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Raf Simons: The Process Never Stops

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Mr. Simons, would you consider yourself someone that lives and breathes fashion?

How can I put this without being too critical? I don’t have so many things in the fashion world that interest me. It’s probably because I am so deeply into it. Often when you go very deep into something, you also discover what it’s about and you understand it better. With the art world I still have a lot of curiosity. There are a lot of things that I feel attracted to and I don’t necessarily understand them and that’s what fascinates me. In the fashion world I know a lot of the brands and the designers and you start to be more critical and you start to have a very specific point of view.

But isn’t fashion such a significant part of your life?

The fashion thing is something I do, and yes it is definitely also becoming a part of myself and my personality. It also doesn’t really feel like a job either: it’s a dream or a passion or something. I think there are things that I relate to more than fashion though, personal, private things. Like my environment, my family, my friends, you know.

I’ve read that the first fashion show you ever went to was Maison Martin Margiela. You said it was so beautiful that half the audience cried and it had a huge influence on you. Why?

Because that was the day that I understood that fashion could also be conceptual and intellectual, that it could be linked to a certain kind of social, psychological thing. That Martin Margiela show was in a really trashy area in Paris and it wasn’t in a building, it was in a playground from a black neighborhood. The parents had agreed to do the show for the Margiela company only if their children could come and see it. Everybody was expecting the children to just stay on the side and sit with the audience, but they didn’t.

What happened?

They started to play with the girls and it was a very, very different thing. Before my perception of fashion was a high-staged Americano, you know like sun tans, boys, healthy. Martin was turning it completely around; it was like they came out of a grave or something. They looked really different. I don’t have that background; my parents are very working-class and I come from a village where there is no culture.

How did you find your creativity in such a place?

One of the first things I picked up when I was very, very young out of a record store was work from Peter Saville, the early things he used to do for Factory Records. I come from a village of 6,000 people, so forget about Berlin, London, New York – what are you talking about? – I didn’t know anything. So I picked up things because of the imagery. We have to think back in time – no computers, no mobiles, no nothing – it was pure isolation in a way.

You never traveled when you were younger?

No traveling, never went on a holiday. My life was literally my street. And I picked up records because when you’re young, you’re into the bands. And what were the bands back in the day? The Cure, Anne Clarke, and all the new wave things. And then suddenly there were these things from New Order, Power, Corruption, and Lies with the flowers and the wreath. I was like, “What is that?”

Is that how you became interested in fashion?

No. I was in a college, you know, with priests teaching. We were not informed about what was possible. Until I was eighteen I did not know that you could study fashion design or art. I really didn’t know. I already had my nose in the art world, I was already looking at things, but I didn’t really get it that you could study that because my school was a very different environment. It was the kind of school where they want you to become a doctor or a lawyer and that’s not at all what my personality is.

How did you manage to get out of that?

I got this book from these people who would come to the class once or twice a year to show you what the possibilities to go and study are. In the back of the book there was a half page on architecture and a half page on industrial design. I looked at the address of the industrial design school and it wasn’t too far from my parents’ house – I could get there with a bus – so I thought I’d go and have a look. I walked through the door and I thought, “This is what I’m going to do.” I saw all these kids sitting there, with cigarettes, it looked like such a different world.

But that was industrial design, how did you end up in fashion?

Within the first months at that school I realized everything that was possible – going to an art school, going to a fashion school – and it was in that period that the Belgian designers started to shape up and I was very attracted to that. There was a Belgian fashion designer named Walter Van Beirendonck and I saw that the way he was handling fashion was not just by making clothes, he was also doing presentations and masks and furniture. I was so modest to think that I wouldn’t be welcomed in fashion because I was in design school, but I thought maybe I should just write a letter to see if he had an interest in letting me work for them and that worked out. He’s actually the one who took me to Paris to that Martin Margiela show we were talking about earlier.

It’s interesting because it feels like this combination of different but related art fields was always very present in your career and in your interests.

Yeah.

How do you deal with your star status in the fashion industry?

It’s not that much in my interest. It’s actually something that I’ve found quite complicated for a while. I’ve always kind of tried to split it up, but that is becoming more and more difficult because I’m attracted to do things that have this constant dialogue with an audience and it seems to keep growing. Which is a good feeling because that means that people want to have that dialogue with me or the things I do. So it is kind of fascinating, but the idea of fame just for fame’s sake is something that I actually hate.

How important is the Internet in that dialogue with your audience?

That’s the question that is in my head a lot lately. I don’t really know about the long run. It’s clearly quite important right now – it’s so much a tool from this moment and from this generation – but what were the tools when I was young? The tools were television and magazines or a normal telephone in the house and now twenty years later those are all gone. So I’m just trying to imagine if this computer thing and the Internet thing might be gone in twenty years. It’s an important tool in this moment, but I’m still somebody who believes that a real-life experience makes a difference. I know a lot of young kids whose world is literally their sixteen square meter room and their computer. With all respect, and yes I embrace the young generation’s approach, but you miss a lot that way.

An actual encounter with an art piece or a fashion show is significantly different than seeing it on a screen.

Exactly. The dimensions, the light, everything is different. Looking at and experiencing a movie in a theater or a performance on stage and being there and feeling the vibe and also feeling the other people’s vibes – it’s a very different thing. It’s one hundred percent the opposite of what we embrace so much as the new communication. But it’s important because it’s what the young kids embrace very, very much. Still, I think if it was only that, it could mean that it will disappear really fast. At the end of the day we are animals; it’s very animalistic in a way. We like to have contact.

Talking about the new generation, you used to teach fashion in Vienna. Do you think it’s possible to teach someone to do what you do?

That’s a good question. I think it partly can’t be taught, because I think teaching is not just learning to make a pattern or learning to sew a skirt or whatever. Teaching is also having a dialogue with somebody in order to teach the person to create a thought process. I do find a lot of people who have an interesting, individual, unique, meaningful thought process, but then comes the moment that the thought process, which is very abstract, has to be translated or brought to an actual thing, to a materialization. That’s where a lot of them have difficulties.

What is your thought process like? Let’s imagine you’re stuck with an idea and you don’t know where to go with your designs for a new collection…

Then I stop fashion, that’s not possible. That’s the day that I die!

But I’m sure you get stuck every now and then.

No, for me it’s the opposite. I have to find ways to stop the thought process because the thought process is constant; it’s constantly everywhere. And that’s not to make me sound pretentious, because it sometimes makes me unhappy. It can keep you awake or you have it in the middle of a meeting.

Does that affect the people around you?

It sometimes makes people nervous. I’m doing things and at the same time thinking about something else and they are responsible for working things out from the thing that I said before and I’m already saying something else. They would say, “Calm down! First this.” It’s a flow. I’m not somebody who has to sit at a desk and think over what I have to do. I know for myself that the day I’m stuck for an idea is the day that it has to stop; that’s the day that I know it’s not going to work anymore. So for me it’s the opposite: I have to find ways to stop my creative thought process.

What are some of those ways?

I go to the art world and I look at all the people’s work and I’m so fascinated with the work because it takes me away from my fashion thing. That’s also probably why I keep doing several things all the time – because the thought process never stops.

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White Men Can’t Jump

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Just watched this again the other night and some very sick kicks in it.

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Microsoft Confirms Next-Gen Xbox Announcement for May 21

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After weeks of rumor and speculation, Microsoft has confirmed that it will be holding an event on Tuesday, May 21 at 10am PST to unveil its next-generation Xbox, commonly referred to as Durango or Xbox 720. The event will take place at the company’s Redmond, Washington campus. More details to follow.

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Hypebeast Spaces: Yasumasa Yonehara’s Studio

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Tokyo-based photographer and the envy of all men Yasumasa “YONE” Yonehara has maintained a title as a household name in the fashion industry. His insistent use of the Fuji Instax Mini instant cameras has spawned copycats and a sudden resurgence in the format with countless collaborative efforts, limited colors, and designs popping up in Asia and Western countries as well. When he doesn’t publish his work in EYESCREAM and numerous girl fashion magazines, Yasumasa can be found pushing his creative talent onto Instagram, with over 35,000 followers eagerly awaiting his erotic, sexy photographs of Asia’s most stunningly gorgeous models and friends. For our continuing Spaces series, we visit YONE’s personal studio Creeps Tokyo in the ultra-trendy Aoyama fashion district. Eclectic furniture, pop colors on the walls, props from decades past, and even friendly reminders of his work scattered all over, including the restroom, help to set the mood for this fun and comfortable location.

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Hublot x Monster Inspiration Hublot Luxury Headphones

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Coming together to create a piece that combines the best in audio technologies with premium craftsmanship, Monster and watchmaker Hublot have unveiled the “Inspiration Hublot” luxury headphones at Baselworld 2013. Featuring Pure Monster Sound tuned by Beats By Dre audio engineer Noel Lee, the design includes ControlTalk Universal and Monster’s heavy duty Pro Link cable while boasting noise-cancelling technology and craftsmanship that includes a combination of leather and rubber along the headband, specially created carbon fiber ear cups, and a brushed aluminum finish. Finished with genuine leather ear pads, the clean black-on-black Inspiration Hublot headphones will be available later this summer both at Hublot boutiques and select retailers across the globe.

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Jay-Z Officially Sold His Share of the Brooklyn Nets

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“Being a member of the Nets organization surpassed some of my greatest ambitions,” said Jay-Z in an open letter. “It was never about an investment; it was about the NETS and Brooklyn. My job as an owner is over but as a fan it has just begun.” Well folks, there you have it. It’s official, Jay-Z is no longer a share holder in the Brooklyn Nets. The rapper continued, “Our [Roc Nation Sports] newest endeavor is committed to building the brands of professional athletes as we have done for some of today’s top music artists. For Roc Nation Sports to function at its full potential, NBA rules stipulate that I relinquish my ownership in the Brooklyn Nets.”

Stay tuned for more information regarding Jay-Z and Roc Nation Sports.

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ADIDAS X BAPE X UNDFTD Release Party at End

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TSOL Presents – ADIDAS X BAPE X UNDFTD Release Party at End from CS visuals on Vimeo.

After the hugely successful Adidas X BAPE X UNDFTD launch party at END last week they have put together this video by Midland’s based film maker Courtney Salmon, who was their to document the occasion.

Check the video out above and head over to our Facebook page to find out how you can have another chance to win a pair of the highly sought after sneakers from this incredible collaboration.

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Lamborghini Miura GT Concept

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The Lamborghini Miura is hands down one of our favorite vehicles of all time. Produced in limited quantities, only 764 to be exact, the supercar was considered by many to have started the whole trend of high performance two seaters sporting the mid-engine configuration.

Unfortunately for us the vehicle was not only limited, but it was produced back between 1966 to 1972 making it nearly impossible for anyone to get their hands on one. Although the Italian auto maker has never unveiled plans to resurrect the beloved model, the Lamborghini Miura GT Concept takes a look at what this late 1960s sports car would look like in 2013. The concept was created by graphic designer Alexander Imnadze, and equips the sports car with modern day technology like LED lighting, and the aggressive body lines found on current day Lamborghinis.

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WWF Royal Rumble 92′

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Unbelievable Wingsuit Cave Flight! Batman Cave, Alexander Polli

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Wingsuit / BASE-jump athlete Alexander Polli does the never before done—a tactical flight through a narrow cave on a rugged mountainside. The flight starts with a jump from a hovering helicopter, Alexander reaches speeds of 250 km/h (155 mph) while following a precise trajectory leading to the cave opening, he then fully commits and flies directly through the narrow opening of the “Batman Cave!”
Shot in full HD, this extraordinary flight exceeds the level of commitment most fliers would ever consider—there can be no attempting, the only option is success!
The narrow cave, no wider than Alexander is tall, is located in Roca Foradada Mountains in Montserrat, Spain—a location that has inspired this professional Italian Norwegian athlete’s flying dream his whole life. Alexander hopes his success will inspire others not only to ‘climb over their mountains,’ but to also fly right through them!

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Sparkles and Wine Teaser

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Sparkles and Wine – Teaser from Nacho Guzman on Vimeo.

If you didn’t think lighting was important, the your mind is about to be blown. Director and designer Nacho Guzman uploaded this trippy teaser for an upcoming music video “Sparkles and Wine” and the effects different colors and positions of light have on this girls face are absolutely mesmerizing.

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Into The Thicket: Skateboarding in the Forests of Vancouver

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“Into the Thicket chronicles the journey of a few skateboarders’ treck into the forests of Vancouver Island to skate a ramp constructed using the surrounding environment and few other materials.”

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1972 BMW Turbo Concept by Paul Bracq

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Paul Bracq is an automotive designer famous for his work at Citroën, Peugeot and Mercedes-Benz. The 1972 “Turbo” concept, created for BMW, is one of his most impressive designs, being awarded “Concept Car of the Year” by the Revue Automobile Suisse that year and repeating the feat in 1992 in the Bagatelle Concours d’Elegance.

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Storm Surfers: How Heavy is a Big Wave?

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“A lot of guys that surf big waves, they try and they are a lot fitter than me but they don’t have that natural spirit to just go. It’s just a charging mechanism or something.” – Ross Clarke-Jones

Storm Surfers break down the mathematical details on how heavy big waves actually are when athletes take them on the head. An unimaginable amount of water threatens the surfer’s life in many ways with a 1/2 million kilograms of water moving 100 kilometers/hour towards the daring charger.

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Beauty Photography by Jeff Tse

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Gorgeous makeup and beauty captures by New York-based photographer Jeff Tse.

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Nate Robinsons Jordan Collection he wears on game day

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ESPN recently caught up with Nate Robinson to capture his incredible Jordan collection on film. His collection runs the range from the Air Jordan 1′s to XX3′s but from what I can see. He’s a big fan of the 2s, 5s, 6s and 11s. The collection pictured represents the shoes that Robinson keeps at the United Center for game day. Click through to have a look at the shoes, some which have already been worn on game day.

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