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Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Meet Raf Simons, Dior’s New Artistic Director
- Raf, now 44, grew up as an only child in Neerpelt, Belgium
- He was inspired by the Antwerp Six, a group of Belgian designers who became famous in the ’80s
- Simons began his career as a furniture designer, and moved to a menswear label in 1995
- Simons won the Swiss Textiles Award in November 2003
- He was named creative director of Jil Sander in July 2005
- Simons launched Raf by Raf Simons line in June 2005
- He published in 2005 Raf Simons Redux, a book co-authored with Peter De Potter
- He presented his last show for Jil Sander in Milan on Feb. 25, 2012, during Fashion Week
- Dior confirmed that Simons would become its new creative director on April 9, 2012
Source photo : www.newsfeed.time.com
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