Three male models wearing Raf Simons clothing
(Image credit: Jason Lloyd-Evans)

Scene setting: Showing in a cavernous warehouse outside the Paris postcodes was enough to dissuade the attendance of a few haughty editors, but when Raf Simons stepped up the 'standing-only' policy of his S/S 2015 show this season by elevating his catwalk, his egalitarian grunge message was clear.

Mood board: The invitation read 'To The Archives, No Longer Relevant', a poetic statement that crystallised along the tattered hemlines of Raf's long-line trench coats and scribbled graffiti jackets. A gamut of tailoring textiles (twills, checks, tweeds) were cut as extended tank top gilets, layered with trailing knit scarves and a ribbed flare pants.

Finishing touches: The girls have been turning to Simons' menswear for years, so it felt coherent and fresh to see his Dior favourites like Hanne Gaby Odiele and Kinga Rajak mingled in with the boys on the runway. They rocked the same patent coats, distressed knits and Stan Smiths with equal punk nonchalance.

Two male models wearing Raf Simons clothing

(Image credit: Photography: Jason Lloyd-Evans)

Male models wearing Raf Simons clothing

(Image credit: Photography: Jason Lloyd-Evans)

Male models wearing Raf Simons clothing

(Image credit: Photography: Jason Lloyd-Evans)

Male models wearing Raf Simons clothing

(Image credit: Photography: Jason Lloyd-Evans)