A Short History Of The Apron In Popular Culture

1. Yohji Yamamoto Fall/Winter 2013
2. Jean Paul Gaultier Spring/Summer 2004
3. Joseph Beuys Backrest For A Fine-Limbed Person, 1972

While icon of domestic (supression) and household chores of 1950s Germania/Americana, the apron bares both - a sensitive and brutal subtext, once put into male context. The butcher, the craftsman, the sculptor. Put shortly, the misunderstood artist on the threshold from genius to madness.
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A Short History Of The Grid In Popular Culture VIII

1. Bruno Zhu Untitled, 2013
2. Chloé Fall/Winter 2013
3. Raf Simons Fall/Winter 1998
4. LG Lundberg Stängsel, 1973-1979

The chain linked fence, once again: Somehow, it carries the subliminal attitude of Steampunk - the sub-genre that features machinery, especially in a setting inspired by industrialized civilization. Put shortly, the fence motif in fashion introduces a pre-post-apocalyptic future.
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Superficial Implant

Part II of 'Duplicate Diptych Week'



1. Balenciaga Spring/Summer 1997
2. Gucci Fall/Winter 1996

From 'amorphous forms' (cf. Hans Arp) to 'organic plates' at Balenciaga and Gucci by Tom Ford, strict geometry is broken into fluid shapes. Designed as a golden armour, hidden as second-skin, revealed by cutouts.
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O Du Selige, Epilogue

1. John Chamberlain Hawkfliesagain, 2010
2. John Chamberlain Incidentallyneutered, 2008
3. Eberhard Havekost Selbstgespräch, 2008
4. Eberhard Havekost Glanz, 2008
5. Eberhard Havekost Car Park 4, 2001
6. Dirk Skreber It Rocks Us So Hard - Ho, Ho, Ho 3, 2002
7. Dirk Skreber It Rocks Us So Hard - Ho, Ho, Ho 8, 2002
8. Dirk Skreber It Rocks Us So Hard - Ho, Ho, Ho 2, 2002
9. Wolfgang Tillmans Headlight, 2012

As indicated previously, the 'car crash' metaphor unfolds beautifully as a simulation of destroyed luxury. Polished surfaces are crunched. And icons of hyper-advanced (German) technology become useless formations/decoration.
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O Du Selige

Comme des Garçons Spring/Summer 2013

Car crash brides and kamikaze gift wrap dresses - my proposal for feasts, high days and holidays. The appropriate code for the upcoming 'Gnadenbringende Weihnachtszeit'. Cozy, glamourous and pretty insane.
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See also Dirk Skreber

Thoughts On Pop Culture, Sex & Fashion II

1. Paco Rabanne Haute Couture Spring/Summer 1998
2. Man Ray Presse-papier a Priape, 1920

When did we stop showing steel erections?
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Garage Martin Margiela

1. Maison Martin Margiela Fall/Winter 2010
2. Maison Martin Margiela Fall/Winter 2011
3. Maison Martin Margiela Fall/Winter 2011

Hardware as neutral (metallic) matter to be evolved into 'whatever' form of man-made design. Therefore, it is best described as 'substance'. By combining and manipulating its elements, the raw becomes 'something' luxurious.
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The Non-Pro-Redundant

Yves Saint Laurent Fall/Winter 2012

Sometimes I do need to repeat things others have said, implied or mentioned. Images we have seen being reproduced and restaged in editorial shoots. Only to emphasize that I do like them, too. Sometimes this is important, too.
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Image credits Catwalking

Spikes

1. Thom Browne Fall/Winter 2012
2. Junya Watanabe Fall/Winter 2006
3. Jaiden rVa James Spring/Summer 2010
4. Hermès Kelly Bag customized by Jun Takahashi
5. Gosha Rubchinskiy Spring/Summer 2009

It ain't over until you give it a try. And it is allowed when Thom does it. In good company with Gosha, James, Jun and Junya. For a fashion sin only exists when you truly commit it.
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