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January 28, 2008
Walter Van Beirendonck A/W 08-9
by Anthony Symonds

Uber daddy of all that is so wrong it’s right WVB is at it again. Capriciously unwearable and totally fantastic ‘Skin King’ is Walts' answer to all that ails us for A/W 08. Crayon bright, Techno tribal, cyber fetish, man meltdown is just the genre defying tip of the hugely entertaining WVB niceberg.

Set against the sensationally dreary backdrop of ‘luxury’, ‘sophistication’ and ‘masculinity’ seen everywhere else this season Bierendonck is as always a welcome respite from things to do with charcoal grey. Anyway, where else am I going to get a lime green Birka with tribal headdress feature and matching pink pantaloons?


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