Walter Van Beirendonck - Summer 2005

[Spacemiu]

I LOVE the supernatural/Kachina doll theme, i've always always loved kachinas

 

[Spacemiu]

nice make up

 

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[faust]

I never understood how Walter could ever sell anything. Can anyone enligthen me?

 

[Spacemiu]

the Japanes love him from what i understand

 

[Scott]

His "æstheticterrorists" line sells more. Very urbane and functional.

I like alot of this actually. I love the tailored jackets on the men and the women's stuff beautiful. A bit Bernhard-esque. Of course,this is coming from the originator Antwerp kitsch.

 

[Spacemiu]

Scott isn't the æstheticterrorists line no longer going?

there is alot of very 'sports wear' style clothing in the collections.

 

[PrinceOfCats]

Originally posted by faust@Oct 4 2004, 01:15 PM
I never understood how Walter could ever sell anything. Can anyone enligthen me?

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The customers are doing as much Coke as he is?

I find the constant sex and bondage references in most of his work repulsive... This was just a bit zany...

 

[Spacemiu]

Walter is a big advocate of safe sex

 

[PrinceOfCats]

Originally posted by Spacemiu@Oct 4 2004, 01:37 PM
Walter is a big advocate of safe sex

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Cool, have nothing against him. I just don't like hardcore bondage stuff, call me conservative but I find it a bit scary for no good reason, just a gut reaction type thing. The lookbook just seems zany though, quite English/Japanese.

 

[Scott]

Space,I think that was Wild & Lethal Trash that was stopped. I think aesthetic... is still going along with his signature.

Prince,I'll admit that I've never been quite keen on alot Walter's work,but that bondage stuff stopped when W&LT did. He's softened up quite alot since. Still a bit over-the-top sometimes however.

 

[faust]

Originally posted by Scott@Oct 4 2004, 01:51 PM
Space,I think that was Wild & Lethal Trash that was stopped. I think aesthetic... is still going along with his signature.

Prince,I'll admit that I've never been quite keen on alot Walter's work,but that bondage stuff stopped when W&LT did. He's softened up quite alot since. Still a bit over-the-top sometimes however.

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I think his store in Antwerp is doing pretty well, no? He sells other designers too.

 

[Spacemiu]

Originally posted by Scott@Oct 4 2004, 11:51 AM
Space,I think that was Wild & Lethal Trash that was stopped. I think aesthetic... is still going along with his signature.

hmm on his site it sais 1999-until 2OO4: æstheticterrorists® by walter , so i don't know

I think W&LT is still going, becuas it is owned by some investors who kicked him out becuas it wasn't making anof money.

 

[macchiom]

Not for me, I’m afraid.

But then again it’s hard to judge only from the pictures, and I don’t believe I’ve ever seen any of his stuff in person.

 

[AlexN]

Wow, very hideous.

 

[cerfas]

I like bits and pieces of his collections

Like this from FW 05

 

[cerfas]

It can be called hideous, but i'm drawn to how much he follows his own aesthetic, i guess I have a soft spot for terrible taste...it feels magical to me when people follow what they believe in even if it is ugly.