Now & Then XV

1. Prada Resort 2015 (Steven Meisel)
2. Miu Miu Spring/Summer 2003 (Mario Testino)

Living, breathing for contrast stitching and cross-stitched self-reference throughout labels and decades. From diffusion to main line, from womenswear to menswear. And back. Soon we will all be one 'same'.
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Fashion Charts X

1. Prada Spring/Summer 2015

2. E. Tautz Spring/Summer 2015

3. Liam Hodges Spring/Summer 2015

Longing for perverse contrast stitching. Like Junya would do. Or Rei for that sake. Plain boring (Miuccia), innocent and boyish (Patrick) and workwear denim gone shizo-radical (Liam). Another top three.
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Harlekin, 2014

or 'Heidemarie Jiline Tought Me Drama'

Top Jil Sander

A classic rule of (tragic) comedy: Repeat something three times. And then, change it. A classic rule of (poetic) drama: Let there be no happy end. As a result: We laugh tears, and cry tears.
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A Short History Of Stripes In Popular Culture VII

1. Raf Simons Fall/Winter 2010
2. Yves Saint Laurent by Hedi Slimane Fall/Winter 1999
3. Dior Fall/Winter 2013
4. Vincent Como Objects of Unknown Power and/or Origin, 2001
5. J.W. Anderson Fall/Winter 2013
6. Céline Fall/Winter 2013
7. Jil Sander Spring/Summer 2013

The interrupted block stripe. When an endless line is disconnected and cut into a box, Raf Simons and Hedi Slimane become much closer than expected. A 'band' that connects them all, including Jil 'Simons' Sander, J.W. 'Madame' Anderson and Phoebe 'Lang' Philo.
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Post Paris XXIV

A false encyclopaedic guide to the Paris collections, presenting:
Veronique Branquinho Fall/Winter 2013

1. Veronique Branquinho Archive
2. Adriano Brusaferri Spindle tools used to calibrate organ pipes, 19th century
3. Satoshi Saikusa Valentino Haute Couture Fall/Winter 1993

Paris re-opens the chapter of False Encyclopaedia. And since Veronique Branquinho's last show was my first show, this is an appreciation post. Celebrating craft, sincerity and stringency. The colour beige, the bustier top and turtleneck, the Belgian rigor.
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Horst Decoration, Issue 7

1. Melt Chair Nendo, Cabinet Snickeriet, Table Ettore Sottsass
2. Mamma Chair Gaetano Pesce, Chair Rick Owens
3. Il Piede sculpture Gaetano Pesce, Zink shelf Jonas Bohlin

Sculpure as furniture. Symbolism as cushion. Welcome to my fictive 'black and white' home. We will play chess, eat dark chocolate and vanilla ice cream, wear leather and mesh, say 'Yes' or 'No' but never 'Maybe'.
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Striation, 2012

or 'The Times Is Now, On My Own'



















Knit Dior Homme by Hedi Slimane
Turtleneck Raf Simons
Jeans Cheap Monday
Shoes Raf Simons
Vest Ardency Inn
Stool Piet Hein Eek

The belated reaction to A Short History Of Stripes In Popular Culture and Hedi Slimane's controversial return. Enriched with the subtle dosage of 'pervert priest', it is a praise for the bipolar.
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Miusing Escher V

1. Miu Miu Fall/Winter 2012
2. M. C. Escher Untitled (No. 62)

Chloe, the muse, is bringing Miusing Escher back. When eyes flicker and flower ornaments turn into naked dog creatures in contrasting signal colours. When will Miu Miu menswear be back?
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