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Video: Fashion critics react to Prada's FW21 menswear collection

In this video, YouTube fashion channel HauteLeMode has reacted to Prada’s FW21 menswear collection. This is the second collaboration between the head designer of Prada Miuccia Prada and Belgian fashion designer Raf Simons. Watch the video below. Video: HauteLeMode via YouTube Photo credit: Prada, Facebook

Jan. 19, 2021

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Video: Prada presents its SS21 womenswear collection

In this video, Prada presents its SS21 womenswear collection and an interview with Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons follows after.Watch the video below. Video: Prada via YouTube Photo credit: Prada, Facebook

Jan. 13, 2021

Fashion

Yearly overview: Musical chairs of creative directors in 2020

Although the focus of many during 2020 was on the corona pandemic, a lot of non-corona related events also happened. For example, quite a few designers played musical chairs with different brands. Have you lost track of who went where? FashionUnited lists it all here. January - Yolanda Zobel leaves Courrèges, later succeeded by Nicolas di Felice...

Dec. 22, 2020

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Video: Raf Simons SS21 collection

In this video, Raf Simons presents his SS21 collection, which includes his first women's collection entitled 'Teenage Dream.’ Watch the video below. Source: FF Channel via YouTube

Oct. 29, 2020

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In Pictures: First women's collection at Raf Simons

Belgian designer Raf Simons has already ventured into women's fashion at the various fashion houses where he has worked, but never before has he presented a women's collection under his own name. This has changed with the presentation of the SS21 collection of his eponymous brand. The SS21 collection has been named 'Teenage Dream'. Many...

Oct. 26, 2020

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Armani and Prada: Fashion houses embracing the digital format in Milan

Never before had Miuccia Prada seen so many people at one of her fashion shows. Of course, they were all watching from their computers. "Now we are with so many more people, and that's new, at least for me," said Prada on Thursday, following her digital show on the second day of Milan Fashion Week. The top Italian fashion brand, known for its...

Sep. 25, 2020

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In pictures: The first Prada collection led by Raf Simons

Today was the day: the long-awaited debut of Belgian designer Raf Simons for Prada. In February, it was announced that the designer will be taking the creative lead along with lead designer Miuccia Prada. The presentation of the brand's SS21 collection during Milan fashion week finally reveals how the designers' styles have fused together....

Sep. 24, 2020

Fashion

The first collection by Raf and Miuccia for Prada: what can we expect?

In February it was announced that the Belgian designer Raf Simons was appointed as creative director at Italian fashion brand Prada. It became clear from the press release at the time that he was going to share creative direction of the brand with permanent chief designer Miuccia Prada. On Thursday during Milan fashion week Spring/Summer 2021,...

Sep. 23, 2020

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Fred Perry and Raf Simons celebrate the 100 Club

Fred Perry has teamed up with Raf Simons to launch a collection inspired by subculture and the energy of youth, with an autumn/winter 2020 range paying homage to London’s most famous basement, the 100 Club. Simons, currently co-creative director of Prada, has reinterpreted classic Fred Perry pieces and infused them “with the sensibilities of his...

Sep. 15, 2020

Fashion

Raf Simons x Eastpak F20 Collection

Available September 25th, 2020 Eastpak once again crosses swords with the brand’s long-standing sparring partner, Raf Simons. This latest collaboration with the Belgian fashion designer has, namely, yielded a striking and provocative reinvention of some of our most iconic shapes: three new transformative renditions of our classic Padded Pak’r®...

Aug. 24, 2020

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Dr. Martens celebrates 60 years with Raf Simons

American footwear company Dr. Martens is celebrating the 60th anniversary of its original style, the 1460. As part of the celebration, the brand commissioned 12 brands, labels and designers to reimagine the style, with Raf Simons as the latest designer to be part of its 1460 Remastered Program. This is Simons’ second collaboration with the...

Feb. 25, 2020

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Prada names Raf Simons as co-creative director

The rumours surrounding Raf Simons next move has been confirmed, the Belgian designer has been named as co-creative director of Prada. Simons, will join Prada on April 2, and will work in partnership with Miuccia Prada with “equal responsibilities for creative input and decision-making,” the Italian fashion label confirmed during Milan Fashion...

Feb. 23, 2020