Beginning April 2nd, Belgian designer Raf Simons will be joining Prada as co-creative director alongside Miucia Prada .

“This partnership, encompassing all creative facets of the Prada label, is born from a deep reciprocal respect and from an open conversation — it is a mutual decision, proposed and determined by both parties,” the Prada label said in its announcement. “It opens a new dialogue, between designers widely acknowledged as two of the most important and influential of today.”

Raf Simons has become one of fashion’s most central when he entered the industry in 1995 as a creative director at Jil Sander and Dior and as a chief creative officer at Calvin Klein. Through fashion Raf Simons often communicates with youth and artistic minds. At Jil Sander, he referrenced Picasso, at Dior paid tribute to Flemish masters and Andy Warhol, at Calvin Klein his largest project to date had to collaborate with Andy Warhol Foundation.