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Raf Simons

Creative Director, Raf Simons; Co-Creative Director of Prada

The Belgian designer, formerly creative lead at Jil Sander, Dior and most recently Calvin Klein, runs his long-established namesake label.

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News & Analysis

Sidney Toledano: 'Expect a New Dior'

Dior Couture chief executive Sidney Toledano speaks to BoF on why Maria Grazia Chiuri was the best choice to align the house with ‘the needs of the women of today and tomorrow — globally.’

News & Analysis

Sidney Toledano: 'Expect a New Dior'

Dior Couture chief executive Sidney Toledano speaks to BoF on why Maria Grazia Chiuri was the best choice to align the house with ‘the needs of the women of today and tomorrow — globally.’


News & Analysis

Valentino Confirms Maria Grazia Chiuri Exit

Valentino has confirmed the departure of Maria Grazia Chiuri, appointing Pierpaolo Piccioli the brand's sole creative director. Chiuri is widely thought to be joining Dior, which is expected to issue a statement soon.

News & Analysis

Valentino Confirms Maria Grazia Chiuri Exit

Valentino has confirmed the departure of Maria Grazia Chiuri, appointing Pierpaolo Piccioli the brand's sole creative director. Chiuri is widely thought to be joining Dior, which is expected to issue a statement soon.


Fashion Week

Ready For The Next Chapter at Dior

If Dior is classed as the apogee of Parisian sophistication, this particular offering was a more obtuse take on the legacy of the house. But in its easy appeal, it felt like a kind of ground zero.

Fashion Week

Ready For The Next Chapter at Dior

If Dior is classed as the apogee of Parisian sophistication, this particular offering was a more obtuse take on the legacy of the house. But in its easy appeal, it felt like a kind of ground zero.


News & Analysis

Tomes of the Times: Summer Reading

Colin McDowell shares his essential summer fashion reading list, from ‘Fashion Game Changers’ to a catalogue of Karl Lagerfeld's work for Chanel.

News & Analysis

Tomes of the Times: Summer Reading

Colin McDowell shares his essential summer fashion reading list, from ‘Fashion Game Changers’ to a catalogue of Karl Lagerfeld's work for Chanel.


News & Analysis

Dior to Appoint Valentino's Maria Grazia Chiuri as Creative Head, Say Sources

Christian Dior is set to announce after its couture show in early July that Maria Grazia Chiuri is joining the French fashion house from Italy's Valentino, two people familiar with the matter said.

News & Analysis

Dior to Appoint Valentino's Maria Grazia Chiuri as Creative Head, Say Sources

Christian Dior is set to announce after its couture show in early July that Maria Grazia Chiuri is joining the French fashion house from Italy's Valentino, two people familiar with the matter said.


Fashion Week

Raf Simons, Gosha Rubchinskiy and Menswear's Gang Mentality

Menswear right now is all about perfectly formed sub-cultural style islands, reports Angelo Flaccavento from Pitti Uomo.

Fashion Week

Raf Simons, Gosha Rubchinskiy and Menswear's Gang Mentality

Menswear right now is all about perfectly formed sub-cultural style islands, reports Angelo Flaccavento from Pitti Uomo.


News & Analysis

Jonathan Anderson's Cultural Cut-and-Paste

One of the most promising design talents of his generation reflects on a peripatetic life juggling J.W. Anderson and Loewe, and the cultural cut-and-paste of his creative process.

News & Analysis

Jonathan Anderson's Cultural Cut-and-Paste

One of the most promising design talents of his generation reflects on a peripatetic life juggling J.W. Anderson and Loewe, and the cultural cut-and-paste of his creative process.


News & Analysis

What You May Have Missed This Week

BoF brings you the top six fashion news and analysis stories of the week.

News & Analysis

What You May Have Missed This Week

BoF brings you the top six fashion news and analysis stories of the week.


Fashion Week

Dior's Quintessential England: the Rain, the Train and a Grand Country Home

At Blenheim Palace, where Dior staged its Cruise 2017 show, grand old traditions — both French and British — collided with peculiar compatibility.

Fashion Week

Dior's Quintessential England: the Rain, the Train and a Grand Country Home

At Blenheim Palace, where Dior staged its Cruise 2017 show, grand old traditions — both French and British — collided with peculiar compatibility.


News & Analysis

Dior Says New Designer 'Work in Progress'

Six months after the departure of Raf Simons, appointing a new creative director is a "work in progress," says Dior's chief executive Sidney Toledano.

News & Analysis

Dior Says New Designer 'Work in Progress'

Six months after the departure of Raf Simons, appointing a new creative director is a "work in progress," says Dior's chief executive Sidney Toledano.


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