Raf Simons

New York What: The Oak store is getting rid of past season stock with a closet-clearing sale. Score cheap finds from Rachel Comey, Raf by Raf Simons, Opening Ceremony, Erin Wasson x RVCA, Grey Ant, and more. What: Classic French outfitter A.P.C. is having a 3-day overstock sale on their men's an...

New York What: Classic french outfitter A.P.C. is having a 3-day overstock sale on their men's and women's merch. Find clothing and accessories from past season collections at up to 80% off with new goods added daily. What: The Oak store is getting rid of past season stock with a closet-clearin...

By jconnors —Alison Baenen Photos: Larry Busacca/Wireimage Laura and Kate Mulleavy are filling Colette with Living Dead Dolls. Don’t even feign surprise. [NYT]There’s still no word on a successor at Maison Martin Margiela, though rumor has it the mysterious designer himself approached Raf Simon...

By jconnors Yesterday at Jil Sander, Raf Simons’ arty inspirations made the most sense in shoe form, like this sculptural number crafted from wood, oxidized metal, and chic navy suede. Blow that thing up 1,000 times and you could send it to Storm King.

AnOther Magazine has teamed up with colette for a collaborative project called Off The Page, featuring a few of their favorite brands and designers. Peter Pilotto created a new print for an exclusive Mismo bag, Gareth Pugh reinvented Incase’s MacBook sleeve and iPhone shell with an ultr...

A really nice new lana/lambswool biker jacket has been released from the Fall/Winter 2009 Raf by Raf Simons Collection. The jacket has heavy zipper and buckle details and a quilted puffy lining, making sure you stay warm this season. The jacket is now available from Blackbird. More detaile...

The 52 guest curators for Visionaire “2010” include artists like John Baldessari, internationally renowned museum curators like Klaus Biesenbach (MoMA) or Christine Marcel (Centre George Pompidou), contemporary art collectors like Pharrell Williams, Mario Testino or the archi...

Dr. Martens continues to work on all fronts. The brand has put out lots of interesting boots in their main line these past months and also the collaborative efforts are appreciated. After working with Yohji Yamamoto and Raf Simons in the high fashion arena, they continue this Fall/Winter. To...

More detailed images of the Raf Simons Fall/Winter 2009 Space Boot high top sneaker and the Asics collaboration running shoe follow after the jump. Read the rest of Raf Simons Fall/Winter 2009 Sneakers | Space Boot & Asics Sneakers Post tags: asics, raf simons, Sneakers

Once again Dr. Martens worked with Raf Simons for Fall/Winter 2009. The designer added some new flavors to the otherwise classic UK footwear range and worked with metallic colors this season. Different kind of low top and high top boots are featured in the line-up, all coming with gold, silv...

By Anna Battista Rather than designing the umpteenth collection with his signature pieces in reinvented fabrics, he should maybe channel his talent towards a new direction and maybe concentrate on reduced capsule collections of jackets and coats, after all, nobody can resist a good piece of outerwear that can last you forever, many of us can instead to without the umpteenth apron, top or pair of baggy trousers. Quite a few designers displayed for the next season what could be only defined as the “North Africa-meet-the West” syndrome, a not so rare obsession that ended up characterising many Spring/Summer 2010 collections.   [read the full post]

By pete Raf Simons continues his longstanding relationship with 100 year old British label Fred Perry for Autumn/Winter 2009. With designs heavily based around Fred Perry’s classic thirty leaf laurel logo, amongst other items, Raf Simons presents a reworked version of the iconic polo with a C...

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Irwin & Jordan  UK I really admire the legendary Yves Saint Laurent, Sonia Rykiel and Raf Simons - I love what he is doing for Jil Sander," Jordan told VOGUE.COM. "As far as Irwin & Jordan goes my main aims are to expand globally and to show at London fashion week ...

In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Fred Perry, Raf Simons has designed a classic Fred Perry outfit, worn by Fred in 1947. The collaborative collection consists of a black, single-breasted jacket, grey wide leg pleated trousers, slim fit white shirt, laurel print tie, ivory cabl...

 Netherlands Eastpak has taken pride in being recognised as an innovative, fun brand, having previously collaborated with designers such as Raf Simons. Today Eastpak produces apparel, bags and accessories that combine style, utility and value for money. ...

We finally have the time to do our bi-annual showroom hopping, and it was with great delight that we checked out Spurr's latest fall delivery. We dug the 2001: A Space Odyssey-inspired collection when we saw it last month, but it wasn't until we got a little one-on-one time with designer Sim...

What happens when Raf Simons, minimalist designer behind Jil Sander, teams up with retail mecca Aloha Rag on the design house's first-ever shoe collaboration? Guess we'll find out with all the other sneaker freaks, who will undoubtedly be lined up outside Aloha Rag on April 2 in the hope...

The new Linda Farro Vintage Spring/Summer 2009 Collection is out and once again there lots of exciting collaborationsin the mix. They worked with Raf Simons, Damir Doma, Bernhard Willhelm and Yohji Yamamoto on their respective eyewear collections. The outcome is of course not your usua...

 United States By Alex Hawgood Jil Sander’s fall collection, ripe with an erotic twist on minimalism, was the talk of Milan earlier this week — even the label’s notoriously press-shy designer Raf Simons has agreed to chime in. Here, in a rare video interview, ...

By jconnors Charlotte Stockdale is one half of a London-based power couple. In addition to designing the interior of New York’s Lever House restaurant, her husband, Marc Newson, is known for his funky, amoeba-shaped furniture ad commissions for LVMH, Qantas, Nike, and the Gap. Stockdale, a stylist...

 United States Alberto Pellaschiar/Associated Press JIL SANDER Jersey dress cut with a curl, back and front. Raf Simons, the designer at Jil Sander, is probably the only one here interested in being a modernist. His latest collection of curvilinear dresses, ...

 UK - The pair teamed up after the success of the bag label's collaboration with Raf Simons. Now Eley Kishimoto's Flash print will emblazon the Eastpak bags. ... Pak A Punch Vogue.com all 2 news articles

Raf Simons’ Organization Man subscription), NY - There was a time when Raf Simons was a revolutionary designer; famed for his disgruntled adolescence riot shows, seen as the young designer most in step ...

By Anna Battista My Italian self would like to praise Riccardo Tisci’s collection, but my objective self is restraining me from doing so. Tisci’s  second menswear collection for Givenchy doesn’t seem to be too different from what he did previously and I honestly doubt that everyday mature men would really like to go around in shorts (though perfectly tailored), leggings (though in luxurious materials) and bandage shoes (though architecturally interesting).    Member of the Boxxet Network of Blogs, Videos and Photos The hieratical atmosphere that haunted Rick Owens’ Spring/Summer 09 New York catwalks seemed to pervade also his menswear collection. Some of the models wore his signature veil-like headgear and black - in different shades, shapes...   [read the full post]

By 7t7 Damn thats the best news I got today. I am a big fan of the Eastpak collaborations with Raf by Raf Simons, and I`m gonna be an even bigger fan of the recently announced collaboration with Rick Owens DRKSHDW. Expected to release this fall.

By 7t7 Dover Street Market is created by fashion designer Rei Kawakubo from Comme des Garcons, with locations in London and Tokyo. Other than carrying Comme des Garcons, they also stock brands such as Ann Demeulemeester, Lanvin, Gareth Pugh, Pierre Hardy, Raf Simons, Thom Browne, Maison Mart...

 Netherlands - The key show at the start of the week was Jil Sander, and Raf Simons incorporated the current mood with a shorter show, less models, and a paired-down ...

Yep, they're at it again. Perry and Simons' second men's collection, for Spring/Summer '09, consists of 25 fun pieces. Taking a sharp turn from the all-black Autumn/Winter '08 collab, colors are ablazin' this time around. The inspiration for the line is West African, informing the use of n...

By Anna Battista Take the Autumn/Winter 2008-09 “The World to Come” collection with its sculpted knits, jersey separates and sophisticated yet practical sequinned dresses or the Spring/Summer 2009 collection with its adventurous robotic and erotic designs, with shiny and glossy fabrics in vivid nuances and appliquéd gems that form surreal faces and geometrical patterns on mini-dresses, sweats, leggings and hoodies. Just by looking at this collection - a mix of ready-to-wear, urban wear and modern art - it becomes easy to understand why the brand has become in just a few years extremely successfully and well-known not only in Europe but also in the rest of the world.     [read the full post]

By geekigirl Kira Plastinina Has to Close Most of Her Stores — The Cut: New York Magazine's Fashion Blog HIGH FIVE: Jil Sander’s creative director Raf Simons has turned his expert hand to premium denim clothes for men. Feminism beneath the frivolity of crinoline - International Herald Tribune

South Willard is offering deep discounts on their fall/winter '08 men's collections. Check out sale clothing and accessories from Raf Simons, Dries Van Noten, Patrik Ervell, Band of Outsiders, Raf by Raf Simons, and A.P.C. South Willard, 8038 West 3rd Street, (between South Crescent Heig...

By jconnors The financial crisis is all everyone is able to talk about, but you wouldn’t know it in Warsaw. In fact, Polish retail consumption has been on the rise since last year—all of which is great news for Ania Kuczynska, one of the country’s design stars. The 33-year-old Warsaw-based designer has...

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By susie_bubble Lace leggings and tights are all over the shops (I'm referring to physical stores and also the expression 'all over the shop'...) Easy enough to dabble in for most people but given my mild fascination with sheer trews since scoring those Raf Simons trousers, I've had a hankering for trews in l...

 Spain - After his recent store openings in Tokyo and Osaka, designer Raf Simons wanted to give the stores a new look, something to connect with underground Japanese ...

By Colleen Nika The rest of the week will be dedicated to Paris, but below we spotlight three especially memorable collections from Spring 2009 Milan Fashion Week. Also feel free to tell us YOUR thoughts on Spring 2009 so far. Intrigued? Disappointed? Indifferent? We want to know! JIL SANDER: Strongest C...

But the spring 2009 collections in Milan could inspire a few converts from the hate to love camp. Designers used fringe in ways we've never seen before. Especially Raf Simons who inspired rave reviews when he swathed his models in long ...

A host of designers including Raf Simons, Gareth Pugh and Haider Ackermann turned up at Maison Martin Margiela's 20th anniversary show on Monday.

 United States - A lot of us here on the blog admire Raf Simons’s collection for Jil Sander. Why? Because he proposed something that is new and exciting but also useful in ...

  USA - Sep 29, 2008 Eyebrows rose when the 51-year-old designer met with fellow Belgian designer Raf Simons earlier this year, when Simons was renegotiating his contract with ...

 United States - a meeting here early this year with Raf Simons, another well-regarded Belgian designer who was renegotiating his contract with Jil Sander at the time. ...

 NY - a meeting here early this year with Raf Simons, another well-regarded Belgian designer who was renegotiating his contract with Jil Sander at the time. ...

No one can get over what Raf Simons did with fringe in his spring 2009 Jil Sander collection. On the other hand, Prada's crinkled fabrics and snakeskin were a take on "cave woman couture." But if you can't let go of florals for spring, ...

 - Raf Simons showed a quiet stunner at Jil Sander, one in which disparate inspirations — the Twenties, African tribal adornment, Brancusi — were integrated ...

The power now rests with the latter group, led by Raf Simons at Jil Sander, though it may be hard to see. Ms. Prada’s show Tuesday night was not ... Prada abandons summer fashion's easy road The Associated Press Raf Simons enlivens minimalist Jil Sander PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)

 DC - A whole lot if your name is Raf Simons and you have just managed to strip the concept of its stiffness, and liven up the staid Jil Sander label with soft ... Fashion Review Jil Sander Clears the Runway New York Times Prada abandons summer fashion's easy road The Associated Press

 Netherlands - For example, the Belgian designer Raf Simons has been producing a collection with Eastpak for several seasons now and a collection of bags with prints by ...

By frillr It was strange reverse trick, one Raf Simons alluded to in an interview when he stated he was done separating the ideas he pursued at his own label from the ideas for the Jil Sander brand. That went a long way in explaining why the Raf ...

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.

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.