But overall I want to make sure people fall in love with the clothes and that they are satisfied Raf Simons More Quotes by Raf Simons More Quotes From Raf Simons I dont want to show clothes, I want to show my attitude, my past, present and future. I use memories and future visions and try to place them in todays world. Raf Simons attitudememoriespast I'm usually very attracted to things that I can't define. If something's too clear, it's very often not inspiring to me anymore. Raf Simons cleari-canifs The future, for me, is romantic, I don’t understand people who say the past is romantic. Romantic, for me, is something you don’t know yet, something you can dream about, something unknown and mystical. That I find fascinating. Raf Simons dreampeoplepast I’m very attracted to things that I can’t define. Raf Simons i-can The fashion world doesn't know the word stop, so you have to make sure there are sublime moments every day. Raf Simons sublimefashionworld When it's only clothes, that is not satisfying enough for me. I don't think I could do this for 10, 20 years if that was all. It also has to be about a psychology or a mentality or a concept. Raf Simons clothesyearsthinking In fashion, general people will look to the piece itself. [Some designers] concentrate on, 'How can I make this seam look special?' or 'What am I going to do with that button so it looks interesting?' I am not interested in that. At the moment, I am more interested in the shape and the form. I have a big desire to make clothes without defining them. Raf Simons clothesfashionpeople Fashion has a long interest in collaborative situations. Raf Simons interestfashionlong If I see a fashion show with literal influences, it doesn't make me think any more. It doesn't make me dream. Raf Simons fashiondreamthinking I'm a designer, and for me, things are always evolving, and such evolution is necessary. Raf Simons designerevolveevolution I find it fascinating to see the fact that women want to buy things that they see on men. Raf Simons wantmenfacts Fashion is such an octopus. You're connected to so many people: suppliers, pattern makers, production teams, marketing teams, vendors. Raf Simons octopusfashionteam Unlike fashion, art isn't applied. It doesn't have to serve anybody. It doesn't have to be there for any other reason than to give an impression of what the world is about. Raf Simons fashiongivingart My aim is a very modern Dior, but at the end of the day, I also look back. Raf Simons diorthe-end-of-the-daylooks Well, my own men's collection always felt very free back in the days before Jil. Once you make it this kind of dialogue with other people, with a fashion show and clients and whatever, it becomes something else. Free meets not so free. Raf Simons fashionmenpeople Becoming a fashion designer is agreeing with the fact that what you experience or what you see as free is also connected to a system. Does that mean giving up your freedom? I still don't know the answer. There's a very different kind of psychology going on in the fashion scene than in art. Raf Simons giving-upfashionart 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. Raf Simons creationcreativepeople I'm not an isolated person. The more I connect to people, the more I have the feeling that things work. Raf Simons isolatedfeelingspeople I'm not so rock and roll. I'm more techno. Raf Simons technorock-and-rollrocks Sometimes it’s more a matter of collaboration which matters in a collection. Raf Simons collaborationmattersometimes
