Tokyo Diaries IV

A mental travel preparation.

1. Pleats Please Happy Anniversary, 2012
2. Nobuyoshi Araki Shokuji (The Banquet), 1993

Hyper-aesthetic and hyper-realistic images of food. Hyper sould food - as in hyper fashion, as in hyper sex, as in hyper orgasms. A preview to multiple hyper olfactory and hyper gustatory experiences.
/HORST

Mrs. Carter's Non-Collaborateurs, In Non-Chronological Order

1. Herb Ritts Andie MacDowell in Hawaii, 1984
2. Leonor Fini The Ends Of The Earth, 1949
3. Marylin Minter Splish Splash, 2005
4. Irving Penn Issey Miyake, 1991
5. Man Ray Le Violon d'Ingres, 1924
6. Herb Ritts El Mirage, 1990
7. René Magritte The Lovers, 1928
8. Guy Bourdin In Between, 2010
9. René Laloux Fantatsic Planet, 1973
10. Erwin Blumenfeld Vogue, 1950
11. Robert Mapplethorpe Lisa Lyon, 1980

For her self-entitled #VisualAlbum 'BEYONCÉ', Beyoncé has been seeking expressionist advice from French surrealism and its tradition in film and fashion photography.

Beyond well-established motifs of modern and contemporary art, the content also reflects something soft-political: feminist speech clashes with sexist slang ('Bow Down Bitches') and masochistic submission ('I Cooked This Meal For You Naked.'). A work on rough love, drunk love, jealousy. Not an artwork though - but a commercially valuable, visual-acustic product.
/HORST

Now & Then X

1. Salvatore Ferragamo Spring/Summer 2014
2. Issey Miyake Spring/Summer 2007

When DIY becomes DBN: design by numbers. We are living and dressing in a decade of things and ideas that have been. It is the last great 'Hurray' before the in-situ restart. Counting down, 3, 2, 1...
/HORST

Frills, 2013

or 'Bring In The Clowns'






























T-Shirt Comme des Garçons Homme Plus
Waistcoat Issey Miyake
Sleeveless shirt Valentino
Frill bib Comme des Garçons Homme Plus
Trousers Acne
Sandals Damir Doma

Staged in a Comédia Japonais, we are witnessing a frivolous play in three parts. A tragic costume drama based on the true story of a rose-frill shoulder, a crinkled stripe and a rushing collar piece.
/HORST

A Short History Of Stripes In Popular Culture VI

or 'How Horst Influences Fashion'






1. Acne Spring/Summer 2013
2. Jonathan Saunders Spring/Summer 2013
3. Marc Jacobs Spring/Summer 2013
4. Issey Miyake Spring/Summer 2013
5. Sportmax Spring/Summer 2013

Each season, at least five design houses follow the call and demands of Horst. Thus, a fine, black and white line became apparent throughout the collections. As graphic blocks or eye-flickering op-art. One better looks twice.
/HORST

Image credits Catwalking