Nudist Camp

1. Wrestling, Michael Sweerts 1649
2. The Fountain of Youth, Lucas Cranach 1546
3. The Dance, Henri Matisse 1910

Where do you wanna be now?
/HORST

Nudist Camp

1. Wrestling, Michael Sweerts 1649
2. The Fountain of Youth, Lucas Cranach 1546
3. The Dance, Henri Matisse 1910

Where do you wanna be now?
/HORST

The Sense Of Presence

Tim Hamilton Spring/Summer 2011 vs. Michaël Borremans

Surreal portraits of women. Dissolving into the circumfluent space. Only hold in reality by form and texture that remains touchable but not always visible. Their humanity sustained by hues of earth, skin and dust.
/HORST

The Burberry Prada Scandal

Burberry Prorsum Fall/Winter 2011 vs. Prada Fall/Winter 2006 & 2007

Yes, I did like the coat-obsessed Burberry collection. And I thank Christopher Bailey for listening to Horst and incorporating plastic raincoats in the finale. But why does no one criticise the blatant reference to Prada Fall/Winter 2006 and 2007?
/HORST

See also The Farhi Sander Scandal

B-Sexual

Top Britney Spears by Todd Cole
Bottom Brigitte Bardot

Britney is the epitome of pop. A symbol for the hyperglycaemia of our society. A bitter sweet candy stick. A post-romantic icon of consumerism and self-dramatization. Wrapped-up in white tulle. Remixing an image of the original power of Dirndl-escapism: The über-icon and strawberry blonde Brigitte Bardot.
/HORST

Mixed Media

Top Steven Meisel, Vogue Italia (2007)
Bottom Benbo George, Particles (2008)

Surrealistic objects and appearances. The furry something and the gorilla costume. The round something and the roses-and-pearls embellished designer blouse. Let's have breakfast.
/HORST

Little Dress Fight

Raf Simons Fall/Winter 2010 vs. Alex Katz The Black Dress, 1960

Two artists in their own right. Two interpretations of one timeless classic. The uniform of the intellectual elite. The little black dress. Now available for both sexes. I'm a woman.
/HORST

Jackson Who?

Top Jackson Pollock, Full Fanthom Five (1947)
Bottom Michael Jackson & Macaulay Culkin, Untitled (1991)

May I present to you: A real Jackson. And another real Jackson. Pure monkey gestures brought onto the blank canvas. Carefully selected and thoughtfully curated by Lynn & Horst. Two-pages catalogue available on demand.
/HORST

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

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?
/HORST

The Farhi Sander Scandal

Nicole Farhi Spring/Summer 2011 vs. Jil Sander Spring/Summer 2010

Honestly, I am shocked. How could that happen? How can you copy a complete collection in such an obvious manner? As if no one has seen or will immediately remember the infamous Jil Sander SS10 collection? Welcome to the copy & paste society.
/HORST

P.S.: For a similar case, see the post Persuasive Precedent.