Contortionists

1. Missoni Fall/Winter 2011
2. Playgirl Man for March

It's a delicate topic. Snakes and the texture of their skin are of rare beauty. And therefore must be protected. Therefore, we can either fake it. Or do it like Salma.
/HORST

Fox Tales

Jeremy Scott Fall/Winter 2011 vs. Prada Spring/Summer 2011

When the idea of pop is completely understood. When references are sucked in, chewed up and spit out again. When copying is allowed. Then, we don't have another scandal, we just witness a postmodern quote.
/HORST

Recall

Top Christina Aguilera
Bottom Girls Aloud

As I've still not seen any result of perpetuating the topic I'll explain it one more time: This is Barbie Fashion. And it got lost. Sometimes it still appears in Cheryl Cole videos. But we need it in an everyday context.
/HORST

The Omen II

Christova & Endourova Fall/Winter 2006

Yes, they are already amidst us. They conquered fashion and can now be booked as supermodels. With umpf and attitude. I always thought this was a teenage fantasy - but it truly is reality.
/HORST

Homeless Chic

Simon Rasmussen Spring/Summer 2011

Fantastic Simon Rasmussen presented his first collection. An eclectic recycling of random materials and graphic references, also quoting Jean-Charles de Castelbajac's teddy bear coat worn by supermodel Helena Christensen in the heart-breakingly amusing film Prêt-à-Porter. An exquisit example for Recession Couture.
/HORST

Image credits Copenhagen Fashion Week

Hero Worship

Part 12: Katie Price





I sincerely apologize for this post. But recently I fell in love with Katie Price. Touched by her duet with Peter Andre. And positively shocked seeing her performing in a shiny pink catsuit. This is what I want when wishing for a Barbie Fashion revival.
/HORST

Ikebana

Artworks Isa Genzken

As I recently discovered my softer flower side and now surround myself with white tulips or buttercups, I have picked some unconventional arrangment proposals for you. What about a floral installation à la Isa Genzken for your living room?
/HORST

Current State Of Mind

Stills Beyoncé - Why Don't You Love Me

"Why don't you love me?
Tell me, baby, why don't you love me
When I make me so damn easy to love?
And why don't you need me?
Tell me, baby, why don't you need me
When I make me so damn easy to need?
I got beauty, I got class
I got style, and I got ass
And you don't even care to care"
/HORST

Material

Balenciaga Fall/Winter 2010

A piece of newspaper wafting through the streets. Ripped and layered advertisments on a concrete pillar. Construction sites, structured pavement plates. The woman transformed into a monument of urban circuits.
/HORST

Image credits Catwalking

Disillusion

Meadham Kirchhoff Fall/Winter 2010

Shock. Bewilderment. A calculated reaction, so it seems. And the Dalston pound shop aesthetic doubtlessly succeeds. Denying any hopes, dreams and prejudices one may have projected onto the young design duo. But once having a closer look, the collection reveals its poignancy. Perfectly documenting the essence of London and its omnipresent mood. A walk down Hackney Road and suddenly everything makes very much sense.
/HORST

Confessions

Photos John Galliano, Andrew MacKenzie

Deep down inside we all want men to look like this, right? By the way, my newspaper briefs obsession hasn't been fulfilled so far. I will continue to infiltrate you until I finally get a pair.
/HORST

Assemblage

Alexander McQueen Fall/Winter 2009.

Plastic foil, white cans and traces of red lipstick. I just coincidentally discoverd these incredible details, re-using trash as head pieces. Other 'hats' include car rims and bubble wrap.
/HORST

Total Eclipse

Photos Steven Meisel

There is one moment in history that exceeds the whole decade of the 90s: the year 2000. It combines everything beloved and detested: Leopard print, snakeskin, cropped, bootcut. Everything collapses and fades into the bright unification of all fashion sins.
/HORST

Grotesque

I'm a Barbie girl.
/HORST