Raf Simons spring summer 2003 “consumed” Resisted tee in size 46. slim fit tee with cut n sewn graphic and screen printing. art by Peter de potter, features a black and white printing of a spitting man sewn into the shirt made of a different material, much like the tank tops from the same collection. The resisted upside down cross was influenced by Dc hardcore bands such as minor threat and the bad brains. As seen worn by ken car$on in his “change” music video, he styled this tee with Raf Simons SS05 “History of the World” Stone Wash Trucker Jacket. The same graphic or the upside-down “resisted” cross in a red and blue color way, black denim tote bag with the iconic archive screen print taken from the Spring/Summer 2003 Consumed collection. As seen modeled above from Raf Simons 2020 release of “history of my world” Consumed Raf. Personal piece, reason for high pricing.

SS03 “CONSUMED” - VOGUE
“On a platform of compacted soda cans, Raf Simons presented a treatise on consumer culture for Spring 2003. The predominantly black collection, titled Consumed, was not a rebuttal to fashion’s “buy, buy, buy!” mantra, but a theory of how to do it Simons’s way. Words like membership and resisted were printed on tees alongside takes on the corporate logos for PlayStation 2, Canon, and a “Sun Bank.” In the show notes, the brand wrote: “Today’s living environment is about consuming as well as being consumed; some suggest this could lead to an apocalyptic end, while others, particularly younger generations, take this reality as their cue to create new, more viable and flexible personas.”

Those shifting personalities took to the runway in clothes that went beyond clever graphics. Harness-like vests had camping-inspired pouches and special compartments to hold cigarettes, while jackets and trousers were cut big with a utilitarian feel. A bomber jacket had so many ropes, rings, and strings dangling off it, it could’ve doubled as a portable storage unit, adding to the survivalist, almost post-apocalyptic bent of the collection. Still, the highlights were laden with a sense of fun. There was a white bomber jacket stamped with photos, including a self-portrait of the artist Ashley Bickerton, to whom the collection was dedicated, made in collaboration with artist Peter De Potter. The others were the black painted soda cans that dangled around models’ necks. The brand described them thus: “Take an empty soda can, paint it shiny black, repeat, repeat, and then, above all, behold its beauty.” Resist, reuse, recycle.”- BY STEFF YOTKA
July 10, 2017

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