Creative Sophistication at Stephane Rolland S

WORDS BY AMAL AMEEN

téphane Rolland's Spring 2023 Couture Collection took one to an imaginary world mixed with sophistication, luxury, creativity, art, royalty, and nature. His highly sculptural collection shows his admiration for Arab civilization used in his silhouettes and the 70s architecture coupled with the modernity of Brazillian culture. His mother’s experience working at Pictorial Services heavily influenced his monochromatic color palette. Rolland accessorized many looks with large bracelets and earrings in metal, sculpted wood, and gemstones like emeralds, jade, and malachite. The presentation commences with structure, onto Brazil’s Amazonian roots and the Indigenous people from the rainforest, and concludes with Brazil’s victory, their gold, and treasures that inspired the splendor of the church in Bahia.