If you follow this blog it should come as no surprise how much I admire the work of Raf Simons. He was released from Jil Sander during this past Milan Fashion Week, and I was working up a post about his future (as well as Hedi Slimane, who just took over at YSL) as well as a recap of my favorite moments of his at Jil Sander. One collection that is permanently engrained in my head is his S/S 2009 show (which somewhat surprisingly was african influenced). The images from the runway show, as well as the ad campaign are something I reference all the time when working (a look at my inspiration wall in my studio or on my computer will confirm). When out shopping today, I stumbled upon the dress above. I didn't even believe it at first. Of course it had to come home with me. If there was one thing more inspiring than than the images from this collection, it would be one of the pieces in person.
