Photography by Tres Bien Shop
The heart and mechanical soul that binds designers together from the luxury and high-end market to radicals and solely independent designers advocating no-trend design is what makes fashion come alive. And to the full credit of Belgian designer Stephan Schneider whose sought no definite intentions to market his brand worldwide as expansive comparatively to his older Belgian counterparts, it is a testimony to his work that is characterised and informed for its uniqueness to sight the environment as direct inspiration. For Spring/Summer 2009, the unpleasant and saturating effect of a multitude of layered street advertisements would compose a colour palette beautifully honed onto itself. The menswear range covered light colour blocking with mesh like and gridded textures in the form of crisply sharp buttoned-down shirts, hard and soft textural woollen and cotton fabrics in outerwear jackets and structured tailoring. Womenswear evoked cleverly designed pantsuiting with pale blue buttoned shirts, soft silk blouses, high-waist grey wool trousers, gathered tie-knot fronts, buttoned overcoats and oversized shirts. This dual tone effect is the result of Stephan’s fabric development at his Antwerp factory for which all fabrics are developed by himself. Below are garments available directly through Hans and Jakob from Tres Bien Shop in Malmo, Sweden. Cultures In Between will be looking forward to featuring Stephan’s newly devised Automne Hiver range for 2009 soon.
