The Perversion Of Reversion

1. Alan Taylor Spring/Summer 2014
2. Rick Owens Spring/Summer 2014

When everything has been done and redone before, a valid trick is to turn things around. Alan Taylor multiplies the body, creating shizophrenic outfits that remind of 'the knave' in a game of cards. And Rick Owens, well, he replaces the fashion show with a hardcore metal performance and has his actors spinning around and hanging upside down.
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Anti-Me Society II

Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer 2013

The last hurrah by Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton was a self-revolting revolution. Showgirl punk with graffiti lettering, ruffles, sequins and feathered bras. Not giving a fuck was never that delicately well done.
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Bien Venue

1. Maison Martin Margiela Hôtel Salomon de Rothschild
2. Rick Owens POPB Bercy
3. Kenzo Maison du Judo
4. Wooyoungmi Palais de Toyko
5. Dries van Noten 165 Rue de Vaugirard

A selection of the most appealing Parisian show venues for the Spring/Summer 2013 menswear presentations. From sport arenas to neo-classical monuments, light beam tunnels, raw concrete and industrial pillars. A dichotomy of the abandonned and restored.
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