After gaining invaluable experience and savoir-faire in the atelier of Balenciaga and the Maison Martin Margiela between 2007 and 2010, Steffie Christiaens established her Paris studio to pursue a conceptual design process through womens & mens ready-to-wear collections. Prior to this, Steffie completed fashion design studies at the IFM in Paris and the esteemed Arnhem Academy in the Netherlands. Upon graduating the IFM in 2009, Steffie was selected as a finalist in the prestigious Hyères festival in the south of France.
Utilising her knowledge and training in the fields of fabric design, 3-D construction and printing, Steffie imbues a deep personal ideology and an abstract mythology into her garments. Constantly challenging traditional garment codes through her experimentation with elemental forces and the asymmetry of nature, Steffie Christiaens provokes a new dialogue in the converging realms of art and fashion.


• MARCH 2011 : First runway collection presented at the Monnaie de Paris on Sunday March 6th at 3pm, during the official Ready-to-wear schedule for Fall Winter 2011-12.


• JANUARY 2011 : Launch of www.steffiechristiaens.com in conjunction with ‘Deliquesce’ silent film.


• 2010 : Steffie Christiaens studio established in Paris.
• 2009-2010 : Womenswear ready-to-wear collection assistant at Balenciaga, Paris.


• 2009 : Chosen as a finalist for Hyères Festival, France.


• 2008 : Shoe collection in cooperation with Louis Vuitton, Paris.


• 2008-2009 : Fashion Design Postgraduate Diploma at Institut Français de la Mode, Paris.


• 2007 : Haute couture ‘Artisanal’ collection assistant at Maison Martin Margiela, Paris.


• 2004-2008 : Fashion Design Course, ArtEZ Academy of Visual Arts, Arnhem, The Netherlands.