Edie Campbell by Inez & Vinoodh for Vogue Paris February 2016, ‘Lecon de Style’
The Year in Fashion: In Praise of Young Independent Designers
As this wholly unpredictable year in fashion draws to a close, there suddenly appears to be no such thing as a long-term career as a name-in-lights creative director of a house anymore (always excepting Karl Lagerfeld, that is). The way things are shaping up, maybe we’re looking at a whole new world where hot names and their teams will be booked like bands at festivals. They’ll strut onto the house stage, play a couple of killer sets, and then exit, in time-honored music business mode, before the encore, leaving the audience baying for more—and wondering where their next gig will be. Basically, that’s what Raf Simons did at Christian Dior.
Source: Vogue
032c Salutes Raf Simons’s Tenure at Dior
Following his sudden resignation, 032c salutes Raf Simons’s tenure at the French mega-house with an all-Dior shoot at a modernist bungalow in Berlin’s Hansaviertel, with photography Yves Borgwardt and fashion by Paolina Leccese and Kuschan Hojjatian.
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Raf Simons Is Leaving Dior
Raf Simons is to part ways with Christian Dior, ending a fruitful three-and-a-half year collaboration that saw the fabled French house tilt in a more modernist direction.
Dior said the designer “reached this decision for personal reasons” and that the spring-summer 2016 collection he presented under a flower-festooned hillock in a courtyard of the Louvre on Oct. 2 was his last.
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Greta Varlese by Karim Sadli for T Style Magazine Fall 2015
Opening Ceremony 2015 Fall/Winter "Cruise Control" Editorial
Opening Ceremony unveils yet another seasonal editorial titled “Cruise Control.” Photographed by Alex Lee and styled by Kindall Almond, this nostalgia-evoking photo set showcases a selection of the retailer’s stocked garments including pieces from Gosha Rubchinskiy, Dries Van Noten, AMI and Raf Simons to name a few. Shot in a retro aesthetic featuring a champagne-colored Cadillac, the return of baggy trousers, turtlenecks and oversized coats are well-documented above.
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Willy Vanderperre Discusses His Raf Simons Exhibit for 032c
Who would have thought that a regular meeting of friends at Antwerp’s Witzli-Poetzli café in the early ’90s would birth some of fashion’s most influential partnerships? Such is the case for Raf Simons and Willy Vanderperre, who met at the café as students and have forged some of fashion’s most influential collaborations since. The 20-plus-year partnership between Simons and Vanderperre has covered everything from menswear photo shoots in the ’90s to Dior fashion ads in the 2010s, and is on view in a just-opened exhibition at 032c’s new gallery in Berlin, curated by Vanderperre himself.
Source: style.com
Raf Simons x adidas Originals Stan Smith 2015 Fall/Winter Collection
Since its launch, the partnership between Raf Simons and adidas Originals has garnered a reputation for avant-garde and sometimes otherworldly interpretations of classic sneaker silhouettes. It comes as no surprise then, that Simons drew his inspiration from outer space for his latest collaborative footwear collection – his fifth with the Three Stripes. Featuring space-age riffs on familiar favorites such as the Ozweego II, Response Trail, and Response Trail II styles, the Fall/Winter 2015 lineup also includes new iterations of Simons’ beloved Stan Smith court shoe. Available this time in distressed finishes, bright shades like flash pink, as well as more neutral tones such as navy, core black and all-white, the new range is yet another covetable footwear offering from the iconic Belgian designer and German sportswear giant. Look for the Raf Simons x adidas Originals Fall/Winter 2015 Stan Smith collection now at the HYPEBEAST Store.
Source: hypebeast.com
Christian Dior Spring 2015 Couture
Christian Dior Fall 2015 Couture
"Dior is always a fairy tale, no matter what I'm doing," Simons said with a knowing laugh, but today's show had a special through-the-looking-glass magic. It was those sleeves that did it.
The Spring 2016 Men’s Trend Report
Less hotly anticipated than the women’s shows? Perhaps. But every bit as influential when it comes to what one can expect to see on the streets in the coming months? Without a doubt. We’ve rounded up 10 key trends from the Spring ’16 menswear collections. Click through the slideshow to see them all.
Source: style.com
i-D Magazines 35th Birthday Special Edition Covers
We've asked 11 of our favourite designers to imagine an i-D cover their way and create collector's edition cover wraps that will be in limited run at Dover Street Market, Colette, 10 Corso Como, SOTO Berlin, Palace and Supreme stores!
Alexander Wang for Balenciaga, Christopher Kane, Jeremy Scott for Moschino, J.W. Anderson, Karl Lagerfeld, Palace, Phoebe Philo, Raf Simons for Dior, Riccardo Tisci for Givenchy, Supreme and Vivienne Westwood are our chosen 11 designers as they define and shape the industry and create the world's coolest and most iconic clothing.
Source: Vice Magazine
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Raf Simons Spring 2016 Menswear
And, more than anything, there was a soundtrack spun from Mark Leckey's titanic piece of celluloid mythmaking, Fiorucci Made Me Hardcore. The utter gorgeousness of peak moments in anyone's past is defined by that film. Raf's past for sure, but his young models could find equivalents in their own lives. So could the grandfathers he never knew. And that is the enduring melancholy that touches everything Raf Simons does. All things must pass.
Whats Next for Maison Margiela?
When Margiela started, it was a new proposition. It was ice cool. The four stitches were a smoke signal to the initiated. This is what Richard Gray, executive fashion director of “The Sunday Times Style,” told us. It’s a sentiment echoed throughout Yoox’s mini documentary, “The Artist Is Absent.” If you’ve not seen it, it’s a handy reminder of what made Margiela a covetable label in the first place. His use of deconstruction, mixed with an expert’s hand at cutting and tailoring, made Margiela one of the most popular designers during his heyday.
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