Frills, 2013

or 'Bring In The Clowns'






























T-Shirt Comme des Garçons Homme Plus
Waistcoat Issey Miyake
Sleeveless shirt Valentino
Frill bib Comme des Garçons Homme Plus
Trousers Acne
Sandals Damir Doma

Staged in a Comédia Japonais, we are witnessing a frivolous play in three parts. A tragic costume drama based on the true story of a rose-frill shoulder, a crinkled stripe and a rushing collar piece.
/HORST

Post Paris XXIV

A false encyclopaedic guide to the Paris collections, presenting:
Veronique Branquinho Fall/Winter 2013

1. Veronique Branquinho Archive
2. Adriano Brusaferri Spindle tools used to calibrate organ pipes, 19th century
3. Satoshi Saikusa Valentino Haute Couture Fall/Winter 1993

Paris re-opens the chapter of False Encyclopaedia. And since Veronique Branquinho's last show was my first show, this is an appreciation post. Celebrating craft, sincerity and stringency. The colour beige, the bustier top and turtleneck, the Belgian rigor.
/HORST

Pervert Priest, 2012

or 'Miusing Myself'





























Collar piece Miu Miu
Shirt Valentino
Jacket Dior Homme
Necklace Maison Martin Margiela x H&M

Once you define a theme and establish it as core of an unapologetic and atheistic world order, your beliefs are more than just denominations. They become manifestations of a self-centred religion.
/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

Striation II, 2012

or 'I Am Not Cindy Sherman, Yet.'



















Jacket Dior Homme by Hedi Slimane
Shirt Valentino
Trousers Acne
Skirt Raf Simons

Slowly extending the monochromatic into graphics. Carefully connecting the dots and stripes. Combining two alleged rivals. While secretly flirting with the idea of taking it even further, of converging into the psychodelic.
/HORST

Relief

1. Simon Schubert Untitled (hallway with mirror), 2007
2. Bottega Veneta Spring/Summer 2013
3. Loewe Fall/Winter 2012
4. Anna Barriball Door, 2004
5. Valentino Spring/Summer 2013

They live in the works of Simon Schubert and Anna Barriball. On a sunday afternoon, they meet for tea and a reading of Roald Dahl's 'Kiss Kiss'. They wear, of course, embossed leather.
/HORST