Sex In The Woods

1. Dries van Noten Fall/Winter 2007 & Comme des Garçons Fall/Winter 2010
2. Raf Simons Fall/Winter 2002 & Rag & Bone Fall/Winter 2010

I am still turned on by the idea of creating a forest worker. To make it easier attaining this look I have compiled a few hard-on looks from my vast fashion archive. Work it!
/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?
/HORST

Algetic Abstinence

Magazine Comme des Garçons Six

The curse of being born in the 80s: The fashion consciousness not established enough to witness and worship the creative heights of the 90s. May it be Helmut Lang or Comme des Garçons - I want my piece of this cake now!
/HORST

Veil Skirts

Top Comme des Garçons Fall/Winter 1993
Bottom Givenchy, Richard Nicoll, Damir Doma, Rag & Bone, J.W. Anderson, Richard Chai Spring/Summer 2011

We've been confronted with an armada of veil skirts for the upcoming Spring/Summer season. Please note that I find them wonderful, pleasing and intriguing. But I somehow question their originality. Especially when I compare 1993 Comme des Garçons with 2011 Givenchy. I expected more.
/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

Pink Candy Fight

Comme des Garçons Spring/Summer 2010 vs. Cotton candy

I just love cotton candy. In any context. And now I'm hungry.
/HORST

Bulletproof

Comme des Garçons Fall/Winter 2010

This collection doubtlessly has to be mentioned. It is outstanding. And above all non-referential. I'd almost like to compare it with an atomic core. Constituting its strength from nothing but itself.
/HORST

Significance

Background Willy Vanderperre
Collections Yves Saint Laurent, Raf Simons, Givenchy, Ann Demeulemeester, Frankie Morello, Jean Paul Gaultier, Issey Miyake, Miharayasuhiro, Comme des Garçons

An homage to the men's skirt. The utmost repetitive element apparent throughout all Fall/Winter 2010 men's collections. While appearance and construction vary, the male physiognomy has now been ultimately transformed into nouveau segments.
/HORST

Interpretations

Symbols of life and death, freedom and decay. Stereotype objects that surrender to their cliché. Isolated to enhance their metaphorical force.
/HORST

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.
/HORST

Image credits Catwalking

Aroma

Photos Jürgen Teller

Like red wine, it is a vintage Kate Moss picture that developes its richest taste and aphrodisiacal effect in retrospective.
/HORST

Until Death Tear Us Apart

A few minutes ago he passed away in the washing machine. My beloved Comme des Garcons sweater. My favourite peace of clothing. I never thought this would hurt so deeply. R.I.P.
/HORST