RAF SIMONS RETURNS TO FLORENCE

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PITTI IMMAGINE PRESENTS FLORENCE CALLING: RAF SIMONS

Today brought exciting news about Raf Simons. The designer is set to come back to Florence on the occasion of Pitti Immagine Uomo 90 to present FLORENCE CALLING: RAF SIMONS, an event that celebrates his innovative work and contemporary fashion as well as his return to Italy’s new flourishing fashion capital. The designer is responsible for creating some of the most memorable events of Pitti Immagine Uomo over the years, like The Fourth Sex and Adolescent Extremes exhibitions or the 10-year anniversary show of his eponymous label in 2005 to name but a few. « Florence holds a special place in my heart as, over the years, I have regularly come back to show my work or to collaborate on ventures that closely mirrored my thoughts about it. » The designer will present his next spring-summer collection during Pitti Uomo 90, and holds a special project he developed for the occasion only, to be discovered then. Lapo Cianchi, Pitti Immagine Director of Communications and Events welcomes Simons’ return to Florence, underlining the designer’s ability to « grasp the restless spirit of youth. » Pitti Uomo will take place from June 14th to 17th in Florence.

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Raf Simons with Sterling Ruby. Photo: Frank Perrin