STrUCTioN - Taschen

April 2013
Bringing sleek to the streets
Raf Simons’ youth-culture-inspired, elegant tailoring
Poetic, elegant, and free-thinking, Raf Simons is one of the most exciting designers
working in fashion today. His passion for music, art, and contemporary culture infiltrates
everything he does. A former industrial designer, Simons first burst on to the
scene in 1995 with the launch of his menswear label. His trademark slim tailoring and
penchant for street-casting his models went on to shape an entire generation and
cemented his position as one of the most revolutionary contemporary menswear
designers. Simons was appointed creative director of Jil Sander in 2005; during his
six-year tenure he repositioned the brand at the height of the luxury market, not only
satisfying the German label’s loyal fanbase, but also recruiting a legion of new fans.
Simons’ appointment as artistic director of Dior in 2012 caused frissons of excitement
in the fashion industry and marked the beginning of a momentous new chapter
for the Belgian designer. In this stunning photographic book, i-D celebrates Raf
Simons’ own menswear label, his work for Jil Sander, and his new appointment at
Dior. Simons’ first two highly anticipated collections for the Parisian house, together
with an exclusive interview, are also included.
Delving deep into the i-D archive, the large format 120 page portfolio includes stunning
imagery from photographers including Willy Vanderperre, Sølve Sundsbø and
Alasdair McLellan, together with interviews by Terry and Tricia Jones, Holly
Shackleton, Jo-Ann Furniss, and James Anderson.
Raf Simons
Terry Jones (Ed.)
Hardcover, quarter-bound,
11.6 x 16.5 in., 120 pp.
978-3-8365-3895-4
$ 39.99 / CAD 49.99
XL
Format
Opposite: Photography Collier Schorr, styling
Hannes Hetta, model Craig Rathgebur, i-D,
The Role Model Issue, No. 321, Fall 2012
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