Stéphane Rolland (pronounced [ste.fan ʁɔ.lɑ̃]) is a French fashion designer and an haute couture fashion brand. His mother worked at Pictorial Service, one of the most famous Parisian photographic studios, and he grew up surrounded by black-and-white photographs. "Everything was black-and-white; everything was about volume and contrast. My eyes were trained early on with these concepts and everything I do is about contrast, volume and movement. It’s in my DNA".[1]
Stéphane Rolland | |
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 Stéphane Rolland in his atelier at Avenue George V in Paris | |
| Nationality | French |
| Education | École de la Chambre Syndicale de la haute couture |
| Label | Stephane Rolland |
Fashion career
editAt the age of 20 Rolland joined Balenciaga and within a year was promoted to the position of Creative Director of menswear and international licenses. At 24, he left Balenciaga to start his own prêt-à-porter company, which he ran for six years, until he was asked to become artistic designer for the haute couture fashion house formerly owned by Jean-Louis Scherrer, a position he occupied for the next ten years.[2][3]
Rolland simultaneously worked as a costume designer. In 2006 and 2007, he was nominated for the prestigious Molière awards and became an official partner of the Cannes Film Festival.
On 2 July 2007, Rolland presented a couture collection under his own name.
Rolland is a full member of the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture and therefore his brand can officially bear the "Haute Couture" label. In May 2013, Rolland opened his first boutique in the Etihad Towers, Abu Dhabi.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop (January 2015), An Interview with Stephane Rolland, The Fashion Architect, Couturenotebook.com
- ^ "Stephane Rolland - Prestige Magazine". 9 November 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ Stéphane Rolland interview, Haute Couture News Retrieved on 28 February 2011
- ^ "Haute-Couture Spring Summer 2011 Definitive schedule". Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ^ "Haute Couture Designers". Retrieved 1 March 2011.