Co-creative director, Prada
Raf Simons
Belgian, born 1968
Belgian designer trained in industrial design who ran his own menswear label from 1995 to 2022. He was creative director of Jil Sander, Christian Dior and Calvin Klein before joining Prada, where he shares creative decisions equally with Miuccia Prada.
Houses
Their runway, measured
56 looks in 7 showsNext to every runway we track, Raf Simons's looks are darker, more muted, more neutral and cooler.
Colours
- Black · 1.5× the average37%
- Charcoal · 2.6× the average32%
- Grey6%
- Ivory / cream3%
- Khaki / olive2%
- White2%
- Silver2%
- Navy2%
Share of garment area across their looks; × is against every runway.
Colour and surface
- Lightness28/100darker · all runways 39/100
- Colour saturation7.3more muted · all runways 12.6
- Neutrals82%more neutral · all runways 60%
- Warm hues43%cooler · all runways 70%
- Tonal looks30%about average · all runways 33%
- Colour-blockingΔE 33about average · all runways ΔE 35
- Surface texture2.80smoother · all runways 5.06
- Sheen0.042more matte · all runways 0.065
What sets them apart
Shapes, fabrics and details they use far more often than other designers.
Silhouettes
- Straight / tubular 98%2.5×
- High-rise 36%2.0×
- Column 33%1.6×
- Inverted triangle / strong shoulder 25%1.4×
- Oversized 22%
Materials
- Wool / tailoring cloth 100%3.3×
- Cotton / poplin 75%2.4×
- Knit 42%2.1×
- Technical / nylon 20%2.8×
- Jersey 16%
Details
- Belts 60%3.1×
- Shoulder emphasis 25%1.4×
- Oversized collar 24%2.0×
- Utility pockets 18%1.3×
- Hardware / studs / chains 16%
Patterns
- Stripes 18%2.6×
- Houndstooth 9%8.5×
- Check / plaid 7%1.3×
- Floral 2%79% less
- Toile / scenic print 2%3.4×
Mood
- Austere 44%2.3×
- Nostalgic 42%2.8×
- Elegant 36%
- Relaxed 35%
- Subversive 25%2.3×
Era references
- 1970s 18%1.6×
- 1990s 13%1.7×
- 1940s 5%4.2×
- 1920s 4%2.8×
- Victorian 4%
From the AI tags on 55 of their looks. A designer is credited with a house's shows while they lead it; ×: how much more often than across all 25,892 measured looks.
Opening looks
The first looks of each collectionCollections
