The History of Raf Simons

Raf Simons is one of the most influential designers in the history of fashion. We all know that he’s a favorite among celebrities like Kanye West and A$AP Rocky, but in this video we’ll be going all the way back to the very beginning. We’ll see how he got his start in the industry without going to school for fashion, the most important shows early in his career (including Black Palms, Riot Riot Riot, and Virginia Creeper), his appointment at Jil Sander, the drama surrounding his departure, his work at Dior, the move to Calvin Klein, and then finally his arrival at Prada. We’ll also be looking at how he impacted the sneaker game with his Adidas partnership, featuring standouts like the Ozweegos and Stan Smiths. Overall this journey is truly an inspiring one to look back at, and I’m excited for you all to watch. This is the history of Raf Simons.
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One thing’s missing. The yearly collection with Fred Perry. He’s kind of leading the way FP is moving, keeping the grunges/punk dna, with full Raf design year after year. It’s underrated for sure.

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Not sure if anyone else said it on here yet, but I believe the “NEBRASKA” sweatshirts are in reference to Basquiat. There’s a very famous photo of him wearing a “Nebraska” football Jersey from the 80s. And I feel this fits in line with Raf’s aesthetic and love of rebelliousness and art

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It may be hard to believe, but the Riot - Virginia Creeeper - Consumed era collections were hard work to sell. They were well received in the alternative fashion media, but consumer bases were scant. We had boxes of the stuff from all these collections, going at 70% off, and still hardly shifting. The late 90s early 00s mens fashion world was not locked into a celebrity culture. The context now has shifted, and we see this as position normal.

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Great video as always!! I had a mind blown moment with the Nebraska logo. RAF being the original reference on the continued use of the word Nebraska in street wear. Makes sense and connects many dots.

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Great video bro I am a die hard Raf fan I have alot of his older archival pieces and I love to study his older collections so this video came at the right time. Now I def want to get some more pieces thanks to this video since I sold one of my AW 2000-2001 "Confusion" patched sweaters. I def want to get some more Black Palms pieces I only have 1 from that collection.

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thanks man awesome script and awesome audio recording with the punches. !

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rest in peace virgil

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As a clothing designer myself, im very very inspired by the likes of Raf & Rick, there was information in this I didn't know at all, some of the best designers in the world want to be nobody, passion over accolades 🖤

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I don’t understand why people always associate Raf and Rick, like they don’t have a lot in common, their approachs are very different. I would rather make a link between Raf and Undercover for example. But anyway, I respect the fact that you have these as inspirations, they are both incredible designers.

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super well done small documentary on Raf Simons, I slowly get to his works.. a lot fire stuff but all my fav pieces are crazy expensive, but it's make it more fire tho. thanks.

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great vid! speaking on current era: loved the first collection of men and women's at prada and the latest ones are gorge re: accessories

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Haven't watched this episode yet (already know it's gonna be fire)...but after you watch it, go watch the Raf doc Dior And I. It's phenomenal and shows Raf's genius in it's rawest form.

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I love the storytelling approach to this video. Very comprehensive and educational. New fan! PS Not a big fan of Raf on his own. If we can’t explain why a sweater with the word Nebraska on the front was popular as a fashion piece then it’s a case of the emperor has no clothes. I do though enjoy his work at Prada.

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If you ever do a video on Jil Sander can you include Lucie and Luke Meier? I find their story interesting and their taste is really good

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The video implies Raf at CK was a downmarket move but Calvin Klein’s RTW and diffusion lines (the jeans, underwear, perfurm, etc) were made by 2 separate companies. The RTW was just as prestigious as any American label could be, but the diffusion lines eclipsed the brand, and made the RTW unsellable to high-end retail buyers.

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Adidas and Rocky introduced me my brother hated the osweegos but im a brand owner and aspiring designer so i saw the beauty in them on the please don’t touch my rafs video