"Etienne Deroeux is an emerging French designer. Trained in Belgium at Antwerp’s Royal Academy and La Cambre in Brussels, he has collaborated with various fahion houses in Paris, London, and New York. Enhanced by these experiences, Etienne Deroeux presented his first collection ‘Saison Un’ in 2011 during Paris fashion week. His line evokes elegance, quality and remains timeless. All materials used are natural and handpicked carefully. The pieces are produced in France in limited copies, with each garment hand-numbered from 1 to 100, ensuring authenticity and exclusivity to each piece." (etiennederoeux.com)
I came across the French designer a few weeks a go in an article written by the brilliant Léa Taleb and was instantly draw to his quietly luxurious creations. His designs offer a poetically precise Bauhaus signature, which Deroeux has effortlessly mastered in only a few seasons. The design talent launched his label with the eponymous but simple name 'Saison Une'. From the begining of this journey right through to 'Saison Quatre', Deroeux has been accompanied by his faithful allies; asymmetrically draped dresses, graphic jackets in luminous blends of colour, fabrics and leather selected from manufacturers and tanneries which the 24 year old designer has iconically transformed into works of virtuous simplicity with a subtle blend of tradition and modernity. These masterpieces are all carefully crafted in a small factory in the north of France which also produces his collections in small quantities, believing that "fashion is about long lasting garments that can be integrated into the everyday lives of women." I feel that it is very rare to find designers as attached committed to local craftmanship as Deroeux, and this savoir-faire quality embodied by so little young designers needs to be preserved as much as possible.
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