This month Chinese magazine Shopper features a special edition of some of the best street style photos from GadeMode.

All photos are by Mathias Vestergaard.

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While AnnHagen has been all about bondage, dark rock, goth and deconstruction, mr. Simonsen is associated with luxury and couture.
A slightly deconstructed blue cocktail dress and the bondage belts and straps on the back of some nicely tailored men’s coats and leather jackets, provided a link to Annhagen as we know it. Moving on from this heritage, Simonsen had added padding on hips and shoulders, sculpting the collection’s simple black dresses and beautiful doublebreasted female office suits. Everything was beautifully cut, tailored and fitted, and although some pieces seemed a bit off, the overall impression was a new statement of beauty and elegance, cemented by a short, sexy tube dress with asymmetrical patches of fur, and a range of long evening dresses. This might not please fans of the original, moodier AnnHagen style, but for someone dressing celebrities for the red carpet, this collection had everything. If only Danish celebrities would dare to go there.

Spread from Dansk Daily (pdf)

Cheap Monday brought the recession out in the open by opening their show yesterday with models wearing bags, hats, ties and even guitars made out of cardboard. A refreshing and humorous take on the much-debated financial crisis. The recession feel was underlined with trashed and torn jeans that looked as if they had just been repaired with pieces of gaffer tape. The color chart was in dark, rusty hues and oily blues – a suitable and safe choice for the A/W season. Boyfriend fitted blazers and oversized cape coats teamed up with tight, cropped jeans was for the girls. The boys’ look was loose and antifit with big coats, knitwear and chinos. Although one could have hoped for a little more renewal, Cheap Monday still faced the facts of the crisis and presented a recession concept with jest and humor.

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Much like entering the Rick Owens store in TriBeCa, N.Y., the guests at jean//phillip’s exclusive show were greeted with the deep rhythms of warm and glitchy minimal techno, setting the mood for a no-nonsense show. While continuing his established aesthetics and sticking to some of his signature looks, designer Jean Phillip delivered an incredibly sharp and balanced collection. Combining shiny patent leather shoes and heavier boots with bondage belts and transparent tops, the overall look was both dark and dandy. Boys will have to show some courage to wear jean//phillip’s rather bold pieces on the street. The masculine corsets – a repeated item in the show — could easily be layered with a sharp white shirt under a tight fitting jacket, however, as a unique vest alternative.
With an extremely sharp vision, a showroom examination will reveal if the production quality has matured and lives up to the designer’s obviously high goals. However, there is no doubt that this is a strong collection.

Spread from Dansk Daily (pdf)

The scene was set for a bash on Thursday night when Soulland presented its new show ‘Savage Mountain’. Located in the raw and industrial Carlsberg Brewery buildings, and with a mountain placed in the center of the catwalk, expectations almost peaked before the show. The first outfit had a cozy look in nude colors, with chinos teamed up with a knitted cardigan. This classic grandpa look was contrasted by the models’ scull painted faces, which left an ambivalent impression of coziness and horror. Basic and wearable items like knitwear, shirts and waistcoats in both bright and pale colors dominated the look. More experimental pieces like knitted pants and a jumpsuit in green gave this increasingly popular streetwear label some extra edge and grit. The overall impression didn’t move mountains, but Soulland still presented a good and varied show with a solid and wearable interpretation of the grandpa look.

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Accompanied first by feminine jewelry-box music, the models marched out one-by-one wearing nude make up.

Soon enough, though, the peaceful atmosphere was cut off abruptly by loud dupstep, filling the overcrowded room with dark sounds from London’s underground. The stage was set for a dark, postapocalyptic
mood that emanated death, decadence and sex. Complementing the predominance of black were a range of grays and whites. Especially, the limited color palette drew attention to the silhouettes of Vilsbøl’s sculptural, often asymmetrical pieces. The models’ look, not significantly different from the last collection, was constructed around tightly fitted dresses paired with big, padded shoulders, exhaling powerful feminine sexuality. Especially interesting, were the knitted and braided shoulder cushions, a refreshingly 21st century take on this signature ’80s look. Another focal point for both girls and boys was a rich use of mixed materials like leather, knitwear, suede and shiny fabrics, which kept the mood of the show in accordance with the season. For the boys, the grunge look with drop crotch pants, heavy knits and generally loose fits mixed in well with the overall dark and dramatic mood of the show. Most remarkable however was Vilsbøl de Arce’s ability to show a coherent collection with edge and expression, whilst keeping it wearable.

Read the full paper. Review is on page 29.

One of my recent passions include writing a weekly column about cocktails. It is a voluntary project, but also an excellent reason to get a drink on a plain tuesday afternoon. The column is published almost every week on www.eventuelt.org.

Cocktails – the stronger the better! I generally prefer Martinis and martini-like cocktails, including (but certainly not limited to) Manhattans, Gimlets, (strong) Margaritas. I also love the old classics like the Sazerac.

“The stronger the better!”

In my favorite Martini you find: stirred Plymouth Navy Strength poured in a chilled and Noilly Prat coated cocktail glas garnished with an olive and a lime twist and with just a single drop of Angostura bitters. If the omnipresent Plymouth is not available, I use frozen Tanqueray (just keep it in the freezer where it belongs). The olive, the twist and the vermouth can also be left out, if there is an emergency and no time to fiddle around.

You can find my column at Eventuelt.org (in Danish)

In the September 2007 issue of Delfinen (#134) I wrote this incredibly short power review of the graphic novel adaption of Paul Auster’s City Of Glass.

Read the full text(Danish only)

During my first year of studying (and ever since, actually) I’ve spent a lot of time having lunch with my study group. However, we never just had lunch. During the meal discussions always revolved around the quality of the food and the atmosphere.

We tried different canteens on campus and compared results, and in the September 2006 issue of Delfinen (#126) we wrote a comparative review.

The review sparked some controvercy: a week after it was published my editor at Delfinen received a two page letter from the Dean, complaining that our review had errors of fact and that we were destroying the working environment for the employees.

The review is written by Kasper Schiølin, Janus Novak Olesen, Lasse Damgaard and Mathias Vestergaard. Photos by Lasse Damgard.

Read the review (Danish only)