Repeat, Inverse

Thom Browne Fall/Winter 2014

I am happy this does exist. What Rei proposed as two-dimensionality for women, now returns as two-three-dimensionality for men. Of course, Thom had to add a deeper inlay, that of foliation and vacuum.
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Image credits Catwalking

Stitch & Repair: Frankenstein

1. Christopher Kane Spring/Summer 2013
2. Rick Owens Fall/Winter 2013
3. Givenchy Fall/Winter 2013

Undead, broken, reassembled. The open-heart experiments of Ownes, Tisci and Kane. A living study in 'plastic' surgery, all connected by one thick thread. Also known as: Anti-Couture.
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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.
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Now & Then III

1. Comme des Garçons Fall/Winter 2012
2. Comme des Garçons Spring/Summer 2008

Erase and remind. Attempt and retry. Apply and reverse. Start Photoshop, open either of these two 2D images and press ⌘+I. Save file as 'unforgettable memory', print it and stick it on your moodboard.
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Image credits Catwalking

Codes Of Decoration

1. Lara Jensen for Inbar Spector Fall/Winter 2012
2. Oscar De La Renta Fall/Winter 2012
3. Jil Sander Spring/Summer 2009
4. Ben Toms The Divine Invasion, Dazed & Confused June 2012

Moths, crystal and pearls. When decoration does not just decorate but cover everything. In various degrees, the codes are challenged, the purpose of jewellery hyperbolized. More is more.
/HORST

Post Graduate II

A false encyclopaedic guide to the Central Saint Martins collections, presenting:
Sarah Simkins B.A. Graduate Collection 2012

1. Céline Spring/Summer 2012
2. Fritz Winter Untitled, 1931
3. Carol Christian Poell Block shoes

We are naturally influenced by what surrounds us. It's not a failure, it's not a weakness. It's an automatism that can be applied to anyone concerned with aesthetics and creation. We all walk in someone else's shoes.
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