Polyvinyl Chloride

1. Raf Simons Fall/Winter 2011
2. James Long Fall/Winter 2011

As our short history of the plastic raincoat in popular culture evolves into a comprehensive saga, its index demands another chapter. Working title: Polyvinyl and polymer in contemporary fashion.
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Speed Of Light

Swimming trunks Speedo

The continuation of previous thoughts. A decision is made. And it only took an instance. What remains now is evoking the yet missing occasion. Destination proposals are welcome.
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Nudist Camp III

1. Norbert Bisky
2. Winston Chmielinski
3. Hervé Caillon

Today, I am doing what humankind has done for decades and centuries. Naturalism, nudism, exhibitionism. In contrary to the works shown above, my own examination of the subject is of narcissistic nature only.
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Bits & Pieces

1. Paul Mpagi Sepuya
2. Ricky Swallow

An experiment in colour and form. A design study. Of candles and jockstraps, cups and trestles. The comforting beauty of everyday objects, respectively subjects. Yet decorative in any home.
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Nachtkerzenplanze

1. Tim Hamilton Redux Fall/Winter 2011
2. Gustave Courbet Sill life with apples and peaches (1872)

It's interesting to see one's personal taste evolving with age. The minimalism of modern times requests the decorative exuberance of historical realism. Let them eat fruit!
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Image credits David Schulze

Horst Decoration, Issue 3

1. Kast sideboard Vitra, Tropicalia chair Moroso, Vases Olivier Gagnère
2. Sofa Moroso x Diesel, Candles Maison Martin Margiela, Lamps Tom Dixon
3. Bed frame IKEA, Wooden clogs and butterfly collection Vintage

Welcome to my sister's home. Dipped in soft bubble gum and sorbet colours. An ode to the Fifties and Sixties in hues of pink, pistachio and moss green. Op-art surfaces confronted with post-conceptual irony.
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Naturgewalten

1. Keith Sonnier
2. Yves Tanguy

Before we get physical again. Figurative abstraction. Something that looks like a beach. Or a writing in the sky. Two bodies (of work) completing each other. What would be the correspondent runway look?
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Blow Job

1. Mikael Jansson Lara Stone for Interview Magazine May 2011
2. Jeff Koons Caterpillar & Acrobat, 2003

The quote of a quote. When woman ride inflatable dinosaurs. When lobsters do a handstand. When pop becomes post-pop. And everything is done in a consciously obvious manner.
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Girl Groups

Photos Halston & TLC

The saga of colour continues. Already indicating the dominance of pastels. Pale pink, aqua blue, soft orange. Personally, I'm tending towards aqua. And in my girl group are still two spots to fill. So who wants to audition for the pink and orange part?
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Deconstructed Triptych

1. Kasimir Malevich Selected artworks
2. Jenny Postle Graduate Collection
3. Comme des Garçons Fall/Winter 2011

Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue. Taking the principle of collage and multiplying it in itarative rows of three. Irregular rows of cloth and colour. Layered geometric shapes. Three lines of text.
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Table Cloth Fight

Tsumori Chisato Fall/Winter 2011 vs. Henri Matisse Spanish Still Life, 1911

Is that a Matisse on her skirt?
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Oyp Gnuoy Ij

Ji Young Pyo Graduate Collection

Being all Dada. Following yesterday's view on Hugo Ball, the absurdity of clothing is countered with seriousness. Hiding one's scoffing laugh behind an anonymous shield.
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Image credits Catwalking

Complication & Abstraction

Artworks Joan Miró

Chaos and its antithesis. A few and a million strokes. Either I am confused. Or enlighted. But I am slowly finding access to the genius of waiting room art. What reminds me to book a dentist appointment.
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Gimme Face!

1. Unknown
2. Party like it's 1996, Sissel
3. Unknown

For those of you who still seek inspiration for our drag race (yes, I won't stop reminding you), I recommend to pick a 90s trance techno outfit. The deadline still is 15th of March. So get your act together!
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Thermo Conversion Fight

Yohji Yamamoto Fall/Winter 2011 vs. Global Warming

Yohji trusts in global warming. According to his latest offering, women will go out in sheer black negligé dresses in winter 2011. The hair probably already indicating the change of nature.
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Contortionists

1. Missoni Fall/Winter 2011
2. Playgirl Man for March

It's a delicate topic. Snakes and the texture of their skin are of rare beauty. And therefore must be protected. Therefore, we can either fake it. Or do it like Salma.
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