The Rise and Rise of Raf Simons

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Жыл бұрын

Raf Simons just showed his Spring 2023 collection as his first collection in London. The collection was certainly divisive, but of course came with massive press that brought more eyes to the Raf Simons brand. Raf Simons as a company has been incredibly influential to the industry in this same was since its inception in Autumn Winter 1995 and hopefully will continue to influence fashion for many years to come
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@ginsengstrip2002 Жыл бұрын

amazing video this aged so badly thougf💀💀

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

Omg didnt it, Im so upset by the news

@ginsengstrip2002 Жыл бұрын

@@understitchYT me too but hopefully this means more raf for prada🫶

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

@@ginsengstrip2002 I think he will take over at Prada and I think Mrs Prada will go to Miu Miu, the company she actually has for herself

@OrchidsAndSevers Жыл бұрын

the zoom classes we wanted

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

Ive got my chalk and laser pointer ready 🧑‍🏫

@hubris6802 Жыл бұрын

Yesterday I found your channel and I'm really amazed since then. Your attention to storytelling is marvelous and viewers with every knowledge-depth can follow your sentences. I love learning about art and the old saying "you only criticise what you care about" hits hard. Besides HauteLeMode and Bliss Foster another *must watch* channel.

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

Im so so happy you wnjoy the videos, your comment is so flattering to read, so thank you very much. I totally agree with your quote, do you know who its from or is it too old?

@hubris6802 Жыл бұрын

@@understitchYT Sadly I do not know.

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

@@hubris6802 well its a good quote nonetheless, and now you can coin it as your own 🤣

@hubris6802 Жыл бұрын

@@understitchYT I had the exact same thought. However, generous as I am, I let you also claim it as your own.

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

@@hubris6802 then we shall share it and then perhaps write a thanksgiving cross over movie special about the tale

@Whodnl Жыл бұрын

Oh I’m excited

@joannalondon1 Жыл бұрын

Thank you your videos are informative and entertaining to watch . Brilliant work 👏

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, thats so kind of you to say 😇

@imfabia Жыл бұрын

Love your channel! It’s educational and fun at the same time

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Im so glad you enjoyed 😇

@jasminebambury5841 Жыл бұрын

Great work on your videos. Quality content. I am learning a lot. Thanks

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

Im so glad you enjoy them, thank you for watching 😇

@zdoriksandorik Жыл бұрын

I've discovered your miu miu video through the algorithm and I'm totally in love with your channel! Gonna go on a watch binge, your work is fantastic!!

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

Oh thank you so much, thats so kind, Im so glad you enjoy my content 😇

@Kinglystateof Жыл бұрын

Thank you soooo much for educating us !!!

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and enjoying

@imfabia Жыл бұрын

Love your analysis on Raf Simons ❤❤❤

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for coming to the premiere, Im so glad you enjoyed the video

@louloul5301 Жыл бұрын

Just discovered your channel and am obsessed

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

Oh thank you so much, Im so glad you like my content 😁

@I.SolemnlySwear Жыл бұрын

Love the page and the dedication put into each video. Great content!!!

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Im go glad you like my content

@przekoala786 Жыл бұрын

agree!

@laugyt Жыл бұрын

for real. impressed. i will be watching

@alek3941 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for making these videos, i really enjoy your take on collections and evolution of aesthetics. I'd love to hear you talk about (designers like) Jil Sander and her immense contribution to fashion, that would be a very different affair today without her groundwork, and to hear your thought about why nobody seems to be able to do what she did - in regards to establishing a design aesthetic that lasts instead of chasing viral looks that nobody will admit to have liked, ten years from today ;) anyway, looking forward to your upcoming content xx

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

Absolutely love Jil Sander, she really started the last solid label-aesthetically driven movement in fashion (Now its more trend focused). She contributed so much to fashion in minimalism, but I think it was her brand that stopped everyone from wanting a ‘brand aesthetic’ because the company fell so hard

@alek3941 Жыл бұрын

@@understitchYT Fair point and I have to say I agree. I admire enormously what she accomplished, but the label today has lost connection to what she was about, in my opinion. Also the quality of the garments, while still solid, isn't the same anymore. Make a fanboy happy and do a video on Frau Sander :D

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

While I agree the quality has dipped, I think its an industry wide thing as consumers have become more intewrested in labels and less in the quality that used to come with them. I think theyve evolved naturally with this change, whereas other brands (Burberry) have really struggled

@esthershalom8358 Жыл бұрын

Love your channel!

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 🤩

@zerois2801 Жыл бұрын

Your channel is so entertaining

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

Thats so kind, thank you so much

@wordsbygemm Жыл бұрын

I love watching these videos!

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

Im so glad, thank you for commenting 💕

@edbao1 Жыл бұрын

This video is so well researched and helps put into words what I love so much about his designs. I'm glad that you give your honest opinions good or bad about his shows, that's very refreshing. Raf has also had a huge influence on streetwear, which you touched on here with the camo bomber and the stan smiths but I'm surprised you didn't mention its edgy grandson, the parachute bomber. I think that piece was very forward thinking in the trends and street styles almost two decades later (although feel free to correct me if it comes from a different area!), or the I Heart NY sweater which was almost more beaten to death than the stans! If you ever do a directors cut of this I would watch it for hours, there's just so much to learn about him, his brand, and his collabs.

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

Actually, this was made back when I was trying to make every video 16 minutes long, just for consistency. I’ve since learnt that people want longer videos from me, so it’s definitely a candidate for being remade in the future, for sure, because I want to talk about all of the things that you just listed and more

@nesselmusic Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Love your videos 😘

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

Thank you so SO much for the super thanks, you are my first 🥳

@Darwini Жыл бұрын

Great video man :)

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

Thank you so uch, I'm so glad you enjoyed it 😇

@user-mi5jp2ry4l Жыл бұрын

amazing content! id also love it if you would do a video on christophe lemaire. i feel like he is such an underrated designer and doesn't get the flowers he deserves

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

Oh I love Christophe Lemaire, his years at Hermes were the best they've ever had imo, I'll definitely do him

@rz1974 Жыл бұрын

Very well written and presented. Invest $200 or so in a decent mic! Re: Raf, too bad I didn't invest in some pieces from those earlier collections when I got into fashion back in 2007. It was still hyped amongst fans but normal second hand pricing, it wasn't until rappers basically became forum fashion nerds that the prices skyrocketed. I wonder if any of his more recent collections will achieve similar cult status, they seem to be largely overlooked aside from maybe the Sterling Ruby collab and fw16. I miss Raf at Dior, especially after years of snooze worthy Chiuri collections. His work at CK was brilliant but the price points were too high, unfortunately an American "luxury" brand is a hard sell, especially if the clothes are primarily sportswear. Honestly think Raf needs to pause his own brand for a bit, he seems to be floundering a bit creatively, his references are all played out, his work at Prada is much fresher. I think he really benefits from the creative method of collaboration, forming a dialogue with existing design language and putting his own spin on it.

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

I cant afford a mic right now, but thank you for letting me know I could improve it, Ive been trying to think of ways to improve so thats super helpful. I remember Raf in those days too, he had a sample sale in London and I didnt know about it until a week after whn I met a guy that went and he said it was totally empty. I couldnt believe it, but this was JUST pre-rapper blow up that made Raf impossible to get. I wonder if Kiko Kostadinov is going to fill in that retail space with his following often, but fashion in general is more widely talked about

@gasparm.2711 Жыл бұрын

@@understitchYT open a patreon, I gotchu

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

@@gasparm.2711 Thats so sweet, I considered starting memberships on YT tbh, but Im so new, I didn't think anyone would subscribe 🥲

@gasparm.2711 Жыл бұрын

@@understitchYT I'll be the first. Just build slowly. You have great content.

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

@@gasparm.2711 thank you so much, thats so kind to hear

@behoney00 Жыл бұрын

Class in session ✨

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

Need a notebook? Prada has you covered for $400 🤣

@thewholeworldisburningharry123 Жыл бұрын

love urs video keep it up

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😇

@gbone4133 Жыл бұрын

great video. it sucks that its closing

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, yeah Im really upset about it but maybe he will have another return like with riot riot riot

@ZeeshanKhan-et2kx Жыл бұрын

you’re gonna be huge soon

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

I would certainly love that, I never expected people to find my content even this soon, so I'm very shocked and grateful

@aaronjanlistanco Жыл бұрын

how tough life can be.. another one of the renowned fashion house closes thier door is devastating.. I wish Raf Simmons fashion house can open again in the future.. Raf would hired someone a designer as the creative director of his own fashion house and talk to Muicca Prada to sold his fashion house to Prada, still continuing the Raf Simmons brand profitable

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

Kiko couldve easily taken over Rafs branding, but I think his design process would be hard to replicate. He is known for a seriously collaborative process where he gives direction to the team. So without this direction I think that aspect would be tough to recreate

@aaronjanlistanco Жыл бұрын

@@understitchYT I agree.. and Jonathan Anderson an impressive designer both brands can manage well creatively.. but I observed that Anderson is more creative at Loewe than it's own brand

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

I feel like his own brand is now a victim of sales, they seem to be so worried about having easily consumed products that they make things that are not as desirable, at least for the retail offerings

@sprainha 9 ай бұрын

i remember being at the riot riot riot show and the vibe was electric but when the stuff came into stores at eg Harvey Nichols in London it was still on the final clearance sales at 70 percent off at the end of the season .. alas i wasnt smart enough to stock up

@understitchYT 9 ай бұрын

Wow thats incredible, did you know then how that would be one of the most famous shows ever at the time? Also, it doesnt hugely surprise me that the clothes didnt sell so well because they were quite beaten up and at an elevated price than the clothes they were inspired by. Its a bit like Yeszy’s first collection, it needed that reputation or understanding of the vision to sell, and that nearly always takes a few seasons when something is so out of the box

@Americansikkunt Жыл бұрын

1:40 it’s confusing how normal and ubiquitous Rafs 1st collection looks…

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

Yeah its looks really quite plain now, but Im guessing that because 90s fashion for men was so baggy and streetwear inspired thT it contrasted a good portion of what was being shown which is what made it stand out

@floralulu Жыл бұрын

I absolutely love your channel. Could you do one of comme des garçons Paul harden and Elena Dawson please Please and thank you

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, all of them might have to wait until after I have a bigger following so that I can guarantee the views, for CDG it will just take a long time to make that video because the company is so expensive, so I will need it to do well, and with the other two I would like to have a guaranteed initial audience just to help push the video because they’re not necessarily clickable names

@umkomaassewing Жыл бұрын

If you keep this up you will reach 100k subs and more in no time

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

I’m still trying to reach 10k 🤣😂

@umkomaassewing Жыл бұрын

@@understitchYT yea but just saying the quality of your videos are worthy of more subscribers

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

@@umkomaassewing I got what you meant, I was going for humour in my reply 😅 (I guess this is why I dont make comedy videos 🤣😂)

@fashionboyrobbychin Жыл бұрын

Great analysis as always! I'm so happy that I was able to buy the CK cowboy boots. I got them in pink patent leather..I wear them every chance I get! I've literally been asked by random people in NYC if I wanted to sell my boots to them on the spot. haha I love his work at Prada, especially, the FW 22 collection. I tried on the blue wool coat with the fur trims around the bottom and arms...the heaviest and most beautiful coat I've ever tried on...too bad it's literally a down payment for a house. haha Maybe I can purchase the coat off TRR or Grailed in the years to come!

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

I AM SO JEALOUS YOU HAVE THOSE BOOTS!!!! His work at CK was my favourite Raf era but I literally couldnt get my hands on any of it. Still to thisday I check grailed and ebay etc for the pieces so Im so so so jealous you got those boots!

@sebastianfernandez9715 Жыл бұрын

Plz plz plz do Rick owens

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

Rick is such a great designer, I absolutely have to!

@clauaome25 Жыл бұрын

Please for YSL

@Jadorelainie Жыл бұрын

Compare the avant-garde, elegance and use of color and tailoring of Raf Simmons Dior with the tulle, wild mixes and pleating nightmare that is MGC Dior and say this man tenure wasn't superior! Just come back to us Raff we promise to treat you better!

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

It's really such a shame he wasnt appreciated while he was there, he's been really done dirty by public opinion in his career rly, first when they shut, then wiht riot riot riot and then at dior, its frustrating that thats such a theme for him

@abloh_junior5913 Жыл бұрын

we need "the rise and rise of Yves Saint Laurent" pleaseee

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

I would love to do one on them, but I find them a bit of a let down atm because theyre basically continuing Hedi’s look without Hedi, I just find that a bit 😬😬 so Im hoping for a change up so I can like them again 😂🤣

@abloh_junior5913 Жыл бұрын

@@understitchYT but what about a video on him as a designer/person rather than YSL as the fashion house 🥲

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

Thats 100% planned for the future! I would love to talk about their lives in more detail as human beings. I literally have a list of important fashion people to talk about ready to be researched, but id like to get a foundation of what my channel is about first, so im thinking around the 40 video mark that Ill branch out to exactly that 💕

@elmars5408 Жыл бұрын

There was a whole article in 2001 on how Riot Riot Riot! was a flop in terms of fashion and financially, those bombers would stay at closets forever and even cost just 50$ lmfao

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

Its so incredible how something can be so hated at the time and yet become so iconic even just a few years later, esp as its one of the most impactful collections even to this day, 20+ years later

@GaGaObession Жыл бұрын

I’m still a little confused how we came out of nowhere and then designing?

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

It is very unclear, he goes from doing construction for Walter, to ?somehow? Meeting Linda Loppa, to design. My best bet is that because he knew Walter he was introduced to her by him, but I simply dont know 🤷

@dgotguts 7 ай бұрын

I like how you use mid, it’s has a more definite tone when you say it😭😭😭😭

@understitchYT 7 ай бұрын

Hahahaa MID 💀💀

@robinsappowok1195 Жыл бұрын

Can we get a video on Helmut Lang ?🥰

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

Oh absolutely, his story is so interesting

@robinsappowok1195 Жыл бұрын

@@understitchYT 🙌🙌🙌

@williamman7304 Жыл бұрын

Please do a Hedi Slimane documentary!

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

I would LOVE to do that honestly, he is such an important designer, who, now that his style is less in fashion is almost more interesting to watch, because he is being forced to change up a little

@williamman7304 Жыл бұрын

@@understitchYT I agree on the "forced to change up a little". The marketing on Celine is heavily targeted to Gen Z. Although there are some beautiful pieces show up, his technical skills was constrain by the target audiences in my opinion.

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

Celine is the first time that he has been woman focused in his design, aesthetic, up until this point it has always been men’s first, at Dior he did men’s, saint laurent, led by men’s, and it’s given us a whole new perspective on his design. I don’t know whether I’m sold on the vision quite yet, but it’s certainly interesting.

@williamman7304 Жыл бұрын

@@understitchYT Exactly! Womens wear is way more interesting than mens wear for Celine!

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

@@williamman7304 the first collection with the 80s dresses was actually so good

@thuggathuggababy 10 ай бұрын

I’ve owned a lot of main line and raf by Raf simons and I can say that the quality on most the RAF by Raf Simons pieces was amazing and very comparable to the mainline stuff. Not sure where the “poor quality” notion came from maybe there are some that I haven’t seen or felt. I’d say the reason that the brand didn’t stick was because it was supposed to be a more affordable line but was still very expensive. Some of the jacket I own from that line I believe retailed in 400-700 range so they weren’t much less than main line stuff.

@understitchYT 10 ай бұрын

I think its poor quality in relation to the price. Like you said it was a high price point and perhaps that wasnt justified in the product quality for many

@rgavathiaesima4649 2 ай бұрын

🖤🔥

@understitchYT 2 ай бұрын

🤍

@sandechoir Жыл бұрын

he is genius

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

Absolutely, one of the best designers we have living atm

@WallStGayBear 8 ай бұрын

What is your background?

@understitchYT 8 ай бұрын

Its just a white coloured rectangle

@Kometha Жыл бұрын

The Rise and Rise of Louis Vuitton next pls or Off White

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

I defintiely want to do LV, but Im kind of waiting to see who the new creative director is and what road theyre going to go down first, you know?

@FlyingSnow1509 Жыл бұрын

Please do the video on Hedi Slimane🙏🙏🙏

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

Thatd be so interesting!

@FlyingSnow1509 Жыл бұрын

@@understitchYT and mention why Karl liked Hedi so much))

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

@@FlyingSnow1509 oh of course

@martijnkeisers5900 Жыл бұрын

Could you make a video about Helmut Lang?

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

I would love to come, I think that’s a great idea ❤️

@martijnkeisers5900 Жыл бұрын

@@understitchYT looking forward!

@bertderoeck2058 3 ай бұрын

Loved the the first menswear at prada tho i think it was an awesome fusion of the classical miltairism of prada with rafs obvious obsession with doing whatever the fok

@understitchYT 3 ай бұрын

Funny the menswear continues to get far better reviews, and I honestly agree as well

@chardelraconner7324 Ай бұрын

ray ban threaded ; remember your wisdom

@fav111an Жыл бұрын

ss03 consumed?

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

Huh?

@nastiaandrej Жыл бұрын

unpopular opinion BUT I love Raf Simon's for Dior ❤️

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

I think this is a very popular opinion these days, its really such a shame he wasnt appreciated in his time

@qizhengli7952 Жыл бұрын

ever designer can not be isolated from walter

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

Hes such an incredible talent and he inspires so many, its such a shame he is so overlooked

@googlekrishna7025 Жыл бұрын

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🥰🥰🥰❤️❤️❤️

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🤌🤌🤌

@minga1737 Жыл бұрын

Please do helmut 🙏

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

Oh absolutely!!

@minga1737 Жыл бұрын

@@understitchYT Yay!! Thank you for making such wonderful videos

@SHDW-sy7oz Жыл бұрын

helmut lang when?

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

helmut lang hopefully soon

@kekecin9145 Жыл бұрын

the rise and end is correct tittle sadly

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

I know, what horrible timing 🥺

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

@@miraee6579 he closed the company about a month after I released this video

@joshuacontreras Жыл бұрын

i wish i was skinny enough to wear raf’s clothes 😢🥺

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

These days his sizing are much more accessible, but generally this is real problem with the fashion industry that designs are not made for people of all body types

@user-hj5ul9iw6t Жыл бұрын

Please add Russian subtitles)

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

The auto-translate feature should be available now, no? (I dont speak russian so I cant translate myself unfortunately, sorry)

@user-hj5ul9iw6t Жыл бұрын

@@understitchYT OK, thank you)

@user-hj5ul9iw6t Жыл бұрын

@@understitchYT Hello, if I translate your text into Russian, can you add it to the video (subtitles)? Free) I myself am interested in collaborating with you)

@understitchYT Жыл бұрын

absolutely, of course I'd be more than happy to do that, I'd love to be more inclusive, that's so kind of you thank you. Would you like credit in the description box? I'd be more than happy to put it in ☺

@user-hj5ul9iw6t Жыл бұрын

@@understitchYT Ok, I'll write later)

@yevgenydevine 14 күн бұрын

The rise and rise lmao

@understitchYT 13 күн бұрын

I couldn't believe it when he announced the closure

@yevgenydevine 13 күн бұрын

@@understitchYT it is understandable, likely he didn't want corporations to turn his name into a commodity. Everyone else sold out. Even Tom Ford ended up selling his name to Estée Lauder. Many of these big fashion phenomena have no heirs, no successors, which made me seriously consider having kids a bit earlier than I otherwise planned.

@yevgenydevine 13 күн бұрын

@@understitchYT amazingly well-done videos, by the way. I've shared this one with my best friends and we've been enjoying your other works.

@chardelraconner7324 Ай бұрын

those are track and field eyewear and he isn't faster ALL raf

@understitchYT Ай бұрын

He runs like Dash from The Incredibles 🤣

@chardelraconner7324 Ай бұрын

when that skeleton and that gymnast didn't ; how my viewpoint

@understitchYT Ай бұрын

🤸