#Wangciaga, Reality

1. Balenciaga Spring/Summer 2014
2. Alexander Wang Spring/Summer 2014

This is not a scandal. It is the logic, osmotic relationship of molecules that strive to equalize the solute concentrations of two sides. Balenciaga is being wangalized. In the end, everything is even.
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Artificially Flavored, Primrose Path

Dior Spring/Summer 2014

After his ingenious investigation on the psychological work of Warhol and Schiaparelli, Raf Simons is returning to his concept of 'Dior for Raf Simons'. We are confronted with 'boy scout' girls, a motif known from his biography. We are confronted with slashed typography, a motif known from his earliest and latest menswear collections. We are confronted with stripes, a motif known from his work for Jil Sander. In fact, we are confronted with beauty, a motif known from Raf Simons.
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Appendix:



1. Raf Simons Fall/Winter 2000
2. Raf Simons Spring/Summer 2014
3. Jil Sander Spring/Summer 2011

The Marc by Miu Miu Jacobs Scandal

1. Marc by Marc Jacobs Spring/Summer 2014
2. Miu Miu Fall/Winter 2012
3. Marc by Marc Jacobs Spring/Summer 2014 & Miu Miu Spring/Summer 2011
4. Marc by Marc Jacobs Spring/Summer 2014 & Miu Miu Spring/Summer 2010
5. Marc by Marc Jacobs Spring/Summer 2014 & Miu Miu Spring/Summer 2011
6. Marc by Marc Jacobs Spring/Summer 2014 & Miu Miu Fall/Winter 2009
7. Marc by Marc Jacobs Spring/Summer 2014 & Miu Miu Spring/Summer 2012
8. Marc by Marc Jacobs Spring/Summer 2014 & Miu Miu Fall/Winter 2013

By appointing Luella Bartley and Katie Hillier as the new creative power force behind the diffusion line Marc by Marc, a sleeping 'duo fatale' has been awakened. Shamelessly nicking the success formula of the rival house of Miu Miu, the end result can only be understood as open letter - or practical joke. All we witness is styling one-liners, same-same patterns and a long, repetitive punchline. No one is laughing.
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Aoyama, 2013

or 'Motif Repeats Itself'

Skirt Comme des Garçons Homme Plus
Belt Comme des Garçons Homme Plus
Cut-out shirt Comme des Garçons Homme Plus
Ruffle bib Comme des Garçons Homme Plus
Shoes Saint Laurent

Combining the schizophrenic brainchild of Makoto Aida (Harakiri Schoolgirls, 2002) and John Baldessari (Three Figures With Manhole, 1988), Photo Booth and Photshop have assisted me in creating a new biotechnical race: the school boy-cum-girl.
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