A To The Scene

Steven Klein Lone Star (Dutch Magazine), 2000

Using an inflationary term, this is most probably the 'best' fashion story 'ever'. Everyone seems to still be trying 'hard', while others have already achieved 'everything'. Today is a prudish age. No one cares to dare anymore.
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Posing With Cars

1. Steven Klein L.A. Portfolio, L'Uomo Vogue 2006
2. Steven Klein Spread Eagle, Dutch Magazine 2002
3. Steven Meisel Speed Racer, Vogue Italia 1997
4. Thom Browne & Zac Posen Infiniti Q50, 2013

Steven M. and Steven K. are united by their love for hot wheels and naked flesh on cold steel. The car as metaphor for a 'large penis' has established itself as fashion accessory and, lately, statement collector's piece. Car pin-ups Thom Browne and Zac Posen agree.
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In The 7th Year...

Steven Klein Dieux DV Stade, 2008

This 2008 editorial has an almost nostalgic quality to it, reminding us of the very beginnings of this blog, founded six years ago in 2007. Since then, over 2.5000 posts have been published, producing a short history of popular culture on its own.
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Encounter

ENCOUNTER Calvin Klein 2012

Steven Klein for Calvin Klein. Trapped in apocalyptic concrete, surrounded by the salty air of a forbidding coastline. A cold-hearted play of repulse and distance, only endangered by the smell of cardamom and pepper and the warmth of patchouli, cognac and cedarwood.
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Vinyl, Recycled

1. Steven Klein Super Linda, W Magazine September 2012
2. Jonny Trunk Dressing For Pleasure, 2010

Well done. It might appear easy to google images from a vinyl and rubber compendium and to restage, reshoot and replay its scenarios. When Linda Evangelista and Steven Klein come into play, Dressing For Pleasure turns into serious business.
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Untraceable

Steven Klein for Dutch Magazine

It is a confirmed fact that I have a magazine fetish. I always wonder if it is based on the genetic human pre-definition as 'hunters and collectors'. To maintain this need, I am currently on the search for back issues of Dutch. Please hunt with me.
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