Seance

Lanvin Spring/Summer 2011 vs. Hans Bellmer

The day I am reborn again I will become a surrealist painter. Spiritual findings on a friday night. Justin is singing Tearing Up My Heart. And maybe I have to re-invent myself when waking up tomorrow?
/HORST

Seance

Lanvin Spring/Summer 2011 vs. Hans Bellmer

The day I am reborn again I will become a surrealist painter. Spiritual findings on a friday night. Justin is singing Tearing Up My Heart. And maybe I have to re-invent myself when waking up tomorrow?
/HORST

Medusa: Prequel

1. Versace campaign, 1990s
2. Head of Medusa, Peter Paul Rubens 1618

The Medusa head as an iconographic legend of both ancient and modern history. A supernatural, crude and mesmerizing symbol associated with immortal myth and contemporary consumerism.
/HORST

Love-Hate Relationship

1. Robert Maxwell, Rolling Stone 1997
2. Patrick Demarchelier & Marc Jacobs campaign by Jürgen Teller
3. Patrick Demarchelier & Yves Sain Laurent Fall/Winter 2008

In my narrow-minded world, corduroy is directly followed by velvet. Questionable materials that I've never completely understood. They leave me with a feeling of disgust and insecurity. That's why I need a respective garment in my wardrobe. Immediately and badly.
/HORST

A Short History Of Twins In Popular Culture II

1. Comme des Garçons
2. Issey Miyake
3. Carla Bruni & Kate Moss
4. Pamela Anderson, her twin boobs & Vivienne Westwood
5. Twin Towers
6. Jose & Juan Areco, Brian & Travis Davenport by Thom Browne, Dean & Dan Caten
7. “Chanel Liquidated” by Zevs

There is a striking yet explosive resemblance between the Vivienne Westwood SS09 campaign image and the photographic documentation of the 9/11 incident. I'm not gonna compare Pamela's boobs with planes now... Anyway, what's your favourite twin?
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Revival

Céline Fall/Winter 2010, Fall/Winter 1978, Fall/Winter 1975 & Spring/Summer 1970

Career, yes, but not at any price. Céline successively defined a new kind of woman, the Gentlewoman. A process of such genuinity that no one has really noticed 40 years passing. What date do we have?
/HORST

Baltic Excursion

Campaign Jean-Paul Gaultier

Snow in Stockholm. Time for some warm thoughts. Blueberry tea. And the new Ace of Base album.
/HORST

A Short History Of Twins In Popular Culture

1. Karim Sadli, A Magazine curated by Riccardo Tisci, 2008
2. Lanvin, Spring/Summer 2007 Ad Campaign
3. Comme des Garçons, Spring/Summer 2011
4. Marilyn Minter, Twins, 2006
5. Yves Saint Laurent, Spring/Summer 1996 Ad Campaign
6. The Stoltzfus Twins, Bruce Weber, 1982
7. Olsen Twins
8. Stanley Kubrick, The Shining, 1980

As an aesthetic fetish of the fashion industry and grotesque vision in photography and music television the twin unites both: disgust and fascination. A multi-faceted phenomenon, engrained with celebrity and gossip culture as well as the pornographic context. Which iconic imagery must be appended to this catalogue?
/HORST

A Short History Of The Plastic Raincoat In Popular Culture

1. Kylie Minogue - Better The Devil You Know, 1990
2. Therese - Feelin' Me, 2007
3. Prada campaign, Fall/Winter 2002
4. Blade Runner, 1982

Thanks to gym television I've been confronted with the use of plastic raincoats in music videos. An interesting topic worth contemplating on. And of course several cross-references came to my mind. So my dear, what do you have to add to this discourse?
/HORST

Yesterday & Tomorrow

Top Nike campaign, Fall/Winter 1988
Bottom Attitude Magazine, September 2010

My obsession for sportswear continues, or let's rather say cyclingwear. Streamline, skintight, high-tech cuts and materials. Courier-themed sexiness. And please have a look at the claim.
/HORST

Spectacle

Giorgio Armani Spring/Summer 1989

Horst is growing old and therefore concluded to refine his serious appearance. With a classic pair of Giorgio Armani frames. The perfect complement to combed-back hair, suit and black turtleneck.
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Hallucination

Prada Spring/Summer 2007

Socks and sandals. Shorts and coats. I just found these amazing vintage clothes in my father's wardrobe that fit me perfectly well. Prada, Miu Miu, Dries van Noten. But it was just a dream.
/HORST