Fashion Charts XI

1. Rick Owens Spring/Summer 2015

2. Dries van Noten Spring/Summer 2015

3. Yohji Yamamoto Spring/Summer 2015

Longing for strap-ons. Who would've ever thought that those three will be partners in harness crime. Alien netwear (Rick) vs. ballet fencing (Dries) vs. amputee tailoring (Yohji). Another top three.
/HORST

Psycho Teddy, 2014

or 'Going Down In La La Land'

Top J.W. Anderson
Shirt Comme des Garçons Homme Plus
Trousers Comme des Garçons Homme Plus

My new imaginary-non-imaginary friend comes in shape of a children's toy gone wrong. Jacquard woven in signal colours, this companion has an alarming effect on passers-by. Whispering with a grim smile: 'W-A-R-N-I-N-G. I'll take you with me.'
/HORST

Now & Then VIII

1. Prada Spring/Summer 2013
2. Prada Spring/Summer 1999

Miuccia's Asian infusion. The submissive clichée of 1960s exoticism modernized and re-fetishized by means of asymmetry and the silk kimono side slit. Temporarily reducing power woman to house maid - as part of an intellectual role play.
/HORST

Couples III

Part I of 'Duplicate Diptych Week'



1. Stella McCartney Fall/Winter 2013
2. J.W. Anderson Spring/Summer 2013

When 2 becomes 1, a genderless power suit is created which is defined by dishevelledness and pinstripe. Fulfilling every business code and ignoring it simultaneously.
/HORST

Balenciaga Questions XIX

1. Balenciaga Spring/Summer 2002
2. Rodarte Spring/Summer 2010

The patchwork dress constitues itself of various parts. And, as fashion history, lives from the spontaneous, seemingly random repetition that furthermore translates into a logical pattern. The pattern of subconsciousness.
/HORST