Sometimes I wasn't quite sure if he was actually wearing shorts or a skirt.
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Image credits Catwalking

Process

Images Unknown, unknown & unknown

That's the awful thing about tumblr. You find brilliant artworks but the origin creator remains unknown. Absorbed in virtual space. Deleted by bookmark tools and one-click-image-posting. I want identity back.
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Bauhaus

Top Raf Simons Fall/Winter 2010
Bottom Rietveld Schröder house

When clothing becomes architecture. And vice versa. In this case, fashion can thoroughly be entitled pure façade. Without regret or any pejorative undertone.
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Image credits Style.com, designboom

Group Of Four

Tamara De Lempicka vs. Robert Palmer

Women with sleek hair, smokey eyes and red lipstick - a repetitive leitmotif of timeless beauty. Women who use the definitions of sex as their weapon and source of strength.
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Another Variation

Jil Sander Spring/Summer 2011

Colour. And flowers. I agree it is a reference to the minimalist core of an early Jil Sander. Accordingly pure is the self-repetition of Raf Simons and his encounter with waist-conscious tailoring and a short shorts spirited mind.
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Image credits Style.com