Tag: Raf Simons

“We wanted to look at an idea of appropriation, an appropriation of place, of objects, of advertising, of characters, of attitudes. We wanted to bring these all together in an extreme setting, to make them real and unreal at the same time. We wanted to bring the characters found in the collection to life.” —Raf Simons, Chief Creative Officer, CALVIN KLEIN

Its raining man on Raf Simons presentation last night at the second day of New York Fashion Week Mens at Chinatown.

Raf Simons comes with an innovative menswear A/W 2017 collection at Gagosian Gallery in New York.

Earlier this year, the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation contacted Raf Simons. They asked if he’d like to work with them on something. He said yes. That’s the shorthand version of the story behind the collection he presented at Pitti Immagine Uomo, perfectly chimed with a duo of Mapplethorpe exhibitions at LACMA and the Getty Museum, and the HBO documentary subtitled Look at the Pictures.

What Raf Simons has been doing with his fashion shows for the last two years now is fascinating. He’s been consistently chafing at the confines of the industry, challenging perceptions of his work.

The grim reaper madras hoodies worn by the male models on the raised Raf Simons catwalk definitely produced the desired effect. They obscured the models faces while they walked fast, and in packs, as they lugged over their shoulders long thick plastic chains hauling weighty bags behind them. It made for a disquieting and eerie mood.