There are people who, if they see something in couture that they perceive as ready-to-wear, they're in shock. — Raf Simons Copy Share Image
People who don't know me look at my world as something very hard-core, and I don't feel it that way. It's not… — Raf Simons Copy Share Image
I'm not an isolated person. The more I connect to people, the more I have the feeling that things work. — Raf Simons Copy Share Image
My inspiration is endless; I can't define it. It is a constant flow and evolution. In general, I'm taking it from everywhere.… — Raf Simons Copy Share Image
Well, my own men's collection always felt very free back in the days before Jil. Once you make it this kind of… — Raf Simons Copy Share Image
Fashion is such an octopus. You're connected to so many people: suppliers, pattern makers, production teams, marketing teams, vendors. — Raf Simons Copy Share Image
I was raised in a very happy nest by very happy people, and I like to think that those are enough ingredients… — Raf Simons Copy Share Image
My whole life, I've always had to be surrounded by creative things. I find it relaxing to be in touch with creations… — Raf Simons Copy Share Image
Computers let people avoid people, going out to explore. It's so different to just open a website instead of looking at a… — Raf Simons Copy Share Image
The Dior heritage is so broad. It has a strong presence in the work. So, when people have to define it quickly,… — Raf Simons Copy Share Image
Berlin is in a state of transition. There are lots of people who don't stay here. They pass through. They might not… — Raf Simons Copy Share Image
When artists connect to a system because they want to make a living, it's their own choice. In fashion, designers don't have… — Raf Simons Copy Share Image
The psychology for the person who's actually doing it is completely different. I think I probably needed to put that [hired-hand] psychology… — Raf Simons Copy Share Image
In fashion, general people will look to the piece itself. [Some designers] concentrate on, 'How can I make this seam look special?'… — Raf Simons Copy Share Image
In fashion design, you can divide people into two groups. You have people who come with an aesthetic that is there forever,… — Raf Simons Copy Share Image
Every weekend, I'm on the highway to Antwerp. I need to be there, to have the calm. It's a whole different life:… — Raf Simons Copy Share Image
Fashion is so mass-produced now; I hope there will come a refocus on how people see couture. And I would also hope… — Raf Simons Copy Share Image
But overall I want to make sure people fall in love with the clothes and that they are satisfied — Raf Simons Copy Share Image
I was growing up in the New Wave period, but that wasn't allowed in school. I remember moments when they wouldn't let… — Raf Simons Copy Share Image
And even being in the middle of it, at the LVMH group with Dior, there are certain parts of it that I'm… — Raf Simons Copy Share Image
In the nineties, it was common to see people who expressed themselves through one designer - the Jil Sander woman, the Martin… — Raf Simons Copy Share Image
My own show with Sterling Ruby, for example, seems like such a huge disconnection from Dior couture, but then I think, yeah,… — Raf Simons Copy Share Image
The future, for me, is romantic, I don’t understand people who say the past is romantic. Romantic, for me, is something you… — Raf Simons Copy Share Image
Antwerp literally was a trash hole, but fashion changed that. The designers there were extreme, and their work was hard to understand.… — Raf Simons Copy Share Image
I'm not an isolated person. The more I connect to people, the more I have the feeling that things work. — Raf Simons Copy Share Image
Camouflage is about much more than concealment and going unnoticed. There's a whole game involved between revealing and hiding. — Raf Simons Copy Share Image
It felt wrong for me to stay totally connected to that very strict way of approaching the heritage - what it can be, what… — Raf Simons Copy Share Image
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… — Raf Simons Copy Share Image
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… — Raf Simons Copy Share Image
As an industrial designer, you design the thing by yourself, and then it goes away from you, whereas fashion is in constant relation to… — Raf Simons Copy Share Image
Fashion is such an octopus. You're connected to so many people: suppliers, pattern makers, production teams, marketing teams, vendors. — Raf Simons Copy Share Image
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… — Raf Simons Copy Share Image
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… — Raf Simons Copy Share Image
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… — Raf Simons Copy Share Image
![“The psychology for the person who's actually doing it is completely different. I think I probably needed to put that [hired-hand] psychology in my own head to be able to do the job. Otherwise it would just be too scary. People outside make it much bigger than me. I'm not saying in my head, "Oh, my…” quote by Raf Simons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7af/raf-simons-7131_able_the-psychology-for-the-person-who-s-actu_2208168.jpg)
![“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…” quote by Raf Simons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/458/raf-simons-7131_bigs_in-fashion-general-people-will-look-to-t_2127743.jpg)
