Henrik Vibskov AW15 - The Messy Massage Class Official Video

THE MESSY MASSAGE CLASS
Copenhagen Fashion Festival, 28th January 2015. Papirøen.
WELCOME TO THE WEIRD AND WONDERFUL WORLD OF THE MESSY MASSAGE CLASS, HENRIK VIBSKOV’S AUTUMN WINTER 2015 COLLECTION. STIRRED UP BY VISIONS OF PECULIAR MIND/ BODY ATTITUDES IN THE HEALTH WORLD, WARPED SOUNDS COMING FROM A CURTAINED ROOM, AND UNSETTLING ANONYMOUS HANDS TOUCHING YOU, VIBSKOV’S LATEST MACROCOSM IS A BLOOD CIRCULATING PRESENTATION OF OUTLANDISH MUSCLE EXPLORATION.
THE ESPACE DES BLANCS MANTEAUX IN PARIS HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED INTO A SURREAL DAY SPA OF EPIC PROPORTIONS. A 20-METER LONG MECHANICAL INSTALLATION HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED TO HOLD 400 MOVING MASSAGING HANDS, BY WHICH 12 VOCALISTS ARE BEING RHYTHMICALLY TREATED TO AN UNUSUAL MASSAGE. IN THE COMFORT (OR DISCOMFORT?) OF CURTAINED ROOMS, THEY ACCOMPANY THE MUSIC FOR THE SHOW WITH ELEGANT, APPRECIATIVE SOUNDS OF "AHHHHH", A SO-CALLED HUMAN MASSAGE VOCALPIANO.
MODELS WEARING HIGH HEADPIECES WITH WOBBLY SWEATBANDS TREAD THROUGH A CATWALK MAZE OF UNSTOPPABLE HEALTH-GIVING HANDS. SOUND WAVES ARE BLOWN UP ON KNITS, PRINTED ARTWORKS ROTATE, AND HAND MOTIFS BECOME THE SYSTEMIZED SNAKE HANDS OF SWEAT STYLES. DOUBLE-FACED JERSEY IS CUT UP AND RE-CONSTRUCTED, AND 3D KNIT STRUCTURES ARE CREATED OUT OF INTRICATELY ASSEMBLED PATTERNS. FACE IMPRESSIONS ARE PRINTED OF CONTRASTING REFLECTIONS ON RECEIVING A MASSAGE, RIGID IN UNCERTAINTY AND SLIPPY BY NATURE. THESE ARE THE TWO INTERPLAYING THEMES UNDERPINNING THE COLLECTION. UPPER BODIES ARE LONG AND STRETCHED, AND TROUSERS REMAIN CLASSICALLY VIBSKOV, CROPPED, LOW CROTCHED, AND SOME VERY WIDE. SILHOUETTES ARE ROUND WITH CURVED SHOULDERS AND PATTERNS COME TOGETHER AROUND THE ELBOW TO CREATE BOLD, SHAPED SUITS.
THE MESSY MASSAGE CLASS HAS BEEN SUPPORTED BY THE DANISH ART FOUNDATION AND THE WORLD RENOWN DANISH TEXTILE COMPANY KVADRAT. ALL CURTAINS AROUND THE INSTALLATION HAVE KINDLY BEEN PROVIDED BY KVADRAT.