Reversed Striptease

Leopard longsleeve Givenchy
Snakeskin T-shirt Jil Sander
Organza snake top Raf Simons

Layering season for season, adding garment for garment. A personal archive triptych of leopard and snakes. My most favourite signature pieces starring in 'The Return of Safari Couture'.
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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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Straps & Strings IV

1. Lonely Hearts Lookbook
2. Unknown

Not being able to wear a bra and reveal its construction may be a temporarily hurtful deficit for the male human - as long as its principle will not establish itself in latter's wardrobe.
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Manatomy

1. João Pimenta Spring/Summer 2012
2. Givenchy Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2011

An earnest option for the biologically male who likes Givenchy Haute Couture. I'm tempted by the idea of incorporating the crystallized organza suit to my daily homewear wardrobe.
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Via Morphosis and Style.com

A Short History Of Stripes In Popular Culture IV

1. Danielle Scutt Fall/Winter 2010 by Willem Jaspert
2. Vanessa Beecroft
3. Jil Sander Spring/Summer 2011

The semi-sheer black and white stripe: Allowing a severely graphic and therefore tamed, restricted form of nudity. Showing and hiding everything and anything at once. Inbetween feminity.
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Post New York II

A false encyclopaedic guide to the menswear collections, presenting:
Jeremy Scott Fall/Winter 2012

1. Jean Paul Gaultier Spring/Summer 1994
2. Janet Jackson 'Runaway' 1995
3. Flower wrap

Who doesn't love a boy toy wrapped in fluorescent plastic, just like a box of white chocolate truffles. Especially when paired with the archaic Jean Paul Gaultier, respectively Janet Jackson 'Runaway' nose chain.
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Post Paris XVII

A false encyclopaedic guide to the menswear collections, presenting:
Rick Owens Fall/Winter 2012

1. Calvin Klein Spring/Summer 2010 campaign
2. Ann-Sofie Back Spring/Summer 2011
3. Justin Timberlake for Rolling Stone

After his signature muddiness and a re-orientation towards crisp minimalsim, Rick Owens celebrates wetlook. Shiny surfaces that either imply polymer fabrications or simple wetness. Both conclusions are highly satisfying.
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Resubmission

Jean Paul Gaultier Spring/Summer 1991

It's not over yet.
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Post Paris I

A false encyclopaedic guide to the prêt-à-porter collections for Spring/Summer 2012.
First chapter: Haider Ackermann

1. Haider Ackermann Spring/Summer 2012
2. Gerhard Richter
3. Anthony Cragg

Within the post-processing of Paris Fashion Week two aspects appear: the collections in itself and my associated experiences and visual memories. Consequently, the following reviews will only reveal one minor part of the truth. Just like a Haider Ackermann veil dress.
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Surreptitiousness

Ann-Sofie Back Atelje Spring/Summer 2012

And again, she defines fashion. Probably the most underrated designer of our times, every detail is exactly what it is meant to be. Every element, every shape. The ultimate balance of neglect and restraint.
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Samples

1. Chris Bakayart
2. Raf Simons
3. Unknown

The non-existent wardrobe. Filled with gradient desire. Fetishized objects that transform from art to garment to uniform. Three short-sleeved T-shirts. Painted, printed, sulphurized.
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Weight Watchers

Calvin Klein Spring/Summer 2011, 2009 & 2008

As a gym bunny myself, I tend to identify more and more with the Calvin Klein man. Square and hunky. While I'll most probably stay on the slender side, I'd like to watch you becoming him.
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Undoubtedly

Maison Martin Margiela Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2011

Earlier today, the infamous Maison fulfilled a Horst prophecy and presented transparent suits and plastic raincoats. Besides, the post-baroque Hotel Maison Champs Elysées delivered the backdrop for brutalist motorcycle jackets and tape-draped evening dresses.
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Raf Sander

Jil Sander Spring/Summer 2012

I'm feeling it. Like totally. I mean. 2012 is going to be a Raf Sander year. It is about the shape as predicted. The square thing around a boys neck. Coloured python and plastic raincoats. Bananas.
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