LYNN and HORST

Nondisposable II

2012-01-29T15:23:00.000+01:00

Maison Martin Margiela Fall/Winter 2012

The trash bag and the walking duvet. Two themes, repeatedly connected with fashion and, more precisely, the idea of the ultimate winter coat. Emphasizing the embrace of the vinyl coated.
/HORST

Nondisposable

2012-01-28T14:15:00.000+01:00

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Laitinen Fall/Winter 2012

Touching on the glossy subject of polyamide plastic, the Laitinen suit is unexpectedly introduced to a tailored outerwear shell. Underneath, shirt and trousers reveal traces of mineral acid, as they remain unprotected parts. May it always rain.
/HORST

Post Paris XV

2012-01-27T20:35:00.000+01:00

A false encyclopaedic guide to the menswear collections, presenting:
Issey Miyake Fall/Winter 2012

1. Heather and Ivan Morison Black Pig Lodge, 2011
2. Michael Jackson feat. Janet Jackson Scream, 1995
3. Jean Tinguely Relief Méta-Mécanique Sonore II, 1955

A collection that succeeds where others fail. The programmatic approach to texture manipulation results in a 3D pyramid layer created of multiple triangles that partly protrude with each movement and reflect not only light but aesthetic history.
/HORST

Post Paris XIV

2012-01-26T20:00:00.000+01:00

A false encyclopaedic guide to the menswear collections, presenting:
Raf Simons Fall/Winter 2012

1. Philippe Starck Gnome Table
2. Undefined furry object
3. Steven Meisel Vogue Italia, 1992

A collection of gnomes. An army almost. And they exclusively wear shorts in winter. Ironically, it is not a joke. So we are left with one choice: Commit to the ludicrous in all seriousness. Or have a laugh.
/HORST

Post Paris XIII

2012-01-25T22:45:00.000+01:00

A false encyclopaedic guide to the menswear collections, presenting:
Juun J. Fall/Winter 2012

1. Björk Homogenic 1997
2. Eiko Ishioka Faye Dunaway for Parco
3. Jean Paul Gaultier Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2007

Following the visual path of the cryptic 'ikon', the geometric shape of the triangle reveals itself as a remarkable similarity. Collar, bow and cleavage depict a deep plunging V that recurs in a white shirt, layered underneath the referential print.
/HORST

Bootylicious II

2012-01-24T18:22:00.001+01:00

Raf Simons Fall/Winter 2012

With its haptic, optically challenging 3D structure, the original Fall/Winter 2008 version became my dearest everyday uniform. Now, the Raf Simons running shoe returns. It has been wishfully awaited.
/HORST

Image credits Style.com

Bootylicious

2012-01-23T17:03:00.005+01:00

Rick Owens Fall/Winter 2012

Although minimalist at heart, I tend to fall for visually busy and complicated footgear: multi-laced and multi-strapped. With its reduced architecture and hidden closure construction, this version succeeds in uniting the best of both extremes.
/HORST

The Craft VI

2012-01-22T11:50:00.001+01:00

1. Comme des Garçons Fall/Winter 2012
2. Junya Watanabe Spring/Summer 2003
3. Comme des Garçons Shirt Fall/Winter 2012
4. Comme des Garçons Spring/Summer 2007
5. Junya Watanabe Spring/Summer 2002

Death threat letters from Rei and Junya. While Rei combines letters, numbers and conspirative signs and places them onto canvases of androygnous cuts, she manufactures the visual element of shock that has always succeeded so well. In the meanwhile, Junya prepares scissor and newspapers.
/HORST

Sleeveless Minds, Sleepless Nights V

2012-01-21T23:23:00.000+01:00

Raf Simons Spring/Summer 2005

'Wave Transmission' front print.
Lace-up side construction.
Raf Simons for Avantgarde.
/HORST

Heart Arrhythmia

2012-01-21T13:48:00.008+01:00

Ann Demeulemeester Fall/Winter 2012

So beautiful. My goddess, I want it all. Elongated, slim cuts; gradients, black and white graphics. Such a clear language, so precise. A turtleneck knit dress, blue silk trousers; the minimalist reawakening of Ann Demeulemeester.
/HORST

Sleeveless Minds, Sleepless Nights IV

2012-01-20T20:06:00.000+01:00

Raf Simons Fall/Winter 1998

Polyamide and lycra top.
Black and charcoal pinstripes.
Raw edges.
/HORST

The Craft V

2012-01-20T10:28:00.001+01:00

1. Dries van Noten Fall/Winter 2012
2. Moschino Fall/Winter 2012

I am a little bit in love with the fact that my projections turned out quite right. Two examples of re-establishing graffiti, and oneself. A splendid specimen of crafted naïvety. Congratulation to Gijs Frieling.
/HORST

Sleeveless Minds, Sleepless Nights III

2012-01-19T20:33:00.000+01:00

Raf Simons Spring/Summer 2011

White dress shirt.
Hospital green back zip.
Puller pendant.
/HORST

Dalí's Dolls II

2012-01-19T12:00:00.000+01:00

1. Salvador Dalí
2. Julien D'Ys for Comme des Garçons Spring/Summer 2012

The moustache of Salvador Dalí, this significant curl. And the theatrical work of Julien D'Ys. The man behind the hair at Comme des Garçons. The connection between Salvador and Rei evolves.
/HORST

Dalí's Dolls

2012-01-18T14:21:00.011+01:00

1. Surrealist Exhibition, Paris 1938
2. Comme des Garçons Spring/Summer 2009
2. Vogue Cover, April 1944
3. Portrait by George Platt Lynes

Handsome young Dalí and his mannequin. Foam wigs and breast cutouts. The former Rei Kawakubo? Vogue cover and lobster bikini. How would his hypothetical Spring/Summer 2013 collection look like?
/HORST

Sleeveless Minds, Sleepless Nights II

2012-01-17T22:00:00.001+01:00

Raf Simons Spring/Summer 2009

Hidden black contrast zip.
Beige linen.
Sleeveless by definition.
/HORST

The Farhi Simons Scandal II

2012-01-17T12:07:00.004+01:00

1. Nicole Farhi Fall/Winter 2012
2. Raf Simons Spring/Summer 2006

Oops, they did it again. It almost appears like a continuous effort, an established tradition to bring back Raf memories. One may appreciate and evaluate this 'homage' as archival contribution.
/HORST

See also Part I

Sleeveless Minds, Sleepless Nights

2012-01-16T19:41:00.000+01:00

Raf Simons Archives Collection

Cotton front, neoprene back.
Deconstructed pockets.
Non-commercial item, non-specific season.
/HORST

Fragility

2012-01-15T18:41:00.000+01:00

1. Jil Sander Fall/Winter 1991
2. Byblos Spring-Summer 1999
3. Jil Sander Spring/Summer 2000
4. Jil Sander Spring/Summer 2012

The advertising world is a self-referential one. Motives are subtly implied, borrowed, copied and re-introduced. Jil Sander and the image of 'broken glass'. Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.
/HORST

Reciprocity

2012-01-14T18:04:00.008+01:00

Jil Sander Fall/Winter 2012

Touching one of fashion's most relevant and recurrent topics, the black and shiny is multiplied in material and form. The result: Serial killer duplicants dressed head-to-heel in periodic leather. The question: Is Jil the new Raf?
/HORST

Image credits Catwalking

Granularity

2012-01-14T14:00:00.000+01:00

1. Raf Simons Spring/Summer 1998
2. Jil Sander Spring/Summer 2012
3. Raf Simons Spring/Summer 2006, Fall/Winter 2008 & Jil Sander Spring/Summer 2012
4. Raf Simons Spring/Summer 2009 & Jil Sander Spring/Summer 2012
5. Raf Simons Fall/Winter 2008 & Jil Sander Spring/Summer 2012

The Raf Sander universe is a hermeneutic one. The grainy knit reappears throughout the seasons, varying in shades of pale yellow into deep hues of moss green and bright cyan. Variations of one theme. The singular product, a limited edition of serial mass production.
/HORST

Two Flowers

2012-01-13T20:24:00.011+01:00

1. André Kertész Melancholic Tulip, 1939
2. Driu & Tiago Citizen K Homme, 2009
3. Albert Renger-Patzsch Gemeiner Löwenzahn, 1925-29
4. Alasdair McLellan 'Suburbia' POP Magazine, 2006

The fashion editorial and 'Neue Sachlichkeit' (New Objectivity), the monochrome portrait and the flower still life. An honest, melancholic view on beauty betwen tulip torso and dandelion hair.
/HORST

Insanity Line

2012-01-12T15:54:00.005+01:00

Balenciaga Pre-Fall 2012

Join the Balenciaga love cruise. A 48h round trip, drinks included. Throw yourself into layers of leather and polyethene. Enjoy our drag show on deck 7. Or treat yourself with an excessive shopping spree at one of our manifold discount boutiques.
/HORST

Image credits Style.com

Perplexions II

2012-01-10T19:16:00.000+01:00

A false encyclopaedic guide to fashion history, presenting:
Jean Paul Gaultier Fall/Winter 1996

1. Janet Jackson Velvet Rope, 1997
2. Pandemonia London Fashion Week, 21th Febuary 2011
3. Stephan Marienfeld Bondage, 2010

Pop, postmodernism and nipple piercings. We could have had it all. Janet in a black latex bodysuit. The mastress, the mistress. Dedicated and devoted to Jean Paul Gaultier.
/HORST

Nudist Camp V

2012-01-09T21:24:00.007+01:00

1. Jared French The Double, circa 1950
2. Steven Klein Games and Restrictions, 2008
3. DSquared Fall/Winter 2010 campaign

Obscene pool scenes and the exposed pale male. The thewy object of public stare. Interestingly, the voyeuristic composition always includes rails or poles. We leave any interpretation to the beholder and recommand a closer look at this reproduction.
/HORST

The World's Best Moments Of Drag Performance

2012-01-08T20:16:00.008+01:00

1. Mary So Leb Dein Leben
2. Lady Bunny Wigstock 2005
3. RuPaul Supermodel (You Better Work)
4. Elton John & RuPaul Don't Go Breaking My Heart
5. Jukka K. Cher, Gaga and I
6. Yara Sofia Echa Pa' Lante!
7. After Dark Invincible
8. After Dark Showtime
9. Lady Bunny Burlesque
10. RuPaul Lip Sync For Your Life

RuPaul has changed my life. He/she changed the way I utilize language, the way I play with self-irony, random words and endless repetition. He/she made me laugh. The precious kind of laugh that only occurs when you are all by yourself. And looking back, the art of drag has already moved and formed me at the youngest age. So in fact, Mary has changed my life.
/HORST

Pierced Souls II

2012-01-07T18:20:00.000+01:00

Givenchy Spring/Summer 2012

When rude boy subculture and the genes of industrial goth are reapplied. Brutal signs of social membership, a commitment to tribe culture. Though, the characteristics of the clan are blurred and its origins remain unidentifiable.
/HORST

Pierced Souls

2012-01-06T11:10:00.007+01:00

Jil Sander Spring/Summer 2009

When an idea of 1990s youth culture is reborn and reshaped. Thin, elongated and richly embellished with crystals and pearls. Instable, light structures that reawaken the desire for belly piercings.
/HORST

Perplexions

2012-01-03T18:35:00.000+01:00

A false encyclopaedic guide to fashion history, presenting:
Alexander van Slobbe Spring/Summer 1999

1. Céline Fall/Winter 2011
2. Raf Simons Spring/Summer 2012
3. Darren Coffield 'Episodical' 2010

A boyish face. Sleek, wet hair groomed into a perfectly gentle, curly wave. A sleeveless vest. Bare arms uncovering the shadows of muscular anatomy. A photo-realistic print. This boy is carrying wood.
/HORST

Horst Decoration, Issue 6

2012-01-02T18:55:00.000+01:00

1. Bocca sofa Studio 65, Stripper pole X-Pole Buttplug Paul McCarthy
2. Sculpture Hans Arp , Sheepskin IKEA
3. Table Allen Jones, Glass lipstick Kosta Boda, Chaise longue Jean Prouvé

Welcome to my future home, located at the red light district. A 1891 building dominated by white walls, wooden floors and an explicit atrium view. Endowed with suggestive furniture that pays homage to its surrounding.
/HORST

Licensed To Death

2012-01-01T12:12:00.000+01:00

1. Calvin Klein Campaign, British Vogue, March 1998
2. Menswear Fall/Winter 2011
3. Vivien Solari for Calvin Klein Eyewear

1. Calvin Klein Campaign, Harper's Bazaar, March 1998
2. Lara Stone by Mert & Marcus for Fall/Winter 2010
3. Menswear Spring/Summer 2009

1. Calvin Klein Campaign, Vanity Fair, March 1998
2. Amy Wesson for Calvin Klein collection
3. Menswear Fall/Winter 2009

A philosophical question for the 1st of January 2012: Why is there such a depressing contradiction between the severely strong 'image' of Calvin Klein collection and the reality we are confronted with on shop floors?
/HORST

La Fin

2011-12-31T18:37:00.005+01:00

1. Comme des Garçons Spring/Summer 2012
2. Maison Martin Margiela Spring/Summer 2005

If we were celebrating New Year's together tonight, I'd be wearing this outfit for you. Happy new year to everyone. May all your wishes be fulfilled. Leave me your desires for 2012 below.
/HORST

Best Of Rick Owens

2011-12-30T18:50:00.000+01:00

Rick Owens Fall/Winter 2002 - Spring/Summer 2012

Serene creatures and mythological connotations. Throughout the seasons, familiar themes and shapes re-appear: ethereal nuns striding along in asymmetric stiff layers accompanied by fog and dark industrial techno beats. During the years, the influences of minimalism evolved into more and more brutal and static silhouettes, marked by the hourglass waist and extended rounded shoulders. In the meanwhile, men transform from butch homeboys to asexual beings.
/HORST

When Did We Forget About Black Minimalism III

2011-12-29T09:26:00.009+01:00

1. Margaret Howell Clash Magazine editorial
2. Michael Landy Fresh Hell

I always loved the horizontal fragmentation of the human corpus. Neck, chest, waist and arms, all divided into separate structured parts. A black turtleneck, a belted waist, a pulled-up sleeve.
/HORST

When Did We Forget About Black Minimalism II

2011-12-28T12:00:00.000+01:00

1. Jil Sander Fall/Winter 2007
2. Daniel Turner Untitled 5150

Besides its soothing quality, black material appeals due to its manifold fetishistic dimensions. Black leather, black vinyl. The artist, the teacher and the architect. Altogether chased by their sexual instinct and intentions. Myself included.
/HORST

When Did We Forget About Black Minimalism

2011-12-27T16:46:00.005+01:00

1. Helmut Lang Spring/Summer 2004
2. Ecole Floating Staircase

When I look up, facing my vis-à-vis, and the person is dressed in black my eyes can rest. I can fully focus and concentrate on the spoken word. Black minimalism gives us comfort, easiness and freedom. We should do it more often.
/HORST

Overhead

2011-12-25T19:54:00.011+01:00

1. Raf Simons Fall/Winter 2001, Prada Fall/Winter 2011 & Raf Simons Spring/Summer 2002
2. Jil Sander Fall/Winter 2011 & Gucci Spring/Summer 1995
3. Raf Simons Spring/Summer 2002
4. Jil Sander Fall/Winter 2011 & Alex Katz The Blue Umbrella
4. Rick Owens Fall/Winter 2005 & Jean Paul Gaultier Spring/Summer 1990

I've kept it to myself for quite a while now, but the psychological pressure got too intense. I cannot deny nor hold it back any longer. The hood is back. Floral paisley for her, apocalyptic protection for him.
/HORST

The Craft IV

2011-12-24T13:11:00.006+01:00

1. Frida Gustavsson by Josh Olins
2. Matthew Bell by India Hobson

From text collage (part III) to 3D collage. Translating the concept of re-assembling stochastic pieces into a new picture, garments are layered in an loose, fragile 3D pattern, hold together by human anatomy (instead of glue).
/HORST

Narcissistic Renaissance II

2011-12-23T10:58:00.007+01:00

Sleeveless shirt Dior Homme

A fine selection of out-takes from the Narcissistic Renaissance series. Remanent material, left for revelation. There's always more that you haven't seen. There's gotta be.
/HORST

Resubmission

2011-12-22T19:03:00.006+01:00

Jean Paul Gaultier Spring/Summer 1991

It's not over yet.
/HORST

Steel On Steel II

2011-12-20T21:20:00.006+01:00

1. Markus Pritzi for Tush
2. Jake Cooper
3. Josefien Rodermans by Naomi Yang for Vogue Taiwan

It might be time for a return to the piercing. There are several options. Several placement possibilities. Some of them have already existed on myself. Do you think it's time to return to the piercing?
/HORST

Beltium

2011-12-18T17:58:00.005+01:00

1. Ann Demeulemeester Fall/Winter 2011
2. Raf Simons Fall/Winter 2006

The next thing I want is a cummerbund. And I wanna wear it everyday. Sometimes I wish life was a fashion editorial. And everyone would just dare to wear their heart on the outside.
/HORST

Frontal Nudity

2011-12-17T09:54:00.004+01:00

Photos Willy Vanderperre

Drop down gorgeous, stroke a pose. Maybe an inspiration for the next photo booth installation. What do you wish to see next?
/HORST

The World's Sexiest Male Fashion Designers

2011-12-15T18:24:00.001+01:00

1. Riccardo Tisci
2. Romain Kremer
3. Tim Hamilton
4. Tom Ford
5. Bruno Pieters
6. Nicolas Ghesquière
7. Helmut Lang
8. Stefano Pilati
9. Marc Jacobs
10. Bernhard Willhelm

In tradition of cockeyed, end-of-year Top 10 lists, I've compiled a subjective selection of the most adorable men in fashion. Referring to both, skills and looks. Any appreciation is appreciated.
/HORST

Laced Up III

2011-12-14T21:37:00.005+01:00

Dior Fall/Winter 2002 & 2003

If I were a girl. Luckily for you and the rest of the world, I am not. Otherwise I'll throw myself into a pair of black, skin-tight, laced leather pants. But maybe you should?
/HORST

Laced Up II

2011-12-13T18:36:00.000+01:00

1. Sleeveless top Dior Homme
2. Mannequin Jean Paul Gaultier

Another photo booth experiment. While my lower body disappears, the torso becomes a tribute to the year 1990. Hedi Slimane, Jean Paul Gaultier and Horst become one. At least for this very moment.
/HORST

Laced Up

2011-12-12T15:26:00.000+01:00

1. Gucci Spring/Summer 1996
2. Carlos Diez Spring/Summer 2012

Once you wear tribal, taking the next step does only seem logical. Now I want a laced front top. Just as proclaimed by the male shopping mall discount mainstream. Any suggestions?
/HORST

Desired #12

2011-12-11T10:47:00.000+01:00

Comme des Garçons A New Perfume

Industrial glue, brown scotch tape, aldehydes, safraleine, hawthorns, lilac, flower oxides, musk and styrax. I need it. I need it now. A belated addition to my Christmas wishlist.
/HORST

The Craft III

2011-12-10T09:17:00.000+01:00

1. Balenciaga Fall/Winter 2010
2. Jamie Hawkesworth for Hero Magazine
3. Bernhard Willhelm Spring/Summer 2012
4. Bruno Staub for i-D Magazine
5. Dior Spring/Summer 2001
6. D&G Fall/Winter 2011

From graffiti (part I) to typography (part II) to text collages. The assemblage of the recycled remains of our culture. Fragmented quotes, multiplied deranged messages. Copy and paste till death will tear us apart.
/HORST

L'Imitation

2011-12-07T11:01:00.000+01:00

Trompe l'œil shoes Comme des Garçons
Snakeskin belt Comme des Garçons Homme Plus
Fake leather top Topman

Almost every piece of Comme des Garçons is a theoretical construct, an ironic construct and a deconstructed construct. The fake, the camp and the comical. For you, I'll paint my nails red.
/HORST

Splatter

2011-12-06T18:42:00.000+01:00

Dior Homme Spring/Summer 2002

Hedi Slimane ten years ago. So modern still. And so desirable again. Everything I need is a white sleeveless shirt and a pair of black skinny trousers. And this is all. Always forever.
/HORST

The Craft II

2011-12-05T13:42:00.001+01:00

1. Maison Martin Margiela
2. Raf Simons
3. Robert Mapplethorpe
4. Comme des Garçons backstage

From graffiti to typography. The writings on the wall. White paint on black cloth. Explicit depictions of the purpose of a garment. Time to say something, time to answer, time to comment.
/HORST

Metastasis

2011-12-04T11:35:00.004+01:00

Artworks 非

When the disturbed reality of computer ficton like Silent Hill is recreated through neo-classical portraits of young, broken, valetudinary men. Human sceneries of disease. The boytoy is infected.
/HORST

Desired #11

2011-12-03T18:51:00.003+01:00

A Magazine Curated By Rodarte

Oh, there is actually another item on my decently demanding wishlist. So in case the previous ten recommendations haven't really rang your bell, you can still go print hunting for me.
/HORST

Desired #10

2011-12-03T10:46:00.003+01:00

Laced PVC Pants

My last desire, or as some say, despotic demand. Combining black vinyl with side panel lacing. And although there is a vast selection of styles in cyber space, it is hard to find the right one.
/HORST

Desired #9

2011-12-02T15:38:00.003+01:00

Ploum Sofa Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec

This time I need your opinion. Would you approve a gigantic soft 3D tea biscuit as the visual centre of my future living room? Does it succeed as alternative to the Acne New Berlin sofa?
/HORST

Desired #8

2011-12-01T16:09:00.004+01:00

Coin purse necklace Ann Demeulemeester

Another exquisit example of accessories that can be used in manifold ways but are, as such, intrinsically useless. Necklace, key chain, coin purse. It may be everything, it may be nothing. As long as it looks pretty.
/HORST

Desired #7

2011-11-30T21:19:00.003+01:00

Trompe l'œil door wallpaper Maison Martin Margiela

If everything happens as planned, I would love to expand my home with further spacious, inexistent rooms. Surrounding myself with the secrets and possibilities of a newly created endless space.
/HORST

Desired #6

2011-11-30T08:28:00.004+01:00

Multi-strap Ankle Boots Ann Demeulemeester

Lately, I love any shoe with excessive detailing. Multi-strapped, multi-laced, multi-embellished. Heavy foot gear devoted to the useless decoration, the Antikraft in a minimalist wardrobe.
/HORST

Desired #5

2011-11-29T09:02:00.005+01:00

Glass Carafe Ittala

Everyone who has watched The Housemaid will understand why it is a necessity to use a decanter when enjoying a bottle of red wine. Its meaning lies within the word itself: decanter, a guide to decadence.
/HORST

Desired #4

2011-11-28T20:16:00.003+01:00

Reptile Briefcase Comme des Garçons

Although the concept of having a briefcase attracts me, I haven't found the exact purpose for it yet. Their appearance just causes an instant urge to hold, touch and own them. Maybe someone could help me out.
/HORST

Desired #3

2011-11-27T13:28:00.002+01:00

Metal Shelf Habitat

For my forensic psychiatric kitchen experiments, proper equipment is utmost crucial. The person who accomplishes its delivery to my future home will be invited to witness my daily cooking routine wearing a water-repellent PVC apron.
/HORST

Desired #2

2011-11-26T16:54:00.002+01:00

A Brief History of Curating Hans Ulrich Obrist

In order to prepare for my follow-up career identity, I need to indulge in the lines, columns and meanings of this publication. Therefore, it is a very supportive and reasonable gift idea.
/HORST

Desired #1

2011-11-25T19:31:00.003+01:00

Asymmetric Sweater Lanvin

Time for the annual and holy Horst Christmas wishlist. It is not only meant as a vague indication for anyone feeling close or wanting to feel close, it is also a blunt commandment. Please me.
/HORST

Unfinished

2011-11-24T20:07:00.007+01:00

Collage and text Horst

My contribution to a collaborative art publication that may never become reality: PARFUM Mag. Initiated by Victor Antonio, the surrealist tradition of cadavre exquis became alive once again. For my part, I created a fake perfume advertisement poem.
/HORST

Fin

2011-11-23T08:25:00.004+01:00

Artworks & Portrait Victor Antonio

The most genius, mesmerizing and capricious beings often leave us too early, too soon. I am happy to have met this wonderful person and being virtually connected through late night talks, the exchange of surrealist poems and visionary thoughts.
/HORST

The Craft

2011-11-22T11:06:00.000+01:00

1. Comme des Garçons Spring/Summer 2012
2. Issey Miyake Spring/Summer 2004
3. Arena Homme + No. 20 Autumn/Winter 2003
4. Raf Simons Spring/Summer 2008

From the forbidden love for tribal to the antithetic affection for graffiti. In particular its appearance aside concrete walls and public transport. And how long have we been waiting. Who is going to follow?
/HORST

Gazette

2011-11-19T11:35:00.012+01:00

A photo booth tribute: John Galliano

Snakeskin trousers & iPad case John Galliano

Printed versus digital media. The written word. The praise, the critique, the sentence. The infamous Gazette print, the Gothic letter G. And when all whisper has ceased, iconic collections remain.
/HORST

Obviously

2011-11-18T16:02:00.006+01:00

1. Jil Sander Spring/Summer 2012
2. Helmut Lang Halloween T-Shirt 2003

A tribute by Raf to Helmut. Bold letters indicating the product's exact chronological and cultural context. A numeric catalogue entry. I want every single piece from that collection.
/HORST

Mean While

2011-11-17T19:41:00.003+01:00

Ports 1961 Fall/Winter 2011

While compiling the perfect steel kitchen and being restricted to a range of plastic fantastic design elements, I invite you to have a detailed view on the collection shown above. Depicting the very best use and placement of metal.
/HORST

Triple Effect

2011-11-16T22:33:00.002+01:00

Versace vs. Giuliano Fujiwara

Continuous partial attention (CPA) is the process of paying simultaneous attention to a number of sources of incoming information, but at a superficial level. It usually involves skimming the surface of the incoming data, picking out the relevant details, and moving on to the next stream.
/HORST

A Short History Of Stripes In Popular Culture III

2011-11-13T20:09:00.001+01:00

1. Véronique Branquinho Spring/Summer 2004
2. João Figueiredo Sensual Hollow
3. Frida Kahlo The Broken Column

The masochistic atripe: A darker and more vague addition to our series based on the idea of anatomic fragmentation. Here, the stripe becomes a subtle reference to self-abandonment.
/HORST

Horst Decoration, Issue 5

2011-11-12T16:59:00.000+01:00

1. Marble chair Marc Newson, Prickly Lamp Lucy McRae
2. Plexiglass table Pierre Cardin, Painting Alberto Abate
3. Chain carpet Adrien Rovero

Welcome to my irrational dream home. Where gravitation is inexistent and proportions are abandoned. A 4-dimensional place occupied by flying chain rugs and supersized furniture insects. Visitors become surrealist paintings once they find themselves lost within the myriad corridors and staircases.
/HORST

Girl Panic

2011-11-11T13:00:00.000+01:00

Duran Duran - Girl Panic! 2011

Fashion with a capital F. Hardcore product placement. Schizophrenic supermodels. Jonas Åkerlund has combined the über-kitsch and mega-decadent. Pop. And everything is alright.
/HORST

Substance

2011-11-10T09:53:00.006+01:00

Balenciaga Fall/Winter 2008

Most probably the best use of latex in fashion. A sexually connotated material that recently found its renaissance in the Spring/Summer 2011 collection of Raf Simons or the designs of Atsuko Kudo.
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Editor's note For a short history of latex in pop culture, please see Zoo Magazine #32, pages 58-59.

Into The Fold

2011-11-09T11:35:00.000+01:00

1. Jil Sander Fall/Winter 2009 by Willy Vanderperre
2. Paper Drop (Roma) 2007 by Wolfgang Tillmans

I might have found the perfect apartment. Located in the red light district. Stuccoed ceiling, parquet floor, double wing doors. Theme of the first dinner party: 'I met Jil Sander at a gallery opening'.
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Forbidden Love VIII

2011-11-07T20:22:00.000+01:00

Top Woolworth
Waistcoat Helmut Lang
Boots Ann Demeulemeester

From this day on, I will solely dress like a German suburb gay. An homage to mediocrity. A guilty pleasure for 4,99 €. Radical fashion that documents our current-cy crisis.
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Paranormal Stroke Fight

2011-11-06T09:08:00.009+01:00

Calvin Klein Spring/Summer 2008 vs. Trompe l'œil installation

Floating strokes creating 3D illusions of a high-gloss surface. A visual hybrid of stiff plastic and reflective metal. Floating strokes haphazardly taking over the space while the result feels impossible.
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Walking Duvets II

2011-11-05T10:30:00.007+01:00

Photos Junya Watanabe, Viktor & Rolf, Suzuki Takayuki & various unknown sources

It has been prognosed almost exactly two years ago. We desire their existence. Transforming our favourite nighttime place into our favourite daytime garment. They will return.
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Tribute

2011-11-04T17:00:00.000+01:00

Magazine Arena Homme Plus, April 2003
Photographer Terry Richardson
Styling Melanie Ward

Wow.
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Forbidden Love VII

2011-11-03T13:20:00.005+01:00

Komakino Spring/Summer 2012

To be arrogantly honest: Horst foresaw it, Horst wanted it, Horst did it. And it has happend. It has become what it deserved to become. It will soon be appearing on bicepses and tricepses.
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See part I-VI.

Nacreous Lustre

2011-11-02T20:38:00.000+01:00

1. Sean & Seng Numéro September 2011
2. Maison Martin Margiela Spring/Summer 2009

I'd like to remind everyone that there are garments endorsed with small square or circular elements that reflect the light. And they would like to be worn. More often. By women and most definitely by men.
/HORST

Hard Candy

2011-11-01T17:46:00.003+01:00

Asger Juel Larsen Spring/Summer 2012

Straight from the infamous fight scene of Baz Luhrmann's Romeo & Juliet. Where leopard print is smutted with dirt and Hawaiian shirts are stained with blood.
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Image credits Jens Stoltze

Shilver

2011-10-29T16:03:00.001+02:00

Shirt Bruno Pieters
Collar tips Josef Lazo x Javier Moreno Frías
Pin Maison Martin Margiela
Bracelet Juun J.

Personal note: this site will undergo rethinking. In an act of theoretical amputation, parts will be removed, others will remain. Therefore, I kindly request your patience and support.
/HORST

Post Paris XII

2011-10-11T21:03:00.000+02:00

A false encyclopaedic guide to the prêt-à-porter collections for Spring/Summer 2012.
Last chapter: Hussein Chalayan

1. Hussein Chalayan Spring/Summer 2012
2. Ann Demeulemeester Store Seoul
3. Cabinet 1700-1720

It almost felt like a 'best of' collection. The greatest hits of a designer who removed himself from the label he built. The garments reflected this last consequence and gave insight to the laws of fashion. The end.
/HORST

Post Paris XI

2011-10-10T20:02:00.001+02:00

A false encyclopaedic guide to the prêt-à-porter collections for Spring/Summer 2012.
Eleventh chapter: Comme des Garçons

1. Comme des Garçons Spring/Summer 2012
2. René Magritte
3. Irving Penn

The principle of 'bride' taken to the last extreme extent. The bridal veil becomes the dress. Becomes everything. Some may call it totalist fashion. I'd like to call it commitment.
/HORST

Post Paris X

2011-10-09T12:46:00.001+02:00

A false encyclopaedic guide to the prêt-à-porter collections for Spring/Summer 2012.
Tenth chapter: Miu Miu

1. Miu Miu Spring/Summer 2012
2. Wednesday Friday Addams
3. Black Shoes by Alex Katz

Mean Japanese/Victorian boarding school girls. Ready to slit their, or respectively your, wrists. Pale skin and red eyes instead of porcelain skin and red lips. The Anti-Schneewitchen.
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Post Paris IX

2011-10-08T13:22:00.000+02:00

A false encyclopaedic guide to the prêt-à-porter collections for Spring/Summer 2012.
Ninth chapter: Stella McCartney

1. Stella McCartney Spring/Summer 2012
2. Bug eye
3. Konrad Klapheck

All eyes on her. The managing director of a factory for vegan mass production. The only remaining, truly socialist/capitalist luxury company. Of course this only is an illusion. Op-art.
/HORST

Post Paris VIII

2011-10-07T18:22:00.000+02:00

A false encyclopaedic guide to the prêt-à-porter collections for Spring/Summer 2012.
Eighth chapter: Chanel

1. Chanel Spring/Summer 2012
2. Richard Avedon for Versace
3. Axolotl

I was pleasantly surprised by the supercooled modernity of the collection by Monsieur Karl. Most probably due to the appearance of techno mermaids. Dipped in metallic silver and glossy white. Wearing strapless gill tops and pearl piercings.
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Post Paris VI

2011-10-06T23:49:00.000+02:00

A false encyclopaedic guide to the prêt-à-porter collections for Spring/Summer 2012.
Sixth chapter: Dries van Noten

1. Dries van Noten Spring/Summer 2012
2. David Hockney
3. Fresh-Water Rhizopods of North America

Reminisceing pool scenes. Hard circular lines on the turquoise surface. And then, there are botanic drawings, dividing each organic organism into circles and squares. First separated and then placed together again in a nonchalant Dries gesture.
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Post Paris V

2011-10-06T14:01:00.000+02:00

A false encyclopaedic guide to the prêt-à-porter collections for Spring/Summer 2012.
Fifth chapter: Ann Demeulemeester

1. Ann Demeulemeester Spring/Summer 2012
2. Gottfried Honegger
3. Christo and Jeanne-Claude

Ann and Gottfried, a beautiful paring of names and subtexts. The German 'Gottfried' literally translates into 'god' and 'peace'. Just like the wrapped sculptures of Christo and Jeanne-Claude, total absorption disembogues into angelic bliss.
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Post Paris IV

2011-10-06T09:49:00.000+02:00

A false encyclopaedic guide to the prêt-à-porter collections for Spring/Summer 2012.
Fourth chapter: Balenciaga

1. Balenciaga Spring/Summer 2012
2. Mandarin Duck
3. Mark Rothko

Sharp, angular shapes detached from the female body. Yet their components create a technoid symbiosis built on natural references. I really enjoyed my latest visit to the zoo.
/HORST