Understanding Raf Simons Riot Riot Riot

[@MrWiegelinho95]

Sick Analysis, learned a lot. Would really appreciate you to continue doing this series. Keep it up, Karsten :D

[@ethancolegrave4783]

Cactus raf sent me

[@Guwaposteven]

Ewwwwww

[@craiggrant28]

@@Guwaposteven lmaoo

[@thombloom3713]

fun fact, Most of the bones used in the movie Texas chainsaw were all real and so was the chainsaw itself, also the scene where the old man cuts the girls finger and drinks her blood was done using no visual or practical effects.

[@thombloom3713]

@KW her finger wasn't completely cut off but the actress did have her finger sliced

[@ihaveautism666]

holy shit which year of the saga

[@l.shepard45]

who would have thought rich kids trying to re capture authenticity would kill fashion, music and art?

[@verlegenemandarine]

Rip kenzo?

[@apostalote]

Kill?

[@sexyfacewitch]

fr

[@angelp2506]

Relax

[@benbrull9026]

Man really put stone in focus as the background music

[@NicholasRoethel]

Your best video yet IMO. I've been wanting to do a video on Raf for a while

[@Shinzou]

honestly impressed by the research and how well spoken this was. hope ur proud of this cause its really well done.

[@communisttactics3851]

Holy shit the riot bomber is now even more badass now knowing the meaning behind all of the patches

[@beebo66]

actually, theres a scene near the end of the og texas chainsaw massacre where the lead actress was actually harmed. i dont think it was intentional on the director’s part, but it happened and it definitely added to the controversy of the movie! im sure raf was aware of this, hence why the inclusion of the patch on some of the pieces. if anyones curious, its the dinner scene near the end.

[@axelsanchez3951]

Karsten Talks like he doesn’t put periods at the end of his sentences

[@THXIIIRTEEN]

uhm

[@PeculiarJake]

So?

[@anastasiakuznetsova6425]

Really appreciated this, never thought of how much went into that collection. Also loved the faint "stone in focus" by the end of the video.

[@andyuh7085]

will you consider making a video on Undercover '98 or Number (N) AW '03? or any japenese brands like Kenzo (RIP)?

[@frankzsausage1560]

I think the reason he attached the shinning reference would be how Stanley Kubrick (the director of the film) mostly made his actors repeat takes in scenes to bring out true expression throughout the actors of the film, Kubrick mostly made Shelley Duvall repeat takes for her scenes to bring out true emotion

[@elstreetfighter]

"Woe to those.." ss 2002 was the 9/11 collection by just bad timing. It was released after the events of 9/11 but was shown prior to the event. Unfortunately it gets the correlation to 9/11 because of the headpieces the models are wearing. Closer and Waves would've been possible "response" collections to 9/11 if we are following traditional fashion runway show schedules, but the theme of those two collections don't really have any connection to 9/11.

[@natanelnatanel]

^

[@akiraasmr3002]

I have the piece @6:29 and @7:56 I also have other patched pieces as well. I found it interesting also that Peter De Potter was the one who designed the patches for the Riot Riot Riot collection I had also confirmed this with him since he answers his DMs for questions.

[@Official_MikeyT]

So basically it was a manifestation through fashion, of the slump he was in leading up to the drop. It wasn't subtle in the slightest about this fact, and it became an iconic part of his history that effectively revived his passion allowing him to move on and eventually reach the point he's at today.

[@pharao8077]

i know im late, but wow this is an incredibly well made video

[@ethancolegrave4783]

Ikr

[@AndreaAvellinoVideo]

Great great great content man, I'm just dipping my toes into fashion and your videos are so full of interesting research and pleasant to watch. I hope you'll keep up with this series

[@giovanni2585]

Marilyn Burns (playing Sally Hardesty texas chainsaw massacre 1974) actually had her hand cut at the dinner scene due to a lack of production resources that did not allow the scene to be realized with practical effects. The production of the film was a nightmare

[@ponokealii]

Thanks. Your review of Raf Simon's "Riot, Riot, Riot! Collection is very much appreciated. I Your comment about the fact that, when an artist's work is "ahead if it's time" it can be discouraging to the artist" rings true. I can personally identify with your take on this phenomenon. When I was an aspiring art student in college I couldn't find an audience for my creative work but I found that when I channeled my creativity into an advertising career I could make a living. I suffered for years because of the guilt that I felt prostituting my creativity to commercialism. The dilemma of art vs commerce is as old as time but I've found a way to satisfy my creative urges in a more satisfying way. I create art for my own collection and give pieces to friends and random strangers who appreciate what I"ve created.

[@closingsong]

I just did an informative speech for my college COMM101 class last week on Raf and Riot Riot Riot was a main point in it. I wish I could have went into depths this deep but my audience would’ve been so confused haha

[@СавелийСоловьёв-ъ1к]

Thank you very much for the explanation. I like your "understanding series", please, keep doing them

[@andrewrrichards]

Wake up babe, new Karsten video

[@astro.avesta]

We need someone do scan all the RAF SIMONS patches from the Riot Riot Riot Collection!

[@IndustryStandard2004]

Let’s goooo new video

[@jackriseley3629]

Own a sweater from this collection, super great to finally learn more about it :)

[@lacroixgod]

That moment when karstem

[@haruguchimane6921]

raf simons: portrays an insightful message of the sacrifices of an artist in an industry through a bold and highly fashion collection, sells for 50 bucks drake: does a lame tiktok dance trend that failed pretty badly in the jacket for cheap clout , sells for 50 grand

[@abcdefg-dy6pi]

its been in the 10ks for ages, even before drake. raf is dookie

[@N4chtigall]

Jesus fucking Christ you are even more pathetic than you think. You people buy shitty overpriced clothes just to feel better than everyone else and still it's not working. If you like high fashion just please shut the fuck up for the love of God Allmighty.

[@SergioMenaGTS]

@@N4chtigall ok Drake fan

[@osvaldo4748]

@@N4chtigall only because you cant understand it, doesnt mean you have to ruin it for the others

[@teleursteller]

This video is really interesting imo. Please make more of these videos!! With other collections on like number nine or undercover or raf 05!!

[@_aw2001]

Very off topic but love the background music, makes it really enjoyable to watch

[@alfredtyrefors3384]

This was a really interesting video👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Well made too

[@iantrowell9123]

Great research and work - Monte Cazazza is an important if somewhat obscure figure. Raf's approach to popular culture and subculture is deep and can be approached at many levels. You throw up some strong ideas here. The move from west to east is interesting and bears out with this collection, but i'm trying to think it across to later subsequent collections. Also, you are correct in that these struggled to sell. I was selling this collection and the next four, at the time, and it was hard to move it. If only we'd have known what we now know i'd have mothballed Virginia Creeper, Consumed, etc - we had boxes of it marked down to next to nothing...... One last (dumb) question - the reverse of the invites were printed with either 'Richey' or 'Ashley' - the first is obvious, but i'm wondering at the second... maybe Ashley Bickerton, a favourite artist of de Potter, and to the fore in 'Consumed'....?

[@conorellis2892]

I love this series. Both your analyses and camera presence keep improving :)

[@KierMailan]

Wow underrated channel. The analysis is great and not enough content like this out there for fashion.

[@akiraasmr3002]

Great video bro but you forgot to mention some patches like there is one Black Flag concert flyer with Raymond Pettibon's art with revolver being melted with a cigarette I think Pettibon also was struggling with mental health issues. And there is another patch Suicide who were a musical duo with Alan Vega their pioneering music utilized minimalist electronic instrumentation, including synthesizers and primitive drum machines, and their early performances were confrontational and often ended in violence.

[@akiraasmr3002]

Plus there was another patch for the movie Death Race 2000 (1975) starring Sylvester Stallone which was set in a dystopian future, and was about a cross country automobile race that requires contestants to run down innocent pedestrians to gain points that are tallied based on each kill's brutality

[@thanhlonglu5819]

One of the greatest video i ever seen, great work !

[@martimgamito]

i watch KZbin every day and i haven't seen a so well made video in a long time, and great reaserch work btw

[@mouse2335]

I remember watching your vids on the bus last year, congrats on 10k

[@darthcheeseburger]

Thanks for this video, man. As a big fan of these bands this is super interesting.

[@edtwyman873]

I love these videos and I've used loads of them to gather information for a notebook about fashion, as an aspiring designer I find it really helpful, thank you

[@Joshua-vb7zc]

my favorite video on YT, good job G!

[@polars.8978]

Loved this man, good job. Also whats the background track, sounds beautiful.

[@lapuvamagnum]

aphex twin - stone in focus

[@karstenkroening]

Thank you! It’s stones in focus by Aphex Twin

[@Smelly285]

qwow karsten this video is amazing. your progress on video education is amazing. keep it up!

[@f1vez]

this was amazing, full of inspiration. glad i found your channel.

[@iammyrevenge9118]

Raf simmons a drainer confirmed?

[@ianfox6727]

Awesome video and great insights. You had me googling a ton of stuff and broadening my musical horizons for sure

[@YesISkate1]

love the aphex twin in the background

[@oldsonny6537]

Yo, I just realized this dude was on Cut. The rating people's attractiveness video

[@TheAnatron]

came up on my recommended at 3am... excellent video!

[@vukjovanovic3874]

So well composed video, great job man.

[@ACCEPTBLESSINGS]

You seem very passionate which makes the video great

[@TheRausing1]

Really interesting video, thanks for doing the research bro I now see this collection in a new light

[@dcmg3979]

incredible video!!

[@maisonlugi]

Great job buddy, this video teachs a lot about Raf simons and his transition. Thanks

[@Claudiomartin05]

Good video karsten, thank you

[@j-sims8978]

Amazing video man. Great job, thanks for sharing

[@seraph7536]

Great analysis karsten

[@space_opera]

Really interesting video Karsten

[@jamescockayne9794]

Great video Karsten. I think could be interesting is thinking about how the east-european post-soviet silhouettes and the patches interact. I think its interesting that clothes that could well be read to represent the fall of Soviet Communist utopic political ideals (as you identified in using military surp. inspired clothing) are adorned with patches containing imagery of artists in mental and physical decline. I think its interesting that while decline for the Soviet Socialist project represented, for many people, the failure of their utopic visions, the "decline" of these artists lead to the creation of some of their most significant artistic achievements, that sacrificing their own health and wellbeing enabled the creation of artistic successes. When you think about it this way, there are a great deal of interesting contrasts; (failed) utopian ideals vs. (artistically successful) nihilistic art (which sits interestingly with the title "Riot Riot Riot" - how each is a different approach to rebellion), political action on a societal stage vs. political action of the individual through art. I think this all plays into your analysis of how the collection really touches on Raf's conception of the role of the designer. Anyway, sorry for the small essay, would be interested to see what people think.

[@akiraasmr3002]

I remember somewhere Raf said that the patches sewn on to military surplus garments where eastern european youths way of wearing band tees to show their love of the different musical artists and bands Like David Bowie and Joy Division

[@daanielllllllllll]

this is amazing insight

[@jasperharvey8583]

yay new karmsten vid

[@Joshamon1]

Very articulate and informative, great video

[@FJH44]

Amazing video 🙏🏼 Keep up the good work!

[@JapanReels]

I was hoping you'd create a video on Raf Simons. Great work.

[@lucasmoney]

we've needed this

[@See2-b2k]

bro continue doing ur thing it's so cool.

[@Hhuiza0]

Just wanted to leave a quick moment to say Texas chainsaw massacre did had numerous accidents and the recording is said to had been unbearable, so it think the bones and guts being the ultimate sacrifice for art was somewhat correct i think its also a more about lengths people go to get their art done even if it hurts not the artist behind but the people associated, just like the kid actors from Christiane F. Or the viewers at Monte Cazazza shows

[@twocans98]

Great video and even better choice of music!

[@ricardobarajas0]

kartsten never disappoints

[@jordanjenkins1973]

Need more videos like this 👍

[@leoheim7750]

i loved this video. U did. so much research. thank u for this:)

[@uadiazz]

Beautiful video man

[@treyanderson325]

Loved the detail you went into...also how insane would it be to walk in a store and cop ANY Raf piece for $50 😂

[@samv.d.1320]

I bought a may the circle be unbroken piece for 50€ in a boutique in antwerp few months ago :)

[@alejandrosotres5791]

this video was so good!

[@etherealmatt9352]

Lovin the Aphex Twin music in the background!!

[@knowexit6931]

Very good hopefully you make more analysis videos

[@NIGHTTIMEstudio]

First time seeing your channel. This video was very inofrmative adn interesting. Thank you

[@Ella00681]

Ur the karsten runquest of fashion 🙏🙏

[@zpanlcrvshz2354]

one of the best collections ever made

[@siphesihlenala5731]

congrats on 10k

[@hadhrishah]

Damn, didn’t expect to hear Daughters!

[@akiraasmr3002]

I have 4 pieces from this collection 3 patched sweaters and 1 antwerp belgium baby blue shirt

[@poot1773]

bro is stone in focus playing in the background

[@Matik353]

Great video! Please do more runway show analysis 🙏🏻

[@devinstokes8834]

sheesh after watching this video raf's "riot, riot, riot" collection is pretty depressing

[@nightmarevalkyrie]

Great video, wouldn't mind a video over his Closer collection but even better would be his other collections he did at other brands as a creative director such as Jil Sander, Dior, and even Calvin Klein.

[@erikaweirdsurname4150]

The human furniture film, im sure is based on the true story of a serial killer Ed Gein. Scary

[@trav8392]

i know its not as seminal but id be sooo thankful if you could do a vid like this about history of my world / poltergeist set in particular

[@arielserebrisky5123]

DUDE NO WAY THE DRAKE JACKET GOES CRAZY!!!!!

[@artier5407]

love the stone in focus

[@michajacobs4301]

Im doing an essay on the drake toosie slide jacket this video is very based

[@Caspian_Pirates_Unite]

love the aphex twin tune

[@ezrasmith3985]

please do a video on understanding Karstem Kroegw

[@mariusnixon]

Great vid!!

[@DiperGod11]

does anybody know what the picture is on the antwerp belgium hoodie

[@squitof_doom2830]

texas chainsaw massacre was also pretty fucked up in the was they filmed it. They told the actor who played the murderer that he wasn‘t allowed to take of his mask at any time so that the other actors would actually be scared of him. Keep in mind that the movie was filmed in texas during summer where it was hot af

[@0608jeffrey]

Great content! Really detailed analysis! Maybe we can have those inspirations/ artist in the description column too! Anyway, fashion I think too that it should tell a story/ POV than only focus on sales. When we blame/ crazy about fast fashion, maybe should we think what does fashion mean to us too. A statement of your believe, idea or just simply saying you are trendy and rich?

[@leostabauer5930]

From which brand is your shirt? Good video!

[@megan00010]

amazing video

[@joonjonjew]

I watched this 3 months ago and was uninterested now I’m rewatching suddenly tryna get put onto a raf shoe and like damn

[@OpscoreFan]

You know why I’m here