Designer of the week is Raf Simons. With a birthday around the corner, this Belgian fashion designer is still making celebrities talk. Simons launched his first menswear label in 1995. Through the years he has proven to be able to keep up with top high fashion brands. In 2012, he became the creative director at Christian Dior. Gaining the experience and network that he was looking for, in 2015 Simons left Christian Dior for Calvin Klein. Simons focused on the steps he needed to take to get further in fashion. Simons first collection under Calvin Klein was debuted Fall 2017.
Like many, Simons went to a design school, graduated and found a job that would eventually help him get a step in the fashion world. Simons did start off with Furniture design before going to fashion. His first fashion show that he got to see was with Walter Van Beirendonck during Paris Fashion Week at Martin Margiela's all-white show in 1990. This is when Simons got inspired. Fashion was no longer just superficial, all glitz and glamour. He saw the art, creativity, and story that the collection presented. He walked away from that fashion show knowing that fashion is what he wanted to do. Through the years he continues to shock the industry but the one that really got heads to turn was when he announces the Kardashian-Jenner family as the new faces of Calvin Klein in January 2018.
Sadly this month is when Simons parted ways from Calvin Klein. Simons and the management had clashed in which resulted in their split. This isn't the end for Simons and by all means the split wasn't because the ideas from Simons were bad and or didn't get the buzz that they wanted. Other things were involved in which it lead to the split. Keep your eyes open for what Simons will do next.
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