Eternal Rivalry

Céline Fall/Winter 2011 vs. Arjan Janssen

I'll have to admit: she did it again. Women become a piece of art. The kind of art that will remain for decades. Decent garments with relevance that won't seek visual competition with their wearer.
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Wiener Werkstätte

Top Flower table, Josef Hoffmann (1905)
Bottom Cutlery set, Josef Hoffmann (1903-1904)

Hundred years have passend. We've been so close to perfection. Cultural heights. Forgotten. Artistic and sexual freedom, tolerance, brutality in thoughts, radical sensuality.
/HORST

Distinguishable Replicants

Lanvin Spring/Summer 2011

I truly loved this collection. And it is overdue to express my appreciation for Lucas Ossendrijver and his achievements for Lanvin Homme. Like no other he pictures the merciless and naïvely charming blade runner dandy. Marked by raw edges and rivalling textures.
/HORST

Image credits Catwalking

Compression

Ann Demeulemeester Spring/Summer 2011

To contrast yesterday's confession, serious offerings for a tasteful man's wardrobe. All-white futurism replaces the erstwhile melancholic romanticism of Ann Demeulemeester. An inventive shift to modernity that pleases my eye.
/HORST

Image credits Catwalking