{"product_id":"raf-simons-for-ruffo-research-aw-ss-1999-leather-overcoat","title":"Raf Simons for Ruffo Research — AW\/SS 1999 Leather Overcoat","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRuffo Research recruited \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRaf Simons and Véronique Branquinho\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to design its Autumn\/Winter and Spring\/Summer 1999 collections, with Branquinho responsible for womenswear and Simons for menswear. The collaboration produced some of the most elusive leather pieces associated with Raf’s early period, yet genuine 1999 menswear is increasingly difficult to distinguish from later Ruffo seasons, womenswear, or simply Ruffo-tagged leather pieces.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRuffo was an important supplier and producer of leather for some of the most influential designers of the period, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHelmut Lang\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, who used their leathers extensively. What makes the Raf Simons pieces particularly special is how directly they translate the language of his own label into an entirely different level of material and construction. His Ruffo work feels like an extension of the seminal early Raf collections, stripped back and elevated through exceptional leather and production — essentially the luxury realisation of ideas already present in his own work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis overcoat is a particularly strong example. The design directly references a similar silhouette from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRaf Simons AW99\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with the characteristic collar and overall construction carried across into the Ruffo version. The Ruffo interpretation is distinguished by its greater length and considerably roomier proportions, alongside concealed pockets integrated into the side seams. Despite the scarcity of surviving imagery and documentation from these early Ruffo collections, the relationship to Raf’s AW99 work is immediately apparent.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe coat features a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003econcealed front button placket, fully quilted and lined interior, hidden side-seam pockets, and four internal breast pockets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — two on each side. Constructed entirely in Ruffo leather, it represents the level of material quality that makes these pieces so desirable in comparison with contemporary Raf Simons garments.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExtremely scarce and, quite possibly, the only example currently available.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTagged size:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 50\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOuter:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Ruffo leather\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLining:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 100% cupro\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade in:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Italy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e58cm pit to pit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e48cm shoulder to shoulder\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e68cm sleeve, from shoulder seam to sleeve end \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Excellent vintage condition; very lightly used.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jubilee Archive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58873664078169,"sku":null,"price":1800.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0909\/3598\/4473\/files\/A9DE1B7C-B96D-40FA-AAB8-8835E2449373.jpg?v=1786988407","url":"https:\/\/jubileearchive.com\/products\/raf-simons-for-ruffo-research-aw-ss-1999-leather-overcoat","provider":"Jubilee Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}