Raf Simons Versus Jil Sander

Yes, Raf Simons is talented and yes, he is of major importance since took over Jil Sander and launched his diffusion line - and all that while (kind of) keeping the quality of his main line.

            Raf Simons?

His style have drastically changed over the last few seasons, but I suppose he would argue, and rightly so, that so has he…

             Jil Sander?

But look at these images, a selection of outfits from his AW08 shows in Paris for both JS and RS. Some of the ideas look a bit borrowed, don’t they…

             Jil Sander?

             Raf Simons?