Bittersweet Contradictions

Martine Rose Spring/Summer 2011

It's a small step from tribal to ornamental. And that's why I love Martine Rose. Accomplishing the task of melding the kinky and the romantic. And yes, I want those chaps my dear!
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Watering Flowers

Photos Unknown

A rather romantic adaption of the Duchamps urinal. And a rather entertaining pose. A rather provocative post title as well, I may assume. Put shortly: We like to say it with flowers.
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Whitewashed

Dries van Noten Spring/Summer 2011

Unfortunately too save. Too harmonious. Too tone in tone. Where did the risk-taking go, where the deeply admired Dries clash? Did he surrender himself to pastels? But maybe this has been his manoeuvre. Killing us softly.
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Image credits Catwalking

Mermen & Mermaids

Top Neo Rauch, Das Gut, 2008
Bottom Unknown

When thinking of mermaids, movies like The Little Mermaid or Mermaids instantly come to one's mind. But suddenly I realized one true classic is missing: Splash with beautiful Daryl Hannah. Thanks to Neo Rauch for reminding me.
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Best Of Dries van Noten

Dries van Noten Fall/Winter 2001 - Spring/Summer 2011

The men's skirt. Neon plastic coats. Furry leopard print. He did it all. And he always did it well. No one can copy a Dries van Noten look. And no one is able to clash and combine contradictory patterns with such an implicitness. The Dries principle is based upon logic and intuition. A self-repetitive mechanism that deserves to be admired.
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Image credits Catwalking