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When Fashion Goes for Broke
Original at New York Times
• Wed, Sep 3
United States - While most designers like to reference the past, the inventive silhouettes of Raf Simons hark back only to Flash Gordon, with elaborately constructed ...
Onward buys Jil Sander
Original at FashionUnited
• Wed, Sep 3
Netherlands - In 2005 Belgium designer Raf Simons was appointed as the Creative Director of the company. In February 2006, Jil Sander was bought from Prada by London ...
Albisetti to create Jil Sander innerwear & beachwear line
Original at Fibre2fashion.com
• Mon, Sep 1
Albisetti to create Jil Sander innerwear & beachwear line India - The new collection is being developed in collaboration with Raf Simons, Creative Director of Jil Sander. The design and palette will reflect the ...
UK: Onward to buy Jil Sander for EUR167m
Original at just-style.com
• Mon, Sep 1
UK - The brand's image has been restored under the creative directorship of one of the pre-eminent designers of this generation, Raf Simons, and there are ...
Onward For Sander
Original at Vogue.com
• Mon, Sep 1
UK - Sep 1, 2008 The brand's image has been restored under the creative directorship of one of the pre-eminent designers of this generation, Raf Simons, and there are ...
Shapes of things to come: Aitor Throup's menswear is conceptual ...
Original at independent.co.uk
• Sun, Aug 31
UK - The German designer Bernhard Willhelm and the Belgian Raf Simons may be at the top of the current crop of menswear mavericks, but even they are, at times, ...
Jil Sander Signs Innerwear License Posted Aug 28, 2008
Original at Women's Wear Daily
• Wed, Aug 27
• 1 related articles
- “Jil Sander is a brand that boasts the aesthetic competence necessary to create a total look,” said Sander’s creative director, Raf Simons. ...
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South Willard, Los Angeles
Original at Wall Street Journal
• Fri, Aug 22
- South Willard is known for its collection of menswear from Belgian designers including Raf Simons and Veronique Branquinho, as well as brands like Band of ...
South Willard, Los Angeles
Original at WSJ.com
• Thu, Aug 21
By Nicholas CaseyStore Background South Willard is an 800-square-foot men's boutique situated on Third Street, a few blocks off trendy Fairfax Avenue, in a former electrician's office. Ryan Conder and Danielle Kays opened the store a few years ago because, Mr. Conder said, "we both coul...
5 minutes with Sheree Commerford
Original at Vogue Australia
• Mon, Aug 18
Australia - Coco Chanel, Raf Simons for Jil Sander, Karl Largerfeld, Ralph Lauren and Yves Saint Laurent. Locally, Jamie Blakey from One Teaspoon and Sarah-Jane and ...
Simons Says
Original at Style.com
• Fri, Aug 15
- This store is about transporting light and transporting ideas," said creative director Raf Simons. "Am I sounding pretentious?" Perhaps a touch, but, hey, ...
Style Ascent | Raf Simons for Eastpak
Original at New York Times
• Fri, Aug 15
United States - Aug 15, 2008 By Sameer Reddy Raf Simons has climbed high up on the fashion ladder, drawing critical acclaim and a cult following for his signature men’s line and for his ...
Raf Simons Makes Jill Sander Wearable
Original at Fashion Indie
• Fri, Aug 15
By Rebecca Alexander I usually don’t like Jill Sander, but with Raf Simons being the new creative director, I think I really like the direction the collection is taking. Here are a few images of the coats for Fall from Jill Sander, and they are gorgeous. ...
Raf by Raf Simons Fall 2008
Original at Jargol
• Thu, Aug 14
By Ara Anjargolian The Fall 2008 Raf by Raf Simons collection however seems to bring the diffusion label a step closer to its big brother. The collection is a younger, more basic, distilled version of the aesthetic set forth in the main label.
Jil Sander Fall/Winter 2008 Sneakers
Original at Highsnobiety.com
• Mon, Aug 11
• 10 related articles
Ever since Raf Simons took over the creative direction of Jil Sander, the expectations have been set high. We show you the new sneaker line-up of the Jil Sander Fall/Winter 2008 collection. This season there are two low top sneakers and ...
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Morning Hemlines: LVMH, Richemont, Ralph Lauren, Diesel
Original at Conde Nast Portfolio
• Fri, Aug 8
By Sara Clemence Brands like Raf Simons, Burberry Prorsum, Jil Sander, and Prada have included them in everything from suits to shoes. (FT). Richemont moves closer to becoming a pure luxury-goods company, as it spins off the 30 percent stake in British ...
The Stella Awards and the Swiss Textile prize
Original at Diane, A Shaded View on Fashion
• Sun, Aug 3
By Diane Pernet This prize was a turning point for many designers to date. Probably the most memorable was Raf Simons when he walked down the runway with his two cherished assistants and showed his face for the very first time in his fashion history. ...
New Raf Simons x Fred Perry Fall/Winter 2008 Pieces Released
Original at Highsnobiety.com
• Sun, Aug 3
• 2 related articles
New pieces of the Raf Simons x Fred Perry Fall/Winter 2008 collection have been released. The collection sticks to black and simple branding. The latest drop consists of a polo, v-neck sweater and knitted cardigan. ...
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A Sander Fan
Original at Vogue.com
• Fri, Aug 1
UK - Aug 1, 2008 is said to be frustrated by its lack of earning power in relation to the critical acclaim garnered by the work of renowned creative director Raf Simons. ...
Jil Sander Fashion Line Up For Sale Again?
Original at Luxist
• Wed, Jul 30
CA - Jul 30, 2008 The line's Raf Simons recently received the ELLE Fashion Star newcomer award during Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2009 in Berlin. ...
Hot Pockets
Original at Women's Wear Daily
• Tue, Jul 29
In mid-June, Jil Sander opened a striking store on the corner of Howard and Crosby Streets, unveiling a new interior concept by creative director Raf Simons with artist Germaine Kruip. Sander’s arrival heightened the fashion quotient on ...
Men's Trends SS09: Jil Sander
Original at PAPERMAG
• Wed, Jul 23
The work Raf Simons has been doing at Jil Sander is some of the best stuff around at the moment; his clean pure aesthetic is the new minimalism at its best. The latest menswear show really created a new feeling and I have been wanting ...
Life, Art, Fashion, Blog, Store Merge In Le Vestiare de Jeanne
Original at Daddy Types
• Wed, Jul 23
By greg Charlotte is Jeanne's sister, who, at 18, decided to create a wardrobe for her then-6-yo sibling inspired by Yohji Yamamoto, Commes des Garcons, and [recemment] Raf Simons. Whoa. It all began in 2005, and it's been cranking ever since. ...
Raf Simons Offers Options With Zip Change
Original at solecollector.com
• Wed, Jul 23
By Nick The idea is awesome, and luckily the execution seems to be more fashion friendly than zip change pants. The zipper closes along the midfoot of the medial side, and if Raf Simons can take the idea a step further and incorporate a no seam ...
Mens 2009 Runway Venues
Original at Fashion Indie
• Mon, Jul 21
By Rebecca Alexander Show venues these days are every bit as important as the collections to the statement a designer makes, and a prime opportunity for fashion house to showcase their creativity. Raf Simons at Lycée Buffon Paul Smith at the Carrousel du ...
Soft Touches, Too Heavy-Handed
Original at New York Times
• Wed, Jul 16
• 3 related articles
By By CATHY HORYN Whether designers have been looking at the same art or just wishing they were anyplace but Paris, their spring 2009 men’s collections seem to have hit the same wall with the modern exception of Raf Simons.
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Helmut goes solo, Hanover goes fashion
Original at DAVID HELLQVIST
• Mon, Jul 14
By DAVID HELLQVIST In 2001, when Hedi Slimane took over the reins at Dior Homme, it was no secret that he was an avid fan of Raf Simons’ raw energy. Slimane, inspired by Raf’s skinny black suits, created a new Dior silhouette that was very much an ode to ...
The Sharpest Shorts Are Abbreviated Pants
Original at New York Times
• Wed, Jul 9
United States - Michael Macko, the new fashion director of Details, was paying utmost attention to Raf Simons’s collection of avant-garde rompers when his eye strayed to ...
Critical Shopper | Jil Sander
Original at New York Times
• Tue, Jul 8
United States - Under Raf Simons, who has been designing the label since 2005, the Jil Sander line now allows a bit more than just absence in Sander’s starkly perfect void. ...
Raf Simons x Fred Perry Available
Original at Highsnobiety.com
• Sat, Jul 5
• 3 related articles
Connecting with British Sportswear company Fred Perry, Raf Simons pulled from a 1960s skiwear collection for inspiration. Two pieces from the collaboration are available now at End. Both the polo and the cardigan feature an exclusive ...
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Linda Farrow for Men's fashion week
Original at Diane, A Shaded View on Fashion
• Thu, Jul 3
By Diane Pernet Dear Shaded Viewers,. Yohji_linda_farrow Prototype by Yohji Yamamoto. Raf_simmons Damir Doma for Linda Farrow Projects Raf_simons_glasses_2 Raf Simons. Dries_glasses Dries Van Noten. Veronique. Veronique Branquinho ...
BBB - Raf Simons for Eastpak Spring 2009
Original at Highsnobiety.com
• Wed, Jul 2
• 4 related articles
Raf Simons for Eastpak Spring 2009 is being previewed. The line, which takes a touch of a departure from the last with their take on a mesh material against backpacks and duffles. No doubt this relationship will continue to output ...
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Raf Simmons Designs A Few Bags For Eastpak
Original at Fashion Indie
• Wed, Jul 2
By Corey Moran Big suprise here Raf Simons did yet another collaboration, but this one I sort of like. The bags are simple, ellegant, and classy. However the one problem I do have with Raf Simons is why collaborate to do this? ...
The big easy: Milan menswear shows
Original at independent.co.uk
• Sun, Jun 29
UK - Raf Simons' collection for this label this season focused on colour blocking and zips with geometric hooks. A fluorescent pink suit, ... Open necks and wallets are musts for stylish men guardian.co.uk all 4 news articles
Raf Simons
Original at Diane, A Shaded View on Fashion
• Sat, Jun 28
By Diane Pernet P1180124 P1180126 P1180125 P1180122 >. P1180127 P1180128 Raf Simons shoes. P1180118 P1180178. I've been noticing this great looking guy at every show this week, before Raf's show I asked him if I could take his photo. ...
Milan Men’s Fashion | Mondrian Mania
Original at New York Times
• Wed, Jun 25
• 2 related articles
United States - Raf Simons at Jil Sander showed wildly patriotic red, white, and blue blocked suits as well as a more wearable version in navy, pale khaki and light grey. ...
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Raf Simons Collaborates With Fred Perry
Original at Fashion Indie
• Wed, Jun 25
• 21 related articles
By Rebecca Alexander As if Belgian designer Raf Simons doesn’t have enough to do overseeing his own eponymous label and as creative director of Jil Sander, which just opened a concept store on Howard St, he’s also launching a 12-piece collection of polo ...
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Milan’s Best Men's Show: Alexander McQueen - Fashion Wire Daily
Original at Fashion Wire Daily
• Wed, Jun 25
Milan’s Best Men's Show: Alexander McQueen subscription), NY - The waistline was a big story in Milan, where designers like Raf Simons at Jil Sander and Frida Giannini at Gucci doubled and tripled them with contrasting ...
Jil Sander's retro future
Original at FashionUnited
• Tue, Jun 24
• 5 related articles
By Don-Alvin Adegeest Jil Sander caused at stir at Milan fashion week on Saturday, delivering seasons for its Spring Summer 2009 collection. Moving away from the Pollock-esque graphic and paint-splattered tailoring, Raf Simons made strong references to ...
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Eastpak Fall/Winter 08-09 :: Raf Simons
Original at thegalleyboys.com
• Mon, Jun 23
• 10 related articles
Following the massive success of their first bag line collaboration with Belgian designer Raf Simons for S/S 08 (in select stores worldwide if not sold out), Eastpak now previews their fall/winter 2008 Raf Simons for Eastpak line. ...
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Nike SB Skate Pack '08
Original at Highsnobiety.com
• Mon, Jun 23
In terms of style the pack reminds us a little of this seasons collection by Raf Simons for Eastpak. Expect the new Nike SB Skate Pack to hit retailers this Fall season. Many more detailed images after the jump.
Raf Simons for Eastpak Fall/Winter 08/09
Original at Highsnobiety.com
• Sun, Jun 22
• 10 related articles
Following the massive success of their first bag line collaboration with Belgian designer Raf Simons for S/S 08 (in select stores worldwide if not sold out), Eastpak now previews their fall/winter 2008 Raf Simons for Eastpak line. ...
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Simons Reflects on Latest Sander Shop
Original at Women's Wear Daily
• Thu, Jun 12
• 21 related articles
The last thing Raf Simons wanted for Jil Sander's new Howard Street store in Manhattan was to plop an art installation in the middle of it.
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New Jil Sander Store Opening Next Week
Original at New York Magazine
• Wed, Jun 4
Oh no, Raf Simons enthusiasts, you can stay safely below Houston starting next Friday. The powers that be will throw open the doors to the glorious, two-level Sander store on 30 Howard Street (at Crosby Street). ...
Shoji Fujii reports from SHOW ANGEWANDTE 2008
Original at Diane, A Shaded View on Fashion
• Tue, Jun 3
By Shoji Fujii I am at University of Applied Arts Vienna where Veronique Branquinho, Priska Morger(RADIĆ/MORGER) & Hermann Frankhauser(WENDY & JIM) are professors in fashion department after Raf Simons was a professor for 5 years. ...
Eastpak x Raf Simons F/W '08 Preview
Original at Highsnobiety.com
• Tue, May 6
• 6 related articles
We have already presented you the initial Eastpak x Raf Simons Spring/Summer '08 collection. It was the first collaborative collection between the two and it was experimental and certainly different from anything that we have seen so ...
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Designer Discovery; Awareness & Consciousness
Original at Fashion Indie
• Wed, Apr 2
By Rebecca Alexander Since 2005, the Awareness & Consciousness label has graced our universe with its sensuous and softly flowing collections, based on high-quality Jersey materials. Christiane Gruber studied fashion under Raf Simons, Victor & Rolf and ...
The Skinny
Original at New York Times
• Sat, Mar 29
• 6 related articles
By By CATHY HORYN Who first designed the skinny suit in its modern form? Hedi Slimane? Helmut Lang? Raf Simons? The answer isn't that simple.
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Colorful Clutches Jil Sander v. Mundi
Original at All Women's Talk
• Wed, Mar 19
By Vanessa March 19, 2008post written by Bag Bliss blogger: VanessaColorful Clutches: Jil Sander v. MundiOne of the hottest looks for the spring is colorful cluthes. They have been seen all over the runways. These perfect little bags fit right in the palm of your hand and bring that little zest of color...
Refinery29 Knows What Boys Want
Original at Queerty
• Thu, May 3
Fashion's all about timing. And Refinery29 wants to make sure you're synchronised. As part of their never-ending style quest, the ever-dashing website has teamed up with downtown boutique, BBlessing for an exclusive virtual shop. The sartorially-minded site includes such designers a...