Belgian designer Bruno Pieters has always positioned his work on fashion’s less is more side. Currently he’s Creative Director of menswear for Delvaux, Belgium’s celebrated leather maker where fellow Belgian Veronique Branquiho heads the women’s side.
A graduate of the Royal Academy of Anvers, Pieters worked for Maison Martin Margiela, Josephus Thimister and Christian Lacroix Haute Couture before he produced his first solo show at Paris’ Haute Couture in July 2001; a collection of 24 suits inspired by Dior’s ‘new look.’ He has gone on to win a slew of young designer competitions: Elle style award in 2008, France’s Andam award in 2007, Swiss Textiles’ award in 2006 and Fortis bank’s most promising designer in 2000.
Pieters’ geometric, scalpel cuts never fail to put an angular edge on womanly curves. There’s something of the Hitchcock heroine to his look. So when I heard he had designed an eyewear collection to be distributed by Netopic I was eager to see what he would do with fashion’s most architectural exercise. Lean, clean frames, beginning with this spectacular black and white pair show that Pieters has maintained his rigorous viewpoint for 2010. The styles for men and women come in eight colors and are available at selected stores.
