The Craft VII

a) letters



b) layers


c) leaps

1. Raf Simons Spring/Summer 2009
2. Mihara Yashuhiro Spring/Summer 2012
3. Yohji Yamamoto Spring/Summer 2008

Fragments and separated letters, spread over garments. Once layered onto each other, they become complete. In few cases, they even evolve into full grammatical statements, sentences or even political messages.
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Attention Fragile

Kenji Kawasumi CSM Graduate Collection

I love the perfectly unfinnished, provisional. Reminescent of moving blankets, the grainy fabric structure feels like a ready-made brought into hourglass shape. Bare legs and arms underline this element of flawless flux.
/HORST

Image credits Catwalking

Balenciaga Questions XIII

1. Balenciaga Spring/Summer 2011
2. Diesel Black Gold Fall/Winter 2012

A skirt is cut in stiff, overlapping leather panels. A classic shirt is added, fixated with a belt that optically pierces the front. Just an observation. One can either love it or leave it.
/HORST

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Sleeveless Minds, Sleepless Nights V

Raf Simons Spring/Summer 2005

'Wave Transmission' front print.
Lace-up side construction.
Raf Simons for Avantgarde.
/HORST

Sleeveless Minds, Sleepless Nights IV

Raf Simons Fall/Winter 1998

Polyamide and lycra top.
Black and charcoal pinstripes.
Raw edges.
/HORST

Sleeveless Minds, Sleepless Nights III

Raf Simons Spring/Summer 2011

White dress shirt.
Hospital green back zip.
Puller pendant.
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Sleeveless Minds, Sleepless Nights II

Raf Simons Spring/Summer 2009

Hidden black contrast zip.
Beige linen.
Sleeveless by definition.
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Sleeveless Minds, Sleepless Nights

Raf Simons Archives Collection

Cotton front, neoprene back.
Deconstructed pockets.
Non-commercial item, non-specific season.
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Perplexions

A false encyclopaedic guide to fashion history, presenting:
Alexander van Slobbe Spring/Summer 1999

1. Céline Fall/Winter 2011
2. Raf Simons Spring/Summer 2012
3. Darren Coffield 'Episodical' 2010

A boyish face. Sleek, wet hair groomed into a perfectly gentle, curly wave. A sleeveless vest. Bare arms uncovering the shadows of muscular anatomy. A photo-realistic print. This boy is carrying wood.
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The Craft IV

1. Frida Gustavsson by Josh Olins
2. Matthew Bell by India Hobson

From text collage (part III) to 3D collage. Translating the concept of re-assembling stochastic pieces into a new picture, garments are layered in an loose, fragile 3D pattern, hold together by human anatomy (instead of glue).
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Narcissistic Renaissance II

Sleeveless shirt Dior Homme

A fine selection of out-takes from the Narcissistic Renaissance series. Remanent material, left for revelation. There's always more that you haven't seen. There's gotta be.
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Laced Up II

1. Sleeveless top Dior Homme
2. Mannequin Jean Paul Gaultier

Another photo booth experiment. While my lower body disappears, the torso becomes a tribute to the year 1990. Hedi Slimane, Jean Paul Gaultier and Horst become one. At least for this very moment.
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L'Imitation

Trompe l'œil shoes Comme des Garçons
Snakeskin belt Comme des Garçons Homme Plus
Fake leather top Topman

Almost every piece of Comme des Garçons is a theoretical construct, an ironic construct and a deconstructed construct. The fake, the camp and the comical. For you, I'll paint my nails red.
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