14/04/2009 | Jak & Jil Blog

TONIGHT WAS THE NIGHT THAT EVERY JADED FASHION WEEK ATTENDEE HAS BEEN WAITING FOR. I AM STILL AT A LOSS FOR WORDS AFTER WITNESSING RAF SIMON’S COLLECTION FOR JIL SANDER. I THINK WE’VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO PROPEL FASHION FORWARD INTO THE 21ST CENTURY AND DEFINE EXACTLY WHAT IS MODERN AND RAF DID IT TONIGHT WITH FLYING COLORS. I DON’T REALLY LIKE EXPRESSING MY OPINIONS ON RUNWAY SHOWS BECAUSE ANYONE’S OPINION IS VALID THESE DAYS, BUT AFTER WITNESSING A STELLAR COLLECTION LIKE RAF’S I THINK I SHOULD SHARE MY THOUGHTS ON THE OVERALL EXPERIENCE. I WAS KIND OF DISAPPOINTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SHOW, I THOUGHT TO MYSELF “JUST GREAT, RAF IS DOING MINIMALISM A LA JIL SANDER AND SHOWING FLATS!” BUT AFTER THE FIRST THIRD OF THE SHOW, THE LIGHTS DIMMED AND A SYMPHONY OF COLORED LIGHTS STARTED TO SWIRL AROUND THE ROOM AND I WHISPERED TO SARAH RUTSON, “NOW THE FUN BEGINS” FROM THAT MOMENT ON, THE ROOM WAS SPELLBOUND AND ALL EYES WERE GLUED TO EVERY EXIT. IT WAS EVERYTHING ANY FASHION ENTHUSIAST COULD HOPE FOR. THE TECHNICAL ENGINEERING AND TAILORING OF PIECE WAS JUST SHEER GENIUS AND THE SHOES….WERE 2 DIE 4 !!!!!! IT WAS PURE 21ST CENTURY DESIGN WITHOUT ANY REFERENCES TO ANY TIME PERIODS. I COULD HEAR SARAH UTTER “OBSESSED!” EVERY 15 SECONDS AND BY SHOW’S END, SHE WAS WOOING AND I’M SURE EVERYONE COULD SHARE HER ADMIRATION FOR WHAT THEY HAD JUST WITNESSED. BARBARA ATKIN OF HOLT RENFREW PUT IT BEST, “WE HAVE JUST EXPERIENCED A “DIOR NEW LOOK” MOMENT. WHAT MORE DO WE NEED TO SEE?” I TOTALLY AGREE. RAF IS IN A LEAGUE OF HIS OWN. IT WAS SUCH A PRIVILEGE TO EXPERIENCE A MOMENT LIKE THAT BECAUSE YOU CAN’T FULLY APPRECIATE THE PRECISION AND BEAUTY OF HIS WORK THROUGH IMAGES ON THE INTERNET. I’M STILL HAVING DIFFICULTY FORMING WORDS AND SENTENCES. I DIED TONIGHT! DIED!!!

BTW, I WAS SO MESMERIZED BY THE SHOW THAT I COULDN’T EVEN TAKE A PICTURE. ABOVE IS A PICTURE OF A PAIR OF JIL SANDER SHOES I SPOTTED PRESHOW. THE HEEL IS SICK !!!

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