Philosophy
Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren created the fashion label Viktor & Rolf; the Dutch creative duo, former designers at Martin Margiela, known as the "terrible twins of the fashion system", do not have a relationship registry, but they share a physical similarity and a design affinity.
Since their first show in Paris in 1998, Viktor and Rolf have displaced the fashion world, proposing plain lines, altered by ironic and surreal details, breaking the established conventions of fashion couture.
Large collars turn into ruffs, pillows and violins, gothic sandals with eye-catching decorated heels, padded boots, large letters which pop out from the dresses, stitching on the models’ faces, pierced skirts as Swiss cheese, garments similar to Duchamp's ready-mades, shapes and asymmetries, broken shapes and exaggerated volumes, which experimenting new proportions.
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