A Short History Of The Plastic Raincoat In Popular Culture VI

1. Miu Miu Fall/Winter 2014
2. Thomas Bayrle Produzione Bayrle Coats, 1967-68
3. Prada Fall/Winter 2002
4. Miu Miu Fall/Winter 2014

Never too late, never gone. The coloured plastic raincoat takes us back to 1949, 1967 and 2002. It is true that the future will always look old-fashioned. And the present will always feel like the past.
/HORST

A Photo Booth Biennale, Epilogue

A second look at The Artwork Will Be Present, 2013.






1. Ryan McGinley Tommy & Heather, 2012
2. Ryan McGinley Falling, 2007
3. Ryan McGinley Back Against Wall, 2004
4. Ryan McGinley Jack (Hanging Rock), 2009
5. Ryan McGinley Brennan (Clear Poncho), 2007

Ryan McGinley has been chosen for his ability to portray naturalism in such straightforwardness, his photography turns into art/ificiality. He is a poet, an voyeur, a free-spirited extremist. And he shows us what we are (not).
/HORST

Perpetuum Mobile, 2013

or 'Confessions Of A Conceptualist'

Vest Ann Demeulemeester
Tank Rick Owens
Trousers Ann Demeulemeester
Raincoat Jil Sander
Slippers Hernández-Cornet

A fur slipper is a fur slipper is a fur slipper. A post-Lang, post-Einstein perpetual motion. An exercise in discomfort while being comfortable. A scientific model based on friction that creates energy in itself.
/HORST

Patchwork, 2013

or 'A Story Of His Own'






















Shirt Bruno Pieters
Boots Raf Simons x Doc Martens
Coat Jil Sander

In lack of light and the possibility to create 'newness', I have recycled 'unused material' of previous photo booth installations. A tribute to the 'glitch' movement of images with errors.
/HORST

Naked, 2012

or 'What You Get Is What You See'

Top Maison Martin Margiela x H&M
Trousers Ann Demeulemeester
Belt Maison Martin Margiela x H&M
Coat Jil Sander

Upon public pressure and repeated request, I am posing completely nude. Exposing my trompe l'œil tattoos on bare skin. Sheer trousers cinched with an invisible belt. Only protected from outside views by a see-through coat.
/HORST

A Short History Of The Plastic Raincoat In Popular Culture V

or 'How Horst Influences Fashion'






1. Nina Ricci Spring/Summer 2013
2. Emilio Pucci Spring/Summer 2013
3. Holly Fulton Spring/Summer 2013
4. Valentino Spring/Summer 2013
5. Versus Spring/Summer 2013

Each season, at least five design houses follow the call and demands of Horst. Owing to a subliminal kind of personal agenda, the plastic raincoat has regained its relevance. How crystal clear.
/HORST

Image credits Catwalking