Raf Simons

Article summary

Raf Jan Simons ( ; born 12 January 1968) is a Belgian fashion designer. Beginning in furniture design, Simons launched his own menswear label in 1995. He was creative director at Jil Sander (2005–2012), Christian Dior (2012–2015), and Calvin Klein (2016–2018). As of 1 April 2020, he is the co-creative director of Prada, in partnership with Miuccia Prada.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1968-01-12 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1968-01-12 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of formation: 1998 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 2003 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. release date: 2020 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of birth is "1968-01-12". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1968-01-12". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of formation is "1998". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "2003". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the release date is "2020". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
8. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373225960