Sherman Questions XV

1. Cindy Sherman at Louis Vuitton Fall/Winter 2014
2. Balenciaga Spring/Summer 2011

So what would Cindy Sherman wear? The real Cindy Sherman. Not her 'other' portrayed self. She does, in fact, wear the 'lesbian collection' - those celebrated buckle boots. In blue crocodile leather. By Balenciaga. By Nicolas Ghesquière. And short hair. At this morning's Louis Vuitton show.
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Sherman Questions XIV

1. Robert Mapplethorpe Cindy Sherman, 1983
2. Giorgio Armani Campaign

Images of Cindy Sherman that are not images of Cindy Sherman. They are more than a character study, more than self-portraits. They are portraits of 'self'. And amidst all the costume choices - from Balenciaga to Comme des Garçons - Sherman opts for the intellectual power woman look of Jil Sander, Calvin Klein and Giorgio Armani.
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Sherman Questions XIII

1. Cindy Sherman Untitled #473, 2008
2. Marc Jacobs Fall/Winter 2013

Isn't it ironic how both images as aspirations of 'luxury' result in something chintzy? Cindy and Marc present an exercise in fake fur and cheap perfume. Layering kitsch until it becomes rich.
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Sherman Questions XII

1. Cindy Sherman Untitled #474, 2008
2. Missoni Spring/Summer 2011

The portrait of a lady evokes a severe pre-version of Jürgen Teller's subsequent family portrait series for the house of Missoni. And indeed, doesn't Cindy's abstract python print dress comprise a first coquettish hint to the Italian multi-pattern enterprise?
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