Raf Simons, the genius designer who incorporates art into fashion

History of Raf Simons

Raf Simons, the founder of the company, was born in 1968 in Genk, a suburb of Niepert, Belgium. After graduating from university, he worked at a furniture gallery for two years and became an interior designer, but his interest gradually turned to fashion, and he taught himself to make clothes. Raf Simons himself says that he decided to make fashion his career after seeing Martin Margiela’s collection.
In the fall/winter of 1995, Raf Simons presented his own brand, Raf Simons, in the form of a presentation at an exhibition in Milan. For the next three seasons, he presented his collection at an exhibition in Paris.
From Fall-Winter 1998, he participated in the Paris Men’s ready-to-wear collection.
In the fall/winter of 2000, Raf Simons was selected for Ruffo Research, a project started by a luxury leather goods manufacturer from Italy that supplies leather to famous brands, to recruit promising young designers.
Raf Simons is in charge of the men’s line. Raf Simons’ items made of high quality leather have been released and are still popular today.
He has been working with Miuccia Prada on Prada’s men’s line since Spring/Summer 2021.
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