Tag: Raf Simons
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Proportions and textures that excite the eye: Raf Simons for Prada and the costumes for United States Vs. Billie Holiday
Raf Simons’ first collection for Prada simulates a yearning for contact, with proportions and textures that shock and excite the eye. Executed in leather and bouclé, lined in geometric jacquards, garments are sensual – crafting a topography of feeling, enjoyed by the wearer alone. Color and pattern excites the eye; surfaces entice touch. The…
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The Fashion Awards 2020 honoured those who have led change within the fashion industry this year
Twenty individuals and fashion brands were announced as part of a short film that documented the fashion industry in this extraordinary year. They were recognised and received a ‘2020 Fashion Award’ in honour of their specific contribution. The Fashion Awards 2020 honoured and celebrated the designers, brands, creatives and individuals who have…
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As times change, so should creativity: Raf Simons joins Prada as co-creative director
Raf Simons is the new Prada’s co-creative director, working in partnership with Miuccia Prada The first Prada collection designed by Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons will be the Spring/Summer 2021 womenswear show, presented in Milan in September 2020. Prada announces co-creative directors From 2 April 2020, fashion designer Raf Simons will join…
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Raf Simons on life after Calvin Klein: ‘I’ve never defined myself as a fashion designer’
In one of his first interviews since leaving the New York fashion house, Simons talks about the joy of designing textiles for Danish fabric company Kvadrat and his plans to open an art foundation
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V&A to stage UK’s largest ever Christian Dior exhibition
Princess Margaret’s birthday gown will feature in Designer of Dreams show in London
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Lupita Nyong’o and Saoirse Ronan for Calvin Klein Women
Calvin Klein Women is the first Calvin Klein fragrance developed under the vision of Chief Creative Officer Raf Simons. The campaign for this woody floral fragrance features actors Lupita Nyong’o and Saoirse Ronan. Directed by artist Anne Collier with creative direction from Lloyd & Co., the 2018-2019 campaign unfolds into a series of…