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Raf Simons Debuts Multidisciplinary E-Commerce Platform

Blankets by Ken Claes for Raf Simons. History Of My World.

Daphne Milner

16 December 2020

Named History Of My World after the designer’s tenth anniversary collection in 2005, the online retail platform will stock a selection of products curated by Simons from categories including clothing, homeware and literature. It will also feature limited edition items and special, one-off collaborations.

The platform, which is separate from Simons’ namesake brand, launched on December 16 with blankets, candles and books available to buy.

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