Wooden Veneer Fight

Rodarte Spring/Summer 2011 vs. Bavarian balcony

Absolutely loved this collection. Carvings on planks as dresses. One cannot deny a certain resemblance to the traditional Bavarian balcony. Or the typical yet brutal wall systems Germans are so fond of. But yes, bad childhood memories can be transformed into renewed contexts of beauty.
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Strawberry Swirl

Rodarte Spring/Summer 2009

Devendra Banhart in Rodarte. A beautiful paring. Without doubt. Anymore objections against the Men's Dress?
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Alienesque II

Photos Dazed & Confused, Unknown

Blue-haired and green-skinned. As human beauty allown does not fulfill our contemporary needs, the foreign and artificial conquers our heart. The fake and surreal is what we are longing for. A fantasy of self-deception.
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Diagonal

Rodarte Spring/Summer 2010

We've seen asymmetric mix and match patchwork looks on nearly every New York runway show. Criticizing a lack of uniqueness and diversity. But now I have to admit, Rodarte understood it well. They win the race.
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