Exquisite Corpse II

1. John Chamberlain Hawk Flies Again, 2010
2. Tom Burr Worn Out, 2005
3. Loewe Spring/Summer 2015
4. Ellery Spring/Summer 2015

Conceptual art giving birth to cardboard fashion. Ready for take-away and self-assemblage. Throwing stuff onto mannequins, throwing fabric onto the customer who becomes the costumer. Carambolage as collage is the material fashion dreams are made of.
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The Camp Of Plagiarism II

Alex Katz Round Hill, 1977
Steven Meisel An Interpretation, 1997

It is not a secret. For the Spring/Summer 2015 campaign, the newly redefined Loewe brand (directed by J.W. Anderson) is appropriating the work of Steven Meisel, who himself is appropriating a painting by Alex Katz. The truth is never/always sad.
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See also Nudist Camp

Relief, Epilogue

1. Loewe Fall/Winter 2012
2. Prada Fall/Winter 2002

Still in awe of Loewe's flat 3D achievements. As if the garment's ghost had ascended into the sky, leaving behind a mere shell. If Loewe pictures this afterlife, Prada provides the prehistory.
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See also Relief

Relief

1. Simon Schubert Untitled (hallway with mirror), 2007
2. Bottega Veneta Spring/Summer 2013
3. Loewe Fall/Winter 2012
4. Anna Barriball Door, 2004
5. Valentino Spring/Summer 2013

They live in the works of Simon Schubert and Anna Barriball. On a sunday afternoon, they meet for tea and a reading of Roald Dahl's 'Kiss Kiss'. They wear, of course, embossed leather.
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