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The one consistent element seems to be Vibskov’s refusal to take himself or his creations too seriously. In a way, he seems to be nudging his audience until everyone giggles along with him fun, but he’s not being snide. Once you get ove the shock of seeing a men’s ca digan in ga ishly b ight blue and pink, it’s ha d not to sta t thinking, “I wonde if I can pull that oﬀ ?” nd su p isingly, the answe is mo e o en than not, yes! Fo all of his imagination and whimsy, Vibskov’s unde standing of how to c eate a st ong silhouette emains p esent in all of his designs. nd thus, a d ess with a built-in head w ap is actually quite wea able and, ema kably, classically eﬁ ned. e neon-patte n p int pants going to be the ight atti e fo eve y occasion? No. But they do look st angely app op iate fo smoking some weed and heading down to the deli on a hung-ove Sunday a e noon. On the othe hand, his Scottish golﬁ ng outﬁt, seemingly inspi ed by G oundskeepe Willie, would p obably be p etty ha d to pull oﬀ. What makes Vibskov’s wo k so consistently int iguing is his willingness to have it both ways — he wants to be both eﬁ ned and idiculous and he wants to c eate fashion that emb aces both sides of his pe sonality. The esult is o en confusing, like watching G ace Kelly make out with Je y Lewis. In et ospect, pe haps this dete mination to mix elements should not be so su p ising. Ea ly in his ca ee , Vibskov exhibited with Banksy and Faile, and like those st eet a tists, he is efusing to acknowledge the bounda ies between haute coutu e and st eet wea . Give him a canvas and he’ll doodle on it – this fall, he even debuted a line of baby ca iages with Canadian b and uinny. His designs would emain amusing doodles if he didn’t have the skill and technical igo to pull them oﬀ. t the ve y bottom of Vibskov’s bio, you can ﬁ nd a telling detail: when he was 12 yea s old, he won a local b eakdancing competition. Su e, the count yside of Jutland, Denma k is not exactly the boogie down B onx, but in a wei d way, his app oach to fashion mi o s the skills of a g eat b eakdance . Fi st you need a solid foundation, an innate unde standing of the d umme ’s beat. Then you need some ﬂashy moves — some b ight patte ning and unique ﬂa e to catch the eye of the audience. But ﬁ nally, you need to innovate and c eate a spectacle in o de to stand out. That’s what makes Hen ik Vibskov’s designs wo kfo him, and fo his audience: they a e kind of shocking at ﬁ st glance, but will keep you sta ing in awe. “CYKLYS”, A/W / ; “THE TENT CITY”, SS ; “THE BL ACK CARROTS”, A/W / ; “THE BIG WET SHINY BOOBIES”, COPENHAGEN AUGUST .

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CITY - Issue 60 Contents Our Friends Action Wanted City Moment In Rogue Luscious Life Temporary Contemporary Fast Food Diary Leona Naess Matthew Stone Henrik V Ibskov Massimiliano Nogioni Young Bloods Keys to the Ferarri Fine Craftsmanship The New Frontier Conscious Evolution New World Order Spiral Casual Fridays Where to Buy It Cityscape

CITY - Issue 60

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