The idea of wearing bandages as tops isn't knew. Pieces by Raf Simons in this shoot may have in fact been influenced by old artisanal articles by Martin Margiela. Coincidentally, new clothes by the Belgian designer appear alongside the "new" bandage tops by Simons. I take it as homage.
Rubber bandage (worn as top), Expectations Untitled editorial from AnOther Man 7, Autumn/Winter 2008 Photography by Mark Segal, Styling by Alister Mackie
I think it's no coincidence that the archive-inspired bandage tops appear in the same editorial as these vintage cropped shirts by Vivienne Westwood, which are very 80s. The reference, of course, is Britain during that era and the Sex Pistol's Johnny Rotten.
Patterned jacket and tartan trousers, Comme des Garçons Homme Plus; lycra t-shirt, vintage Sex by Vivienne Westwood from Rellik; patent leather high tops by Reebok by Juun J
How else can Portobello and Rick Owens mix?
Military cap and reversible tartan jacket, Portobello market; long sleeve fine jersey t-shirts, Rick Owens; torn t-shirt, Wasteland; high waisted trousers, Yohji Yamamoto
Rubber bodysuit, Expectations; padlock pendant necklace and bracelet, TEM; Dead End pendant necklace, Atelier 11; high waisted trousers, Yohji Yamamoto; leather belt, Julius
Even the check shirts are cropped. Red tartans look good with other patterns in black. Again, as in a past editorial I posted, this outfit will not be as effective if the model weren't blond.
Three button fitted jacket and silk pocket square, Yves Saint Laurent; checked shirt, Angels; trousers, Gucci
And as precocious looking.
Oversized mohair tank top and jersey shorts, Rick Owens; rubber collar, Expectations
With that sensual defiance in his eyes.
Leather biker jacket archive, Jitrois; checked shirt, Diesel; torn t-shirt, Wasteland; Dead End pin, Atelier 11; padlock chain and safety pin necklaces, TEM
And yes! Red pants. I don't know if I will dare, but just look at these pairs!
Brick print jacket, Maison Martin Margiels; bandage top and collar, Raf Simons; bullet pendant necklace, TEM; trousers, Prada
Knotted rubber waistcoat, Maison Martin Margiela; trousers, Jil Sander; silver ring, Atelier 11
Nothing really as blatant as that color. You will need all the patterns at hand, and especially the color black, to tame it.
Lycra t-shirt, vintage Sex by Vivienne Westwood from Rellik; trousers, Filippa K; patterened silk scarves, Gucci; bandanas, Rokit
Berlin Fashion Week, Paul, 21, model Pilot jacket, vintage; shirt and boots, Ann Demeulemeester; jeans, Levi's; necklace, self-made
Darryl Natale for SiB - Steinstraße, Charlie, shop attendant Cap, shoes, and scarf: all vintage; glasses, Theo; jacket, Ann Demeulemeester; skirt, Comme des Garçons; bag, custom-made
Paris Fashion Week, Marcelo, 32, senior fashion editor for Rodeo Magazine from Patagonia, Argentina Original Patagonian poncho and hat; jacket, Alexander McQueen; shirt, Givenchy; jeans, April 77; shoes, Yves Saint Laurent; belt, Jil Sander
Weinmeisterstraße: Sebastian, 21, student from Uppsala Jacket, Acne; cardigan, boots, and pendant: all by Ann Demeulemeester; tank, Rick Owens; jeans, April 77; scarf, Julius; gloves, Monki
Paris Fashion Week, Andrew, 24, architect from Copenhagen Hat, Label Under Construction; jacket, t-shirts, pants, boots, and gloves: all Rick Owens; scarf, Faliero Sarti
Paris Fashion Week, Daniel Thawley, 20, model and stylist from London Hat, vintage; hoodie, shirts, and pants: all Rick Owens; boots and pendant, Ann Demeulemeester; scarf, self-made; gloves, Marc Jacobs; bracelet, Dior
Paris Fashion Week, Corc Demir, 17, student from Cologne Jacket and necklace, vintage; shirt and bag, H&M; jeans, Cheap Monday; shoes, Goetz; glasses, Davidoff
Paris Fashion Week, Sergio, 25, editor from Berlin Jacket, Fifth Avenue Shoe Repair; boots, Ann Demeuelemeester; shirt, Acne; pants, Helmut Lang; scarf, Thanks Max; belt, HTC
Copenhagen Fashion Week, Rune, 29, trend scout (Outside Wood Wood) Jacket, trousers, hat, bowtie, and bag: all vintage; cardigan, Filippa K; shirt, Yves Saint Laurent; shoes; Givenchy
Hedi Slimane photographs the couple's private collection in their Paris apartment above the rue de Babylone before it is auctioned off by Christie's in February. The series of images, commissioned by French Vogue, is called Vues Privées.
A designer for the atelier in 1997-2000, the former head of Dior Homme can be trusted to put a shadow of reverence in his otherwise dark and sombre pictures.
Charlotte Gainsbourg and Gael Garcia Bernal in Michel Gondry's The Science of Sleep.
Watched this two years ago. Still haven't forgotten Stephane, the artist played by Bernal who couldn't distinguish fantasy from reality in his mix of hallucinations.
I think his character was convincing, to a significant degree, because what he wore was likewise very different from what those around him were clothed in.
His purple suit gave him license to incite surreal scenes.
It was also his strange personality that endeared him to his soft-spoken neighbor, Stephanie, played by Gainsbourg.
Notice that even in dream sequences, the color of dress of the two characters contrasted.
The suit and the sweater were like Spanish and French: one bold and the other complicated.
Stephane's suit reminds me of an outfit from Yves Saint Lauent's 2008 Fall/Winter collection, which is both brave and refined.
Stephanie's sweater, which Gainsbourg found and suggested for her character, looks gray from afar, until all the flecks of color appear upon closer notice.
It is the same for the beauty of the French singer and actress.
In dreams, emotions are overwhelming.
And so I guess are the colors of suits and the accessories that come with them, not to mention dreamy women.
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This contrasting of characters through color was also used by Gondry in his more popular film, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
Primarily through Kate Winslet's hair.
You look like a tangerine!
In this film, memories take the place of dreams, binding with reality to create surreal sequences.
For both The Science of Sleep and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, eccentricities make way for the otherworldly.
Can we say the same for beauty?
Can certain eccentricities and subtleties offer us a glimpse of attractiveness that can be called otherworldly since it cannot be possessed?
Not held by specific features or facial structure.
Beauty that is fleeting and exists outside of oneself.
Seen only through her eyes.
Appeal that transforms as it moves between youth and maturity, femininity and masculinity, innocence and malice.
In daily life and across her various roles on screen and in glossies, something certainly radiates about Charlotte Gainsbourg.
