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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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?
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Rohrschachtest

Steven Tyler vs. Anna Dello Russo

Maybe it is already common knowledge that these two personas are the mirror images of one another. Leaopard-wearing twins seperated after birth. By the way: Has anybody seen ADR modelling for Emanuel Ungaro?
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