The Other Side

Focusing on the catwalk shows alone, Robert Geller's work ostensibly transports you to a wonderfully dark world. Maroon velvets, purple pin stripes, chiffon rosettes and autumnal motifs all place his work within quite the gothic framework. However that singular image, as discussed many a time before, is aporetic in that the consumer, you or I, creates a new image through wear. I suppose there is the underlying assertion that with any given image, by highlighting certain aspects you inherently also highlight the opposite, or at least, highlight through absence.

In that respect I find this editorial fascinating in the way that the dark romanticism of Geller's work is placed within a light yet equally dreamy setting. The soft diffuse lighting works well against the worn, yet far from dreary, backdrops, which allows a different yet oddly familiar sense of the clothing to be portrayed. Just like I imagine Rick Owen's dark washed leather jackets in bright pastels, or Yohji Yamamoto's black suits in Comme des Garçons patterns, there is something nicely appropriate about such a setting for Geller's work. It is different, yes, but it fits.

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