Raf Simons

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 Jil Sander The Final Note: Garcia’s twangy, free-form guitar came from the NSFW scene from the 1970’s Antonioni film, shown on screens during the runway proceedings. The result? An aptly arty, earthy, and cultish backdrop to Raf Simons’ rough-hewn intellectualism.

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.

By jconnors Photo: Courtesy of Colette We kept our eyes peeled for pieces by Raf Simons at Leonard Cohen’s packed Radio City Music Hall gig last night. The singer-songwriter had served as inspiration for the designer’s Spring ‘09 men’s collection, but we didn’t see any of the “extreme tailoring” tha...

By Maya Singer Photo: Courtesy of Linda Farrow Nirvana, for sunglasses fanatics, is to be found in a converted schoolhouse in the Clerkenwell area of London. That’s where the Linda Farrow archives are housed—a few filing cabinets’ worth of specs dating from the origins of the Linda Farrow brand in the l...

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...

By jconnors I’m shooting a portrait of Andrea Rosso, 55DSL’s creative director and a very good friend. 55DSL is celebrating 15 years in the market. Mr. Renzo Rosso, his father, loves this brand and I can see he’s very proud of what Andrea does. Next is the Jil Sander show. I can’t be late because I’m meeting Ra...

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...