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CURRENT READING: BUNKER ARCHEOLOGY : PAUL VIRILIO

The author's haunting photographs are accompanied by his analysis of the architecture of warThe author's haunting photographs are accompanied by his analysis of the architecture of war

"Almost forgotten. The movement, strength and frightening beauty. They are an opposite of orthogonal and vertical structures, an opposite of the urban fabric and architecture of US cities."

THIS IS IT! RICK OWENS SPRING/SUMMER 2010

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"A line that renders something in extremely high-quality with uncompromising craftsmanship in a very personal way without sneering at the audience."

THE DEATH OF FASHION CRITICISM: PARIS MEN'S SPRING 2010

The shows are done. The editing starts now...The shows are done. The editing starts now...
When a collection provokes polite indifference all you have is the proof that the synapses of all in question have stopped firing.

THE END OF FASHION AS RESTRICTED INFORMATION

Everybody knows everything these daysEverybody knows everything these days

More than ever, there seems something dated in the existence of these people, publicists who glory in their task as guardians of precedence. Like the eunuchs of the Ming dynasty, they tend to forget their place as servants of the imperial luxury goods industry. And, like the eunuchs of the Forbidden City, they may wake up one day to find that those with real power — in this case, Bernard Arnault, Robert Polet, François Pinault — have noted that the bottom line is not being well served by lackeys with attitude.

Guy Trebay in The NY Times on fashion show publicists and their Marie Antoinette complex

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