So, I heard Raf Simons was joining Valentino, teaming up with Pierpaolo Piccioli. My first thought was, really? Seemed like an odd pairing, didn’t quite get it initially.
I remember trying to actually figure out what this meant for the clothes. Not just the fancy runway shows, but what you’d actually see, maybe even touch, though let’s be real, probably not touch.
Getting into it
It’s funny because tracking high fashion wasn’t exactly my main hobby back then. Life was doing its usual thing, throwing curveballs. I’d just made a big switch, career-wise. Left a real pressure-cooker job, landed somewhere totally different. Felt like I could finally breathe, you know? Suddenly had all this time, maybe too much time on my hands in the evenings.
That’s how I ended up down these rabbit holes online. Started scrolling through fashion sites, magazines online, that sort of thing. Wasn’t planning on buying anything, obviously. It was more like… looking at a different world for a bit. Something clean and put-together when other things felt messy.
- First impressions: So I looked up the first collections they did together. Watched some videos, clicked through galleries.
- The look: Some pieces definitely had that Raf vibe – clean lines, a bit stark sometimes. Mixed with the usual Valentino elegance. Interesting combo, for sure.
- Trying to see details: You try zooming in on photos, right? Trying to guess the fabric, the feel. But online, it’s tough. You don’t really know until you see it for real.
Reality Check
Never actually saw any of those specific Raf/Valentino pieces up close. Closest I got was maybe seeing someone famous wearing a dress on some website or TV show. Looked nice, sure. But it’s different through a screen.
So, my whole “practice” with Raf Valentino was basically just looking at pictures online while trying to decompress from my day job. It was a thing that happened in the fashion world. I observed it from a distance, clicked around a bit, then eventually moved on to looking at other things. It’s like watching a fancy car drive by – you notice it, maybe think “huh, cool,” and then it’s gone.
Ultimately, it was just another change in a big brand. Interesting to watch for a minute, but didn’t really change my day-to-day. Just another scroll on the internet, really.
