Raf Simons is a legendary fashion designer of our time, originally from Belgium. For several years he was the creative director of the brand Jil Sander, then Dior, and now holds a similar position in the fashion house Calvin Klein. You can already write a book about his works, since many of his creations have influenced the way we dress today. Separately, it is worth mentioning the Raf Simons sneakers.
Features and interesting facts
- Sewn from 100% leather with the addition of elements from textiles and high-tech material.
- They are not only and not so much sports shoes as a fashion item in the wardrobe.
- Female Dior Fusion models are almost entirely handmade.
- One of the first models called Stan Smiths, created for Adidas, was included in the Guinness Book of Records for the number of sales made.
- Raf Simons sneakers love to wear such stars as singer Rihanna, the most popular fashion blogger in the world, Chiara Ferragni and others.
Partnership with Adidas
It all started with the birth of cooperation between Raf and the sports brand Adidas. For several years, the fashion designer experimented with colors and design, each year surprising with a new batch of creativity.
Clear lines, sometimes cosmic forms, and bold color schemes first led to the incredible popularity of sneakers, not only among athletes, but also among ordinary buyers. And subsequently, such shoes turn into a fashion accessory to create spectacular images. They can increasingly be seen on city streets.
Sneakers from Raf Simons are becoming iconic, increasingly promoting sports style to the masses. Thus, the fashion designer was at the forefront of modern trends, introducing more convenient and effective elements into the everyday wardrobe of people.
Adidas Series by Raf Simons
One of the first episodes is Stan Smiths.Its distinguishing feature is the perforated letter R on the surface of the shoe. Rubber outsole and insole with cushioning creates increased comfort when walking around the city.
The series is made not only in classic black and white colors, but also in pink, red, blue and silver shades.
In the future, this model will be improved more than once. Since it is an urban option, a more convenient velcro is added, color solutions are complicated, contrasting shades appear in the design. For example, a brown sole can be combined with a light beige top, white toe and purple velcro stripes. Until now, the sneakers of this series are undying classics.
Ozweego
A series that is more athletic in functionality and futuristic in design. Here you can already see silicone inserts and even brighter, unexpected shades. The designer drew inspiration from the flashy fashion of the 90s.
Bounce
An ultra-modern lace-up model with an unusual tubular sole. Variations of colors: camouflage, black and white with a digital pattern. Female models have a floral print in different shades - from green to pink.
Response trail
A distinctive feature is the presence on the heel of shields made of polyurethane, as in shoes for ski jumping. The top of the shoe is made of leather or suede combined with textiles.
Rising star
It has beautiful combinations of materials and colors that have become a work of shoe art. For creation were used: perforated silver-colored leather, several layers of high-tech fabric and leather lining. The original button clasp or zipper brings elegance to the design.
Also, the designer is experimenting by creating a certain alloy of sneakers with boots, but these models did not really take root in ordinary life.
Female models Dior
In the field of women's style, Raf Simons is considered one of the founders of sports chic, thanks to the creation of beautiful sneakers for women. Some models can be in harmony even with an evening dress. Such options were developed specifically for one of the collections of the fashion house Dior. They just blew up the catwalks, and also fell in love with women all over the world, including fashion bloggers and show business stars.
This series is called Dior Fusion sneakers. It is created from high-tech neoprene and is characterized by abundant embroidery with decorative rhinestones, beads and sequins. Thanks to this, shoes can be worn not only with a dress, but even with evening dresses. The playfulness of the models adds a contrasting white or bright color sole of pink, yellow, blue.
The result of a combination of femininity with a sporty style was the appearance of the perfect urban shoes, embodying a new concept of everyday women's wardrobe. In the future, many designers followed the example of Raf Simons and began to create athletic shoes that combine with the most rigorous suits and the most elegant dresses.
What to wear?
Men's Raf Simons sneakers inevitably attract a lot of attention. Therefore, the main rule is to choose a concise background of basic shades for such a bright shoe. Only one bright detail can be added, which in color echoes the sneakers, but no more.
The following wardrobe items are best suited for clothing:
- Jeans.
- Chinos.
- Sweatshirts.
- Casual shirts.
- Polo shirt.
- Pullover.
- Bomber jacket.
Women's sneakers, as mentioned above, are suitable not only for trousers and skirts, but also for elegant casual dresses. The combinations look interesting when the shoes are matched to match the clothes, and the decor of the sneakers echoes the accessories.
Optimal and trendy options:
- Pantsuit.
- Trench.
- Coat.
- Jacket.
- Pencil skirt.
- Dress in a sports style.
- Plain A-line dress.
- Sheath dress.
To look stylish, you need to strive to create it on the principle of "the simpler, the better."It is more important here to focus on the combination of colors and textures of shoes with clothing. The top skill is playing in color contrasts, for example, black and white images, and using materials similar in texture. That is, if suede is used in sneakers, then adding suede to the image will give a special chic to your style.
The most spectacular bows are obtained in combination with long, flowing skirts and dresses. For especially courageous ladies: you can wear embroidered sneakers with an evening or cocktail dress. It was not for nothing that the designer violated all the foundations of high fashion, decorating the entire couture collection of 2014 with such shoes.
Raf Simons himself recommends that you boldly introduce your shoes into a classic style. For example, as the basis for the image: chinos, a T-shirt and a casual jacket. White sneakers look impressive with a black military coat. Daredevils combine white models even with an office suit.
Raf Simons will forever go down in fashion history as an innovator who has transformed banal sneakers into stylish and effective shoes. She can harmoniously fit into a variety of styles. Moreover, once the usual running shoes, in his hands turns into a highlight of the modern image.
Female models of sneakers were embroidered manually with crystals, fluff and beads. Such a reverent attitude paid off - in society there was even a request to change the evening dress code, allowing the lady to appear in a festive dress without heels.
