“The best way I dressed at the moment was excessive for the surroundings I got here from. My buddy Elke would stroll by the village and there was not one one who was not going into shock. A really stunning, very tall girl, she would save up for all of the actually excessive Margiela stuff, like a knit in 5 components sure across the physique with ribbons, or a floor-length skirt and Tabi boots. We’re speaking 91, 92, and folks had been shocked.”
Raf Simons, Self Service (by way of BOF)
Love this nostalgic nugget from Raf Simons in a dialog with Pieter Mulier and Tim Blanks, speaking about style beginnings, influences and the quiet ‘perverse’ energy of Belgian creatives.
WORDS: Disneyrollergirl / Navaz Batliwalla
IMAGE: Pieter Mulier and Raf Simons/Self Service
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