CULTURES IN BETWEEN

Raf Simons

A direct reaction against the mainstream and status quo, the cultural movement, attitudes and behaviours of youths is directly indicative of Raf Simons’ menswear. He is keen to express a progressiveness in the use of highly detailed fabrics and softly fabricated pantsuiting and jackets. The density and lightness to his collections are outrightly tailored with a strive for perfection, highlighting his background in Industrial Design. He embarked into Fashion Design through an internship with Belgian designer Walter van Beirendonck. Since this time, he has continued to produce his main namesake menswear collection and additionally, his secondary line, ‘Raf by Raf Simons’. He was the 2003 award recipient of the Swiss Textiles Awards and previously the head professor of the Fashion Department at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. He divides his time in Belgium and Milan where he is also the Artistic Director for Jil Sander since 2005.

Website
www.rafsimons.com

Stores
AUSTRALIA
Departures And Arrivals, Melbourne

NEW ZEALAND
Zambesi, Auckland
www.zambesi.co.nz

AUSTRIA
Park, Wien

CANADA
Komakino, Vancouver
www.komakino.ca

Holt Renfrew, Vancouver
www.holtrenfrew.com

SWEDEN
Très Bien Shop, Malmö
www.tresbienshop.net

Le Shop, Stockholm

DENMARK
Normann, Copenhagen

FINLAND
Helsinki10, Helsinki
www.helsinki10.com

FRANCE
Colette, Paris
www.colette.fr

JAPAN
United Arrows, Harajuku
www.unitedarrows.co.jp