Raf Simons Quotes
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You cannot have adoration without being criticized.
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We all know and we all perceive Christian Dior in a very specific way.
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I'm a designer, and for me, things are always evolving, and such evolution is necessary.
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My inspiration is endless; I can't define it. It is a constant flow and evolution. In general, I'm taking it from everywhere. People get nervous when they walk with me, as I'll see something and suddenly have to text it to myself.
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Antwerp literally was a trash hole, but fashion changed that. The designers there were extreme, and their work was hard to understand. But now, people from all over the world come to Antwerp to shop.
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I find it fascinating to see the fact that women want to buy things that they see on men.
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There are people who, if they see something in couture that they perceive as ready-to-wear, they're in shock.
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I don't have so many things in the fashion world that interest me. It's probably because I am so deeply into it. Often when you go very deep into something, you also discover what it's about, and you understand it better. With the art world, I still have a lot of curiosity.
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In the nineties, it was common to see people who expressed themselves through one designer - the Jil Sander woman, the Martin Margiela woman. You saw her on the street, and you knew who she was.
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I couldn't go now to a brand that had a niche attitude like... gothic. I couldn't do that. Well, I could do it, but I wouldn't find it interesting, challenging.
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Fashion is so mass-produced now; I hope there will come a refocus on how people see couture. And I would also hope for a new focus on the craft.
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For me, Warhol made so much sense.
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I was raised in a very happy nest by very happy people, and I like to think that those are enough ingredients to make me succeed at Dior.
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Fashion has a long interest in collaborative situations.
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Computers let people avoid people, going out to explore. It's so different to just open a website instead of looking at a Picasso in a museum in Paris.
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My whole life, I've always had to be surrounded by creative things. I find it relaxing to be in touch with creations by other people.
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I like very much to put on fashion shows.
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My challenge is to find a beautiful balance: to make women beautiful, to make a woman dream to wear a beautiful outfit.
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You can instantly spot a Chanel woman, so I want to develop the Dior woman.
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L.A. interests me, the whole band scene and relaxed carefree feel, but it does not mean you have to dress like a hippy.
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My mother was a cleaning lady all her life.
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If I see a fashion show with literal influences, it doesn't make me think any more. It doesn't make me dream.
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What I've been conscious of, from the beginning is that I can't be Jil Sander.
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I'm very scared sometimes that fashion might attack its own magic by the amount of exposure.