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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Dialogue

1. Wolfgang Tillmans Four Boots, 1992
2. Begüm Sekendiz Boré & Raf Simons at Intermission1, Berlin 2011

Face to face confrontations and the exchange of words. The fear of refusion and the warmth of sympathy. A digital projection of reality becomes reality itself. Attractions are strengthened, illusions disappear.
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Berlin Tegel, airport shuttle to The Avant/Garde Diaries

Let's see what will happen tonight. I will dress up in my Raf collection, head to heel. I will slowly sip a G&T and look in his direction all night. Then, finally, I will approach and kiss him. On his cheeks and on his lips.
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The Farhi Simons Scandal

Nicole Farhi Spring/Summer 2012 vs. Raf Simons Spring/Summer 2011 & 2008

As the previous Farhi scandals have been quite easy to grasp, this one takes on complexity and merges various Raf Simons collections. Mere copy or honest tribute? Who will be throwing the first stone?
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See also The Farhi Sander Scandal and The Burberry Prada Scandal

Rue Etienne Marcel

Waistcoat Raf Simons Archives
Top Raf Simons
Trousers H&M
Shoes Raf Simons x Doc Martens
Sunglasses Persol
Folder Daisuku Iwanaga

Parisian detail memories. In devotion to a three-lettered name.
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Image credits Urban Parade

Tropical Heat

1. Martin Honert Fata Morgana & Kenzo Spring/Summer 2012
2. Henri Rousseau Éclaireurs attaqués par un tigre & Givenchy Spring/Summer 2012
3. Andreas Gursky Beach & Raf Simons Spring/Summer 2012
4. Jeremy Parnell Big Chook & Prada Spring/Summer 2012

It's about beaches and jungles, flowers and sand castles. Childhood memories, vacation traumata and global warming are melting and diffusing into each other. Just like a bar of rainbow coloured ice cream. In 2012, men wear Hawaii shirts, bermuda shorts and (hopefully) banana skirts.
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Fundamental Decisions

1. Raf Simons Spring/Summer 2009
2. Givenchy Spring/Summer 2011
3. Ann Demeulemeester Spring/Summer 2010

What to wear? What to pack? Your opinion and comment is highly appreciated. Sleeveless and shorts. Leather and leopard. Sequins and muscles. One, two or three? Paris, Paris, Paris.
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Disk Warriors

1. Jil Sander Fall/Winter 2000 & Spring/Summer 2010
2. Jil Sander Fall/Winter 2010 & Unknown
3. Jil Sander Spring/Summer 1998 & Spring/Summer 2006

Jil Sander and the shape. The circle and the irregular square. It has happened before and it will happen again. Just as the shape itself, it's a recurrent element that I dare to foresee in the upcoming collections.
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