Raf Simons

Fred Perry & Raf Simons Collaboration for Spring

Fred Perry, the iconic British clothing brand with a laurel leaf symbol named for the dashing tennis champion, has just released its second collaboration with Belgian designer Raf Simons, for Spring / Summer 2009.

Drawing inspiration from both punk rock and West African culture - neither traditionally known for tennis togs - the collection features natural fabrics and a vibrant color palette of copper brown, earth orange, regal blue and honey hues.

Comprised of 25 pieces, key items include a re-working of the classic Fred Perry polo shirt, originally launched at Wimbledon in 1952, in a striped open knit style (right, $397.50), slip-on tassel loafers ($202), an open knit cardigan ($503), and a slim fit Harrington jacket in regal blue ($292).

There's also the classic Fred/Raf hybrid polo shirt featuring a shirt stand collar and body 'darting' that creates a slimmer, cleaner silhouette, and orange double layer mesh sleeveless tennis shirts and short sleeve turtlenecks styled with slim fit trousers both in regal blue. See the gallery for more.

Gallery: Fred Perry x Raf Simons

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Raf Simons for Eastpak, Handbag of the Day

by Tracy Chait (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Handbags

Cult designer Raf Simons (of Jil Sander fame) has recently launched his second line of handbags and backpacks for Eastpak, creating one of your best chances to relive junior high as the cool kid. The backpack at right retails for $234 and is available at South Willard in Los Angeles.

[via The Los Angeles Times]

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