After 27 years, Raf Simons has announced that his namesake label is closing.
Though designer Raf Simons has been the creative head of Jil Sander, Dior, Calvin Klein and now Prada , for a certain segment of menswear enthusiast the true highlights of his career came under his own namesake label. Now, after 27 years, Simons has announced that the brand is closing.
Several fellow designers, including Grace Wales Bonner, Bottega Veneta’s Matthieu Blazy, and Marc Jacobs commented on the post. “[A]lways incredible. [A]lways inspiring. [T]hank you Raf,” wrote Jacobs.become the co-Creative Director of Prada Simons originally studied industrial and furniture designs in school, but turned to fashion after being inspired by the works of Martin Margiela. He launched his first menswear collection with a Fall–Winter 1995 presentation.Simons’ label, originally noted for plunging cultural signifiers of his youth for inspiration, grew in both acclaim and popularity throughout the early ‘00s. That buzz lead to him being appointed to Jil Sander.
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