The Raf Simons watch / towel / keychain / fail

[Inxight]

Funny enough I've been in Koonz studio and seen first hand how much paint by numbers it is. . .

Yes, in all honesty I don't know how Raf runs his lines, thus groping in the dark to clarify my view. Though, with that said, I find it hard to believe that with so many lines and collabos that he can remain intimately involved in the design work. Obviously uninspired shit is getting out with his name on (that I doubt he had any hand in), and this is how I make sense of it based on my uninformed assumptions.

[Dane]

[SHYE_POSER]

MORE LIKE ........

[Faust]

Ha!!!! Cathy Horyn proposes Raf for Dior. I'd love that.

[Faust]

Raf is on the cover of the new Fantastic Man. I thought it was quite fitting that virtually everything they photographed him in was from 2002 or before.

[_yoo]

just came across this relevant passage in the LOVE interview of raf, on his house line




full text

[mrbeuys]

Via popbitch

Raf Simons has designed a new
collection for Fred Perry, but
assembling the website to promote
the line hasn't been quite so
beautifully conceived.

Raf's people were keen to check the
copy appearing on their site, so
Fred Perry staff ended up sending
over three different revisions.
Each submission was met with disdain,
along with increasingly personal
comments about the copywriting.

That is until a member of staff at
Fred Perry pointed out that the
third set of copy had been lifted
directly from Simons' own personal
website. At the time of writing,
they are still waiting to receive
an answer...

[kunk75]

post of the week

[several_girls]

just as tacky as towel/house/keychain, but the difference is id wear it all the time

[kunk75]

should cross post to wtf I guess

http://www.mrporter.com/product/336337

[lowrey]

[Faust]

Big Raf is watching

[Faust]

Is Raf running out of money?

"ON THE BLOCK: Ninety-nine ceramic objects from the collection of Raf Simons are to go under the hammer during an auction Dec. 17 at the Piasa Rive Gauche auction house in Paris. They are part of the “French Ceramics from 1945-1970” sale comprised of 205 lots.

Items from the Belgian designer’s private collection include a coffee table by Georges Jouve estimated at 30,000 euros, or $40,668 at current exchange, a “tree” vase by Valentine Schlegel estimated at 20,000 euros, or $22,112, and Pol Chambost vases with a corolla shape that inspired the fall 2009 collection he designed for Jil Sander. Simons is now the couturier at Christian Dior.

“Raf Simons, who began working as a furniture designer, is a born collector,” the sale’s auctioneer, François Epin, explained to WWD. “He would trade ceramics to make money while starting a fashion career as an intern for Walter Van Beirendonck in Paris.” Over the last 15 years, he has amassed a collection of ceramics with some remarkable pieces, according to Epin.

Piasa expects the sale to fetch around 500,000 euros, or $677,800, including 300,000 euros, or $406,680, from Simons’ lots. Ceramics go on display in the run-up to the sale starting on Dec. 12.

Simons also shares his thoughts on collecting in the auction catalogue, with photos showing some of the ceramics displayed in his Antwerp apartment. "

[jap808]

I was going to post about last Raf Simons x Sterling Ruby (as seen here www.darklandsberlin.com/site/products/men/brands/raf-simons-x-sterling-ruby), when I've found this one and I remember that...

...I own one of this towel!
But I've bought it on sale at a mere 29€.


Quite never get a chance to use it, altought: it's too large and heavy to take it to the beach (wife&son's toys&cosmetics have priority) and too black to be used under the mediterranean sun (unless you don't want to cook an egg)...

I think I'll put a Givechy label on it and try my luck on eBay

[Faust]

I actually went to buy it at Barney's on clearance sale so I could have a WTF memento. But they were sold out.