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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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Fashion Week

Slimmer Pickings at the Men's Shows

As more and more brands integrate their men's and women's fashion shows, what is the future of men's fashion weeks?

Fashion Week

Slimmer Pickings at the Men's Shows

As more and more brands integrate their men's and women's fashion shows, what is the future of men's fashion weeks?


News & Analysis

Neil Barrett: ‘It’s a Question of Constantly Perfecting Products That Men Buy Into’

With rigour and consistency, the designer has grown his independent business to a turnover of €90 million in 2015, up more than 50 percent from the year before.

News & Analysis

Neil Barrett: ‘It’s a Question of Constantly Perfecting Products That Men Buy Into’

With rigour and consistency, the designer has grown his independent business to a turnover of €90 million in 2015, up more than 50 percent from the year before.


News & Analysis

The Reunited States of Belgian Fashion

As a show of solidarity against the terror attacks in Brussels, Walter van Beirendonck of Antwerp's Royal Academy of Fine Arts and Tony Delcampe of La Cambre meet for the first time.

News & Analysis

The Reunited States of Belgian Fashion

As a show of solidarity against the terror attacks in Brussels, Walter van Beirendonck of Antwerp's Royal Academy of Fine Arts and Tony Delcampe of La Cambre meet for the first time.


News & Analysis

Jonathan Saunders Joins Diane Von Furstenberg as Chief Creative Officer

Five months after closing his eponymous label, the Scottish designer has joined Diane Von Furstenberg as chief creative officer.

News & Analysis

Jonathan Saunders Joins Diane Von Furstenberg as Chief Creative Officer

Five months after closing his eponymous label, the Scottish designer has joined Diane Von Furstenberg as chief creative officer.


News & Analysis

What You May Have Missed This Week

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

News & Analysis

What You May Have Missed This Week

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


News & Analysis

Why Dior Is Struggling to Replace Raf Simons

Christian Dior is struggling to find a creative director more than six months after the abrupt departure of Raf Simons.

News & Analysis

Why Dior Is Struggling to Replace Raf Simons

Christian Dior is struggling to find a creative director more than six months after the abrupt departure of Raf Simons.


News & Analysis

What You May Have Missed This Week

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

News & Analysis

What You May Have Missed This Week

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


News & Analysis

The Curious Case of Raf Simons at Calvin Klein

Could the rumoured arrival of Raf Simons at Calvin Klein present an opportunity for the brand to rethink its entire creative and business structure?

News & Analysis

The Curious Case of Raf Simons at Calvin Klein

Could the rumoured arrival of Raf Simons at Calvin Klein present an opportunity for the brand to rethink its entire creative and business structure?


News & Analysis

Costa and Zucchelli Out at Calvin Klein, Raf Simons to Take Reins?

The move is part of a new global creative strategy, unifying all Calvin Klein brands under one creative vision, and paves the way for Raf Simons to take the reins, an appointment that has been widely rumoured for several months.

News & Analysis

Costa and Zucchelli Out at Calvin Klein, Raf Simons to Take Reins?

The move is part of a new global creative strategy, unifying all Calvin Klein brands under one creative vision, and paves the way for Raf Simons to take the reins, an appointment that has been widely rumoured for several months.


News & Analysis

Report: Vaccarello to Replace Slimane at YSL, Says Source

French luxury group Kering is expected to imminently announce that Belgian designer Anthony Vaccarello will be the new creative director of fashion brand Yves Saint Laurent.

News & Analysis

Report: Vaccarello to Replace Slimane at YSL, Says Source

French luxury group Kering is expected to imminently announce that Belgian designer Anthony Vaccarello will be the new creative director of fashion brand Yves Saint Laurent.


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