Raf Simons: an ode to youth, for an attractive new silhouette. On the outskirts of Paris, in an industrial studio, a high, long podium is surrounded by people invited to watch the show standing up. Raf Simons loves performance and above all experimentation, feeling and perception of a garment. Very little light and a single Deep Purple song. The silhouettes were long and slender, reinforced by the presence of long coats and vests, often sleeveless, with badly cut and frayed edges. The same goes for pants, almost too long. Or knitted sweaters with a few holes or dangling threads. Some overcoats take on the allure of long workshop blouses, but at Raf Simons they’re covered in scribble-like drawings and writing. They even end up being worn like a dress against the skin. Conversely, the gentleman appears in a brown coat, straight, simple and effective. It’s an ode to youth, both the youth experienced by the designer and the youth he reinvents today to create a new, attractive silhouette. Note the vivid, deep colors – yellow, green, red – and the presence of a few girls, foreshadowing the development of the designer’s own line, who is also artistic director at Christian Dior.
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