Silver Geegaw Fight

Stella McCartney Fall/Winter 2009 vs. £1 decoration

This coat is multifunctional. It may replace the christmas tree. And it also perfectly serves as new year's decoration.
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Assemblage

Alexander McQueen Fall/Winter 2009.

Plastic foil, white cans and traces of red lipstick. I just coincidentally discoverd these incredible details, re-using trash as head pieces. Other 'hats' include car rims and bubble wrap.
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Moral Discernment

Artworks Sam McKinniss

"I want to fall in love with pictures over and over again and expect to receive nothing but heartbreak in return."
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Bone Structure

Images Raf Simons Spring/Summer 2006, Unknown

Random fact of irrelevance: I got all-in-one longjohns for christmas.
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2009

Maison Martin Margiela Spring/Summer 2009

The end of a decade. The end of an era. A phantom finally disappears.
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Image credits Style.com

2008

Yves Saint Laurent Fall/Winter 2008

Stefano Pilati's severe vision of feminity. Translated via sheerness, volume and masculine references. Subtly, almost inwardly referring to the decade's dichotomy of gender definitions.
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Image credits Style.com

2007

Prada Fall/Winter 2007

Developing undeniable strength and inevitable impact during the second half of the decade, Prada re-invents fashion's relevance and becomes cultural heritage. An iconic pioneer of its time.
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Image credits Catwalking

2006

Gaspard Yurkievich Spring/Summer 2006

2000 - 2009 is the era of homo-eroticism. The fetish of leather, bondage and short shorts. The man remaining an object of lust. Dressed and undressed.
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2005

Raf Simons Fall/Winter 2005

Despite the risk of boring you, there has not been a more suitable collection for the year 2005 than Raf Simons. Worshipped and adored for exaggerated shapes and the variation of proportion.
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Image credtis GQ.com

2004

Preen Spring/Summer 2004

Nudity and sexualization. The revealing of male and female attributes. The strip. Under- as outerwear. Suspenders, tights and bras. Yes, the double-zero decade was sensual.
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Image credits Catwalking

2003

Helmut Lang Fall/Winter 2003

2003 and one designer should not be missing: Helmut Lang. His strap-cutout-reverse scenarios have conquered my heart and left me with the insatiable lust to compile a wardrobe of iconic Helmut pieces.
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2002

Ann Demeulemeester Fall/Winter 2002

In 2002 it was Ann Demeulemeester's vision that called for a deep-drawn sigh. Blackness that embraces the body like wads of smoke. Moments of exposed flesh and lost virginity.
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2001

Yohji Yamamoto Fall/Winter 2001

After endless hours of archive research and maltreated hands, I do feel a bit dizzy but I also decided about the signature look for 2001: Distorted asymmetry by Yohji Yamamoto.
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Image credits Catwalking

2000

Boudicca Fall/Winter 2000

I somehow like the idea of decade reviews. I honestly do think the noughties have the potential to stand out against the nineties. Although I am aware that this thesis is facing strongest disagreement. But let me prove to you. Starting with the look of 2000: Boudicca.
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Superscript

Comme des Garçons Spring/Summer 2002

Rei Kawakubo and newspaper iconography. Alien-esque mindreading. Futurism in 2002. Makes me remember that I desperately need some John Galliano newspaper briefs.
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Image credits Catwalking

Squat

Images Encens

With their publication, Sybille Walter and Samuel Drira created a piece of cultural identification and fashion history. It's the aesthetic core of a visually driven conviction that spreads through the imagery of Matthew Ames, Damir Doma and Bruno Pieters.
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Fantaghirò

Princess Fantaghirò 1991

Besides the fact that Brigitte Nielsen is starring as black witch, this fairytale series is pure comfort to me. A melancholic childhood memory. I also think I am in love with Romualdo. A pathetic, unattainable love.
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Longitude

Akris Spring/Summer 2010

Lately, it is a full-length dress that I find most appealing. In fact, everything full-length is attractive.
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Innuit

It's snowing. It's cold. And I want either this coat, or a baby husky as little accessory.
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Circular

Hernández Cornet for NICE Design Competition

Re-use, re-cover, re-cycle. Ana Hernández Cornet's contribution to the Danish sustainability project quotes the transformation of fabrics with a circle-shaped shirt and a colour palette that revives the virginity of textiles.
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Agglomeration

Prada Fall/Winter 2006



Dries van Noten Fall/Winter 2006

Fall/Winter 2006 undeniably was the season of the kitten. I've been asked where my animalistic fascination derives from. It's the dichotomy of tackiness and timelessness.
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Image credits Vogue.com

Nescience

Photos Bert Houbrechts

Veronique Branquinho 1998 - 2001. Memories of fading strength and immediacy. When I was attending her womenswear presentation in Paris last March, I didn't know it will be her last one.
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