Sterling Ruby Raf Simons Dior

Beginning in furniture design simons launched his own menswear label in 1995.

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The artist has cited a diverse range of sources and influences including aberrant psychologies particularly schizophrenia and paranoia urban. As well as recreating the madison avenue flagship store in an eclectic yellow sterling ruby paint job and red tasseled pom poms. Sterling ruby born january 21 1972 is an american artist who works in a large variety of media including ceramics painting drawing collage sculpture video and textiles. The fashion world went into meltdown last tuesday after raf simons was announced as the new chief creative officer for calvin klein it comes after months of rumours surrounding the belgian designer who announced his departure from his three and a half year tenancy at dior late last year.

In 2005 the belgian fashion designer raf simons arranged a studio visit with the american artist sterling ruby whose work he had begun to admire simons was taken with ruby s layered and. Raf jan simons dutch pronunciation. At the newly modern forward thinking house of dior where radically he goes by raf rather than monsieur raf simons creates chunky files of images and inspirations for his concepts. Still raf simons sterling ruby film shot by willy vanderperre.

Often his work is presented in large and densely packed installations. Christian dior fall 2012 haute couture by raf simons. It was the same with the traditional bucol silks woven to represent a painting drips and all by sterling ruby one of the contemporary art world s hottest properties and a simons favorite. As of 1 april 2020 he is the co creative director of prada in partnership with miuccia prada.

He was creative director at jil sander 2005 2012 christian dior 2012 2015 and calvin klein 2016 2018. The new documentary film dior and i 2014 captures his talent while providing a first ever. Born 12 january 1968 is a belgian fashion designer. Thousands of flowers were adorning the walls of the location.

As witnessed in 2012 raf simons can effortlessly turn sterling ruby s canvases into haute couture. Looks from raf simons fall winter 2014 collection in collaboration with sterling ruby.