Tokyo Diaries XVI

A mental travel preparation.



Factotum Spring/Summer 2014

Eager to meet, learn from and become a hara-kiri school boy. Adapting to his uniform of tie, knee socks, flowers and books. Reading. Smiling. Observing. Thinking. Studying the art of studying.
/HORST

Barbara Did It First? IV

1. Barbara Kruger Untitled (You Have Searched And Destroyed), 1982
2. Raf Simons Fall/Winter 2012

So, in the end, did Barbara do it first? Yes. Indeed. I know right. Does it matter? Yes. Indeed. I know right. Have we learned anything new? No. Unfortunately. Not at all. Do you still love me?
/HORST

Empty Pockets

1. Fendi Fall/Winter 2013
2. Prada Spring/Summer 1999
3. Yohji Yamamoto Fall/Winter 2004

The pocket as exaggaretd means of space and transport. Enough room for the globalized psyche of a world traveller. Multi-minded, try-sexual, jet-sad. Unable to keep anything and take everything with himself.
/HORST

Schach Matt

Part III of 'Duplicate Diptych Week'



1. Paul Outerbridge Ide Collar, 1922
2. Julia Hetta Noblesse Nordique, 2012

The creating of a duplicate is avoided when new elements are added. Thus the 'duplicate diptych' depicted above may as well be referred to as 'composed copy' - each detail meticulously thought-out.
/HORST

Worm Therapy

1. Proenza Schouler Fall/Winter 2013
2. Ettore Sottsass Bacterio, 1978
3. Proenza Schouler Fall/Winter 2013

With his pattern design for the Memphis Milano movement, Ettore Sottsass turned geometric forms into texture, and laminate became textile. What originally had an op-art effect on furniture, turns into fake fur on clothes.
/HORST

History X-Neck

1. Maison Martin Margiela Fall/Winter 2013
2. Carven Fall/Winter 2013

Something solid becomes manifest when it is repeated at least twice. Synchronously. Mark these words with an 'X' – or wrap yourself in the latter. 'Cross' dressing, symbolically. As unisex proposition, the neck is herewith declared the focal point.
/HORST

Candy Clutch, Readymade or Accessory

Maison Martin Margiela Spring/Summer 2010

One of the items that sold out within a controversial sellout was the shiny, mirror-surfaced, hyper-exaggerated candy wrap transformed into a clutch or readymade that would make Koons proud. This is how you could and should wear it if you wanted to.
/HORST

Garage Martin Margiela III

Maison Martin Margiela x H&M Fall 2012

And the collection has been revealed. Am I disappointed as a woman? No. Instead I feel transported into '20' The Exhibition - being able to collect signature pieces for the curated wardrobe.
/HORST

Via All The Hot Stuff

Garage Martin Margiela

1. Maison Martin Margiela Fall/Winter 2010
2. Maison Martin Margiela Fall/Winter 2011
3. Maison Martin Margiela Fall/Winter 2011

Hardware as neutral (metallic) matter to be evolved into 'whatever' form of man-made design. Therefore, it is best described as 'substance'. By combining and manipulating its elements, the raw becomes 'something' luxurious.
/HORST

Mesh-Up Syndrome

1. Viviane Sassen Indian: African Drum Beats, 10 Magazine Spring/Summer 2009
2. Ann Demeulemeester Spring/Summer 2001
3. Raf Simons Fall/Winter 2012

The consolidation of two themes. The grid reappears as handprinted mesh (Ann Demeulemeester). The stripe as furry clip-on (Raf Simons). Together, they build 'A Short History Of Stripes & The Grid In Popular Tribal Culture'.
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Hexagon, Heptagon

1. Raf Simons Fall/Winter 2009
2. René Magritte Palace Of Curtains III, 1928-29

From the series: Things I deeply regret. Not buying. Beweeping the brass, silver or mirror brooch. 2009 is my own failure. 1929 is the failure of birth and time. Would I have invested in Magritte?
/HORST

Zhivago, 2012

or 'Don't Push Me In The Bushes'

T-shirt Acne
Jeans H&M
Shoes Ann Demeleulemeester
Necklace Maison Martin Margiela
Pendants Kenzo

A whitewashed boy scout fantasy. Properly equipped for any (antiseptic) outdoor performance: water-repellent T-shirt, whistle, rope, saw, snap hook, multi-strapped boots. Minus the latex gloves.
/HORST