--- title: "6 Collections Quotes By Raf Simons" description: "6 Collections quotes by Raf Simons. Plus more from Raf Simons and more Collections sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bb/raf-simons-7131_clients_well-my-own-men-s-collection-always-felt_116871.jpg" --- > [Well, my own men's collection always felt very free back in the days before Jil. Once you make it this kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raf-simons/well-my-own-men-s-collection-always-felt-very-free-back-in-the-days/) [Raf Simons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raf-simons/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bb/raf-simons-7131_clients_well-my-own-men-s-collection-always-felt_116871.jpg) > [I don't find it difficult anymore, because these days, Raf is only men and Dior is only women. I found it much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raf-simons/i-don-t-find-it-difficult-anymore-because-these-days-raf-is-only-men/) [Raf Simons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raf-simons/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f6/raf-simons-7131_collections_i-don-t-find-it-difficult-anymore-becaus_1518451.png) > [My ideas for the next collection always happen a couple of months before the show. I have learned to shut up and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raf-simons/my-ideas-for-the-next-collection-always-happen-a-couple-of-months/) [Raf Simons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raf-simons/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf5/raf-simons-7131_assistants_my-ideas-for-the-next-collection-always_2133726.png) > [My own show with Sterling Ruby, for example, seems like such a huge disconnection from Dior couture, but then I think, yeah,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raf-simons/my-own-show-with-sterling-ruby-for-example-seems-like-such-a-huge/) [Raf Simons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raf-simons/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/729/raf-simons-7131_collections_my-own-show-with-sterling-ruby-for-examp_2459616.png) > [Collage – SS13 offers a very controlled and pure do-it-yourself attitude. The collection shows a juxtaposition of very different materials, prints and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raf-simons/collage-ss13-offers-a-very-controlled-and-pure-do-it-yourself/) [Raf Simons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raf-simons/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c38/raf-simons-7131_attitude_collage-ss13-offers-a-very-controlled-an_2678408.png) > [Sometimes it’s more a matter of collaboration which matters in a collection.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raf-simons/sometimes-it-s-more-a-matter-of-collaboration-which-matters-in-a/) [Raf Simons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raf-simons/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a1/raf-simons-7131_collaboration_sometimes-it-s-more-a-matter-of-collabor_3033028.png) ## Other authors on Collections ## More by Raf Simons > [I'm not an isolated person. The more I connect to people, the more I have the feeling that things work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raf-simons/i-m-not-an-isolated-person-the-more-i-connect-to-people-the-more-i/) [Raf Simons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raf-simons/) > [Camouflage is about much more than concealment and going unnoticed. There's a whole game involved between revealing and hiding.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raf-simons/camouflage-is-about-much-more-than-concealment-and-going-unnoticed/) [Raf Simons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raf-simons/) > [It felt wrong for me to stay totally connected to that very strict way of approaching the heritage - what it can be, what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raf-simons/it-felt-wrong-for-me-to-stay-totally-connected-to-that-very-strict/) [Raf Simons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raf-simons/) > [My mother was a cleaning lady all her life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raf-simons/my-mother-was-a-cleaning-lady-all-her-life/) [Raf Simons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raf-simons/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raf-simons/well-my-own-men-s-collection-always-felt-very-free-back-in-the-days/) [Raf Simons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raf-simons/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raf-simons/computers-let-people-avoid-people-going-out-to-explore-it-s-so/) [Raf Simons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raf-simons/) > [As an industrial designer, you design the thing by yourself, and then it goes away from you, whereas fashion is in constant relation to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raf-simons/as-an-industrial-designer-you-design-the-thing-by-yourself-and-then/) [Raf Simons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raf-simons/) > [Fashion is such an octopus. You're connected to so many people: suppliers, pattern makers, production teams, marketing teams, vendors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raf-simons/fashion-is-such-an-octopus-you-re-connected-to-so-many-people/) [Raf Simons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raf-simons/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raf-simons/my-inspiration-is-endless-i-can-t-define-it-it-is-a-constant-flow-and/) [Raf Simons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raf-simons/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raf-simons/my-whole-life-i-ve-always-had-to-be-surrounded-by-creative-things-i/) [Raf Simons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raf-simons/) > [I’m very attracted to things that I can’t define.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raf-simons/i-m-very-attracted-to-things-that-i-can-t-define/) [Raf Simons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raf-simons/) > [My own brand will stand or fall because of me. Dior won't fall if I fall. It will also still stand if I'm not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raf-simons/my-own-brand-will-stand-or-fall-because-of-me-dior-won-t-fall-if-i/) [Raf Simons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raf-simons/) > [In fashion design, you can divide people into two groups. You have people who come with an aesthetic that is there forever, even if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raf-simons/in-fashion-design-you-can-divide-people-into-two-groups-you-have/) [Raf Simons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raf-simons/) > [For me, Warhol made so much sense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raf-simons/for-me-warhol-made-so-much-sense/) [Raf Simons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raf-simons/) > [My challenge is to find a beautiful balance: to make women beautiful, to make a woman dream to wear a beautiful outfit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raf-simons/my-challenge-is-to-find-a-beautiful-balance-to-make-women-beautiful/) [Raf Simons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raf-simons/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/collections/raf-simons/#itemlist", "name": "6 Collections Quotes By Raf Simons", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Well, my own men's collection always felt very free back in the days before Jil. 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