Bigfoot Encounters

Helmut Lang Spring/Summer 2005 vs. Deichmann slippers

In case you wondered: that's what I give beloved ones for Christmas. Gigantic furry fluffy monster paw slippers. I believe everyone should wear them. Everywhere. Anytime. Joy to the world!
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Hirsutism

1. Chris Brown by James Demitri
2. Helmut Lang & Marcus Schenkenberg
3. Helmut Lang Spring/Summer 1993

It's been a very long time that I felt attracted to a man with long hair. I can imagine being him. An ideal of the 90s. The legacy of one of the greatest fashion icons: Helmut Lang. And Marcus Schenkenberg of course.
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A Short History Of The Plastic Raincoat In Popular Culture II

1. Abbey Lee Kershaw, i-D Spring 2010
2. Patrik Ervell Fall/Winter 2010
3. Richard Nicoll Fall/Winter 2009 & Comme Comme Spring/Summer 2011
5. American Psycho, 2000
6. Lady Gaga, Vanity Fair 2010
7. Scarlet Street (1945), Follow Me Quietly (1949), Miss Sadie Thompson (1953)
8. Helmut Lang Spring/Summer 2003 & Spring/Summer 2005

Don't ask me why but I am still researching, archiving and assembling reference images picturing the use of clear plastic in fashion. One might call it obsession, I'd like to see it more as a tribute to an underexposed brilliancy.
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P.S.: The original plastic raincoat from Blade Runner sold for $1,600.00 on ebay.

Image credits Catwalking, Jak & Jil, Style.com

Fluorescent Appendix

Helmut Lang Fall/Winter 1994

This is just a follow-up.
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Vintage Arena

Magazine spreads Arena Homme +

Imagine a 90s time warp mall where you can get all the items that have been featured in vintage Arena Homme +. There is nothing else you need. Trends are recurrent.
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Big Bang Theory

Helmut Lang Spring/Summer 1991

You might have recognized that I recently developed a new addiction: Barbie & Ken Fashion. And now I actually found out who truly invented it: Helmut Lang. Unexpectedly, he beautified short skirts, plastic frills and sheer pastel dresses when I was still an innocent boy playing with Barbie and Ken.
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Reverse

T-Shirt Helmut Lang

The latest addition to my obsessive Helmut collection. What I like most about this piece is the notion of German techno in the 90s. Besides, the print is placed onto the inside and appears mirror-inverted as it shines through the material.
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Collector's Item

Helmut Lang Fall/Winter 2003

My newly acquired Helmut Lang shirt. Washed-out black with asymmetric collar cord detail and hand straps. Life is beautiful.
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Image credits Catwalking

Dis Patch

Campaign Helmut Lang Spring/Summer 1997

The black eye patch actually feels very elegant to me, almost comparable to a cummerbund. It evokes connotations of an adventurous past and grown-up lifestyle. The man who survived inhumanity.
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V Persuasion

Sweater Helmut Lang
Cycling shorts American Apparel
Athletic supporter Bike

Horst loves you. A valentine homage to Helmut Lang and my beloved readers. Hopefully leaving you with imagination, tension and graphic imagery.
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