Raf Simons F/W 07.08

[xcoldricex]

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[xcoldricex]

wtf i don't know what's wrong i'll fix it later.

[Analog]

I like these...

...this is actually a very wearable collection!

[Analog]

I love these gloves/arm pieces - very gladiatorial haha

[aubrgene]

Just like Dries Van Noten and Martin Margiela, very Belgian. The silhouettes from most of the shows I've seen so are took a turn. The pendulum has swung to bigger, boxier jackets.

[nairb49]

margiela and raf should form another competing antwerp six type club.

Big fan of this collection, love the jackets and shirts. Don't think I could ever wear the pants (too slim in the thigh) but love the look.

[fade to black2]

very nice collection...i just hope this stuff would actually fit on me (although it probably won't). But nice to look at, love Raf's manipulation of textures.

[xcoldricex]

nairb - just size up (faust said it worked out for him fine). i'm still bitter about the pantsi bought- they're really great. anyway. i like this a lot- leather is a bit shiny (but that's part of the futuristic look, so i guess i'll just get used to it). love the gauntlets- much more usable than poell's rendition this past season.

anyway, already waiting for this stuff to go on sale/show up on yoox hahaha.

[evisu 2000]

as far as i know the 6 are demeuelemeester, dries van noten, dirk bikkemberg, walter van something, dirk van something, and marina yee.

anyways i like the collection, even though i would never wear any of the leather pieces.

[xcoldricex]

right. sorry. too much biochemistry. to my credit raf did work with walter van beirendonck for a bit

[onemancult]

Walter Van Beirendonck

Ann Demeulemeester

Dries van Noten

Dirk Van Saene

Dirk Bikkembergs

Marina Yee

Edit: Margiela is often mistakenly placed into the A6... people usually forget about Marina Yee.

Raf Simons actually studied under Van Beirendonck for a while...

Raf and Margiela sort of make up the 2nd wave of influential Belgian designers,

along with a few others.

[nairb49]

heeheh, should have been clearer, thats why i said they should start ANOTHER antwerp 6 type thing... my bad

[onemancult]

heeheh, should have been clearer, thats why i said they should start ANOTHER antwerp 6 type thing... my bad

oh hey no need to apologize, i was just trying to clarify things since the original antwerp 6 came up..

[ishboo]

personally i thought this whole collection was pretty disappointing.

[minya]

I want the high fashion black metal armlets, but the rest of the stuff is pretty disappointing.

[paradigm_shift]

Digging this collection alot. The gloves/armlets are a bit costume-y for me, but the overall aesthetic is nice. As ftb2 pointed out, the play on textures really makes it fly, and it's done tastefully. Like the use of the waist cinch on the leather jackets too.

[seenmy]

yeap i like the gloves,rest dosent really strike a chord with me ad im usually a big raf fan.

[MikeN]

Bumping an old thread here. This collection was supposedly 300+ pieces. Bblessing just got their first shipment (I'm assuming Atelier and Seven did too, speaking for NYC places only) which didn't include any of the pieces from these photos. I picked up a rad striped turtleneck this weekend, and I want to see what else is in this collection. Is there an online look book floating around that covers more than just this runway show?

[goldengloves]

Yea I've been trying to find a lookbook online as well but haven't found one yet.

A's first shipment was pretty small, same with Seven. Although some of the shoes are already sold out! (the red velcro sneakers) I'm really looking forward to the two-tone blazers and coats and some of the slim biker trousers.

P.S. Those gloves from the runway show are dope. Maybe not practical, but cool none the less.

[mike lowrey]

it of course varies a lot by designer/label, but I've noticed that a very large part of Raf Simons gear on the racks is not from the runway. for example I've seen very few runway pieces from SS07 in stores in europe. which is why I'm again excited to go to some retailers and see what they have

[goldengloves]

Another thing that Raf seems to do is stick to a color scheme for the runway show but then he offers those same items in an wide assortment of colors in stores.

P.S. I wish more companies would put up lookbook/showroom pics on thier website instead of runway photos.

[mike lowrey]

true, and to stir it up even more, also the selection seems to vary a lot by location. what I've seen in US stores (online ones atleast) has been a completely different selection from european stores

[goldengloves]

Mike, would you say the Euro stores you've seen generally have a better buy?

Does Raf have is own store anywhere?

[jet]

Cas, I've got four pieces I've picked up and none are runway including this silver cuffed blue shirt. His line is huge like mm which is why you usually don't see too much overlap in stores. H Lorenzo has a few interesting pieces as well as some obscure japanese designers like attachment etc.

[goldengloves]

H Lorenzo? Where's that? (Man, I'm not hip to all the stores in LA yet)

[jet]

In sunset plaza next to le petit cafe. Go up la cienega to sunset, make a left and it'll be on your left a couple blocks up. There's a womens and a mens store in the area.

[goldengloves]

I checked out some of the Raf Simons at Barneys the other day and I was quite impressed.

Little rundown; A few suits for $1505 that looked nice and slim and the fabric was extremely soft (charcoal and black). Thin, stretchy turtle necks in black, white, blue, and a shiny black (all $190). The fit on these were great and exceptional for layering underneath a sweater or something. Button up shirts in black, white, white/black striped, and a weird shiny (almost neoprene like) navy. Trousers w/ elastic waist detail (check the recent purchases for pic ) in charcoal and black, biker trousers in black and navy (I believe), and a pair of shiny black slim trousers. Two knit sweaters, one in navy with a wide neck and ribbing all over (this was exquisite!) and the other was black w/ a turtle neck and knit detailing all over (his knits are crazy this Fall). Then there was a pullover w/ detail in the middle (pic in recent purchases) that was extremely soft and fit perfectly! They only had one jacket in stock; It's a long coat with the plastic material on the side pockets, around the neck, and has a cool detail on the back of the coat w/ the same material (the coat lifts up in the back and the plastic material is underneath). The material is actually really soft and is a shiny black, provides a great contrast to an all black coat. Buyer beware though, this coat is amazing but the sizing is weird. I'm usually a 50-52 in Raf tops and when I tried on the coat in a 50 it was HUGE! I could easily wear a 46 or 48 in this coat.

Oh they also had the black chrome sneakers w/ pocket in back. These look much much better in person as well. Then a Raf by Raf white leather sneaker (like the canvas one on blackbird) that was very nice and $325.

[sleazie ninja number 47]

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I'm really digging the emphasis on sleeves, gloves, arm warmers, etc. Is this something a lot of other designers are doing for f/w 08? I saw some Dior stuff that emphasized da sleeves as well.

[goldengloves]

Yea the leather gloves in that show are gnarly looking. The armwarmer thing is pretty cool though. Dior's were fucking real thick knit, but it provides for a cool look, especially over a blazer or something.

[sleazie ninja number 47]

the dior ones are only 80 bucks on eluxury, probably the cheapest dior item i have ever seen, but they are fucking rad. then again they are just two pieces of wool or whatever with two openings.