Dolls, dolls and dolls is what was on the mind of Dutch fashion designers Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren. All the models in girlish sihouettes-they are quite familiar with dressing up dolls. Is this a sign of a new Viktor & Rolf exhibition? We can only hope.

The eye catchers of the show were the giant stitching, as a mother would do for a daughters’ broken doll’s dress, times five in size. The laced pieces in happy bright colors were beautifully made. A favorite would be the black dress with butterfly shoulders Bette Franke was rocking.

One could wonder how to integrate something of the collection in their wardrobe, but let’s face it, we are talking Viktor & Rolf here. What we see up on the catwalk won’t turn up in stores. What will be hanging in ours closets is a distillation of the magnificent Viktor & Rolf fantasy. Thank God there are still designers living up to their imagination instead of the retailers wishes.

Text by MARTINO BIDOTTI.
Images by DIRK ALEXANDER. WWW.DIRKALEXANDER.COM