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Enter The Home Of Raf Simons


her’s a glimpse into the home of designer, Raf Simons in Antwerp, Belgium: “Designed in 1968—Simons thinks it’s kismet that it’s the year he was born—by a Belgian couple who imported Modernist furniture, the two-story, open-floor-plan apartment is a primer in mid-century Modernism. A longtime collector of mid-century furniture, Simons knew he would buy it…

Transmission 1 By Raf Simons In Berlin


Earlier this month, the preview of the Transmission1 exhibition and event has taken place. It is curated by none other than fashion designer Raf Simons. The showcase, which currently takes place at the BCC in Berlin, acts as the launch event for the new digital interview magazine by Mercedes Benz, entitled ‘The Avant/Garde Diaries’. The…

Raf Simons Showroom For Autumn, Winter 2011


Portugal’s Por Vacacao stopped in at the Raf Simons showroom for Autumn 2011 and took these shots. He literally followed in our footsteps, we even took the same shots. For the winter season, it’s a wonderful space. Summer however is another matter, impossibly hot – you don’t want to linger. “Last month during women’s fashion…

Raf Simons To Leave Futurenet Group


Sad news when we were in Paris for menswear… Raf Simons seems to be following in the footsteps of his great minimalist predecessors Jil Sander and Helmut Lang, and not just in his predilection for rectilinear precision. Raf announced his sudden split from Italy’s Futurenet Group, which holds licensing rights over the Simons label (including…

Raf’s Army: Exlusive Fashion Film


Earlier this month, Dazed premiered Pierre Debusschere’s new film from his Raf Simons anniversary special. As Simons celebrates 15 years in the fashion industry, Pierre shot parts of his archive in homage to Raf Simons. Accompanying the images in the magazine is Jo-Ann Furniss’ in-depth and personal interview with Simons, and a handful of quotes…

New Raf Simons Autumn/Winter 2010 Video by Willy Vanderperre


Courtesy of 4 and Raf Simons, view the new video realized by Willy Vanderperre and styled by Olivier Rizzo for the Raf Simons website. Raf Simons is exclusively stocked at ‘4’.

Jil Sander Spring/Summer 2011, Milan


Get behind the scenes of the Jil Sander Spring/Summer 2011 show, held during Milan fashion week earlier this month. It was a Milanese highlight for us so we sharing it here. Photographer Sonny Vandevelde captures the looks backstage to give us an idea what the new collection by Raf Simons for Jil Sander is going…

Raf Simons SS11 By Sonny Vandevelde


An impression of what Raf Simons new collection will look like. The pictures were taken by Sonny Vandevelde backstage during the SS show 2011 in Paris. Raf by Raf Simons is currently exclusively at 4. Mainline Raf will be exclusive for SS11. Picture via ASOVF

Raf Simons Spring/Summer 2011


Tim Blanks, gives his take on Raf Simons’ 15th anniversary show in Paris showcasing his Spring/Summer 2011 collection: “The music by the Smashing Pumpkins included “Tonight, Tonight,” which soundtracked Simons’ first show in 1997… The tailoring, in which he pared away such superfluities as sleeves, is a Simons signature. He has done collections focused on…

Jil Sander Spring/Summer 2011


Returning to color for the spring season, Raf Simons infused the latest collection he designed for Jil Sander with an array of fluorescent hues. From boxy knits and shorts to bold stripe and floral numbers, it was an outing of great notice. Although vibrant, Simons did take a pause to focus on serious tailoring complemented…

Raf Simons Autumn/Winter 2010/11


Raf Simons is a firm 4 favourite. His somewhat ambiguous collection for Autumn/Winter 2010 was full of technical innovations and we may see velcro keeping mens suits together should Mr Simons get his way. The Belgian designer took pleasure this season in presenting a collection that tested the constraints of gender. Models were sent down the…

4 heart Raf


Raf Simons, the man behind 4 label Raf by Raf  Simons, has launched a new website – www.rafsimons.com Here are some of the most striking images from the site… Nice work sir! All hail the Raf. Images courtesy of rafsimons.com