Why is it that people in dystopian films always have the coolest clothes? Maybe it’s because when the end is near everyone just says fuck it and decides to let their freak flags fly.
 Metropolis, 1927 |
 Brazil, 1985 |
Marc Jacobs and McQueen gave us tastes of Brazil-style excess for Fall/Winter 09.
 Totally |
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Now I’m all for going big in every aspect of life, but today’s policical/cultural/economic/whatever climate calls for a certain type of austerity. I think the end-is-neigh aesthetic works best when simple, everyday shapes are exaggerated to the extreme. It’s a way to walk down the street, totally serious, while looking totally redic at the same time. The subtle shift in proportion or expectations is a total mindfuck, a perfect reaction to a seriously messed up situation. There are designers who have made a career out of these kinds of experiments, but today, it seems like even more have the end of the world on their minds. Think druid style or cavemen chic, we’re headed back to the stone age, or the dark ages. Come along with me boys and girls.
 Rick Owens |
 Kris Van Assche |
 Rick Owens |
 Prada |
 Gareth Pugh |
 Prada |
photos from Style.com.
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