Raf Simons Footwear - Seven New York

[kLm]

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Hey!
While our new boutique at 110 Mercer Street is not yet ready to open (early April is realistic), we are receiving deliveries for Spring 2005 and can accept orders on all merchandise. Our e-commerce website is almost ready to launch! Just tweaking the last few bugs... If you happen to be in New York, you can schedule a private appointment or a housecall, and one of our staffers will be more than happy to help you. We want to express our most sincere thanks for everyone's continued patience and support as we rush to open the new shop! Love, Seven Staff

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Hailed as his strongest collection in years and even lauded by the ever-hard-to-please Cathy Horyn of the New York Times, Raf Simons has succeeded in storming up to the forefront of menswear design with his Spring 2005 collection. Refreshed and well funded (because of his Gwand Fashion Festival prize money), Simons took a step away from his recent statements of 'punk idolatry' toward a cleaner, leaner, and almost futuristic vision of menswear. Set to New Order's 'Shellshock' within the belly of a modern science museum in the North of Paris, the presentation conveyed a definite sense of freshness and optimism. Working entirely with a palette of white, grey tones, and black, Simons emphasized mono-chromatic color pairings, skinny tailored silhouettes, and voluminous jackets in hi-tech Swiss fabrics. The biggest surprise was the debut of Simon's first shoe collection, which I've been told has already sold out in all the boutiques to which it was sent! Don't wait on these if you want them; they CANNOT be reordered. The rest of the collection is shipping within two weeks. Pictured: Raf's Leather Motorcycle Boot-Sneaker w/ Velcro Flaps in Either Matte Black or Ultra White-$595 Available in sizes 40-44



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Raf Simons Spring/Summer 2005 Jewelry
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[font=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Pictured From Top, Left to Right: 1. Black Knotted Up Bandana Bracelet-$85 2. Dusty Pink Knotted Up Bandana Bracelet-$85 3. Cast Skull Keychain w/ Movable Jaw and Hidden Compartment-$375 4. 12" Badge Keychain w/ Crystal Skull and Neon String-$375 5. Cast 12" Badge Necklace w/ Chain-$325 6. Gold Plated Chain w/ Miniature Gold Skull-$235 7. Abused White Wallet Chain w/ Cast Skull-$295 8. Abused Black Wallet Chain w/ Cast Skull-$295 9. Silver Abstract Lightning Charm and Chain-$225 10. Pill Bracelet-$145 11. Silver 'Exiles...' Pin-$245 12. Silver Chain w/ Skeleton Pyramid-$325 Please ask for detail shots... [/font]

Pleasure Principle Spring/Summer 2005 Collection
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Formerly 'People Used to Dream About the Future', Pleasure Principle is the current project of this NY based British/Italian design duo. All Pieces are Unisex. See www.pleasureprinciple.org for more info...
Pictured From Top Left: 1. Dirty Black Long Sleeve Sweatshirt w/ Gold Sparkly 'Fools Gold' Print - $135 2. Grey Sleeveless Hoody Zip up Sweat w/ Embroidered 'Pornmontage' on Back- $195 3. Dirty Black Long Sleeve Sweatshirt w/ Embroidered 'Pornmontage' on Front - $135 4. Same as Look 2 but Men's Size 5. Blue U-neck Embroidered Bondage Tee - $95 6. Washed out Green Sweat Hoody w/ Bondage Embroidery Scene 7. From Bottom Left Khaki Green Used French Military Parka w/ Embroidered 'Pornmontage' on Back - $225 8. Dirty White U-neck Tee w/ 'Nothing Better than a Girl for Breakfast' Print - $95 9. White U-neck Tee w/ Gold Sparkly 'Fools Gold' Print - $95 10. Dirty Black Ghetto Tank w/ Embroidered 'Pornmontage' - $110 11. Black Used French Military Parka w/ Embroidered 'The Pleasure Revolution' on back - $225

 

[AlexN]

I think those shoes are really ugly.

 

[Deleted 2]

I agree, Alex!

 

[raijin]

Pleasure principal seems interesting.

Not from whats pictured here, but what is on Lift Etage.

 

[cerfas]

They are ugly but i like them

 

[Fade to Black]

Not feelin the Raf Simons shoes...Pleasure Principle looks cool, I want that dirty black sweatshirt with the p*rn montage, and I'm interested in seeing more of their stuff.

 

[xcoldricex]

the shoes look like a rip off of the reebok alien stompers (which are modeled after the shoe reebok made for sigorney for the movie alien)

 

[softgrey]

i immediately thought 'reebok' as well...
good spotting coldrice...
though i do think the raf simons ones are better...
didn't know that people used to dream had changed names...
thanks for the post kLm...

 

[xcoldricex]

i actually like raf's shoes also. i don't know if they'd fit with my aesthetic. but i'd definitely buy them if they were cheap. haha.

his old shoes (first ones?) are on ebay now if anyone is interested.

 

[cerfas]

When Nylon magazine was just a baby, it used to have T-shirt of the month. I think the Fool's Gold would fit in that spot nicely if a) they still had that section b) Nylon were still good

 

[kLm]

No problem, softgrey... I'm a big Raf fan myself, but I'm not too keen on those shoes. The email I got said that Seven New York is going to have ecommerce stuff up soon... they carry some interesting labels, that's for sure. Had anyone been to their old store? I never went.

 

[Scott]

Yeah,I think Metal is a regular at Seven

I love Seven's approach and I love the talents they continue to boaster so this new e-commerce thing will be quite nice since I don't live in NY.

I like the Raf shoes,very much actually. Perfect contrast for me since I don't really like sneakers but want the comfort of a sneaker...yet it has the shape of a boot which is something I am more partial to.

 

[Mutterlein]

his jewlery seems WAY overpriced

 

[faust]

No problem, softgrey... I'm a big Raf fan myself, but I'm not too keen on those shoes. The email I got said that Seven New York is going to have ecommerce stuff up soon... they carry some interesting labels, that's for sure. Had anyone been to their old store? I never went.

I liked the old store very much, but as far as the stuff they carry, I wasn't too keen on. It's the way they buy, it doesn't fit into my aesthetic. Raf there and Raf at A are two different animals, for example. Plus, they have a very small selection for guys. But, like Scott, I do appreciate that they support some smaller designers, and I am glad that they moved to Soho, actually. It's a plus in the long list of minuses for the neighborhood...

 

[Scott]

I wonder if they'll get some newer talents in tow for the new space?

 

[faust]

I wonder if they'll get some newer talents in tow for the new space?

I'll definitely let you know if I see some. I hope they replace Margiela 6 with something else. There are waaaaaaaaaaaay too many stores within a square mile of their new location who carry that line.

Oh, btw, I spoke with Veronique Leroy's staff a while ago, and they told me that Seven will be carrying S/S 05, which I thought was fantastic.

http://www.thefashionspot.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9697&highlight=leroy

I'd like to see them pick up some London talent to go along with Boudicca (or did they drop them?) and Preen. I'd like to see Jens Laugensen and Robert Carry-Williams for example - I think it'd do well there.

 

[AlexN]

The first shoes and the ones Coldrice posted just remind me of the ugly velcro shoes my dad buys at Payless to work in the garden in.

 

[Scott]

Thanks Faust.

In addition to your picks,I wouldn't mind seeing:Christian Wijnants,Catherine Giacomini((little-known Swede),Robert Normand....maybe Dirk Van Saene as well. I think what also would be brilliant is if they were to to scour some of Germany's cool obscure talents. Maybe even get some more Austrian talents in there like my friend Claudia Lukas and Hartmann.

Faust,what would would be great if one of you guy's could pass along some of these suggestions to Joseph or somebody.

 

[metal-on-metal]

I'll definitely let you know if I see some. I hope they replace Margiela 6 with something else. There are waaaaaaaaaaaay too many stores within a square mile of their new location who carry that line.

Oh, btw, I spoke with Veronique Leroy's staff a while ago, and they told me that Seven will be carrying S/S 05, which I thought was fantastic.

http://www.thefashionspot.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9697&highlight=leroy

I'd like to see them pick up some London talent to go along with Boudicca (or did they drop them?) and Preen. I'd like to see Jens Laugensen and Robert Carry-Williams for example - I think it'd do well there.

Seven is actually dropping Margiela. They aren't allowed to carry it because IF is so close by. So they'll be picking up Kim Jones and expanding Cosmic Wonder and Bless for next fall. They still carry Boudicca, but I don't know what other British labels they could carry. Ann-Sofie Back bombed, predictably, when Seven carried it years ago. And yes, it's true about the Veronique Leroy stuff. I think they got that in this week. Would you believe that prior to this, there was NO STORE in NYC that carried Veronique? Nice to see Seven step in to fill the void.

 

[metal-on-metal]

Faust,what would would be great if one of you guy's could pass along some of these suggestions to Joseph or somebody.

Joseph was very cautious in his buying for s/s 05 because of the move to the new SoHo space. It may experience a lot of construction delays so he's been taking smaller orders and buying more specific things. I think maybe by spring 06 we'll see some new additions, once the dust has settled. Orders for fall 05 are already over and out.