A Short History Of Rent Boys In Popular Culture

1. David Zanes Rent Boys (DUTCH #6), 1996
2. D&G Spring/Summer 2000
3. DSquared Spring/Summer 2001
4. Dirk Bikkembergs Spring/Summer 2000
5. Raf Simons Spring/Summer 2014
6. Raf Simons/Sterling Ruby Fall/Winter 2014

Before the metrosexual was the boytoy/toyboy. 1996-2000. In tank tops, fringe tops, leather tops, rubber boots. Until Beckham came. Only Hedi and Raf resisted througout. One of them returned to rubber boots.
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The Cyber Woman, Robots

1. D&G Spring/Summer 2001
2. Hussein Chalayan Fall/Winter 2009
3. Karl Lagerfeld Vogue, 2010
4. Balenciaga Spring/Summer 2007

The fembot is the anti-emotional archetype of feminism, introduced in the 1927 silent film 'Metropolis' and repeatedly quoted ever since. Yet, the stainless steel surface remains projection screen for erotic fantasies. Femancipation is the construct of virtual porn.
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The World's Sexiest Homoerotic Fashion Campaigns

1. Terry Richardson Sisley Fall/Winter 2009
2. Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott DSquared Spring/Summer 2011
3. Terry Richardson Gucci Fall/Winter 2001
4. Mario Sorrenti Lanvin Fall/Winter 2001
5. Mario Sorrenti Dolce & Gabbana Spring/Summer 1994
6. Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott Givenchy Fall/Winter 2010
7. Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott Givenchy Fall/Winter 2009
8. Craig McDean Prada Sport Spring/Summer 2008
9. Terry Richardson Tom Ford Spring/Summer 2008
10. David LaChapelle Patrick Cox, 2003

After the celebrated and never forgotten The World's Sexiest Male Fashion Designers, it is time for a sequel. Who is pushing same sex boundaries? Depictions of wishful thinking, 'sex sells' and the provoked side effects of luxury. Everything for journalistic, humanist and historical reasons.
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