Stine Riis

Stine Riis’s F/W 2011 ready-to-wear collection ‘Decadence & Decay’, is an investigation into the inter-relation between form and decay. Her collection incorporates a range of luxurious fabrics (wool, silk, patent leather, fur) to examine time’s invisible hand in transfiguring sculptures. In a media saturated society, mindlessly chasing “newness” regardless of merit, Stine Riis’s creations champion a fine-hewed beauty whose allure intensifies with the passing of time. These are not clothes that exist in a moment of time but rather stretch to illuminate the passing of lifetimes.
The works and processes of Robert Morris and Donald Judd have served as the initial inspiration for her processes. By immersing herself in these artists seminal works, she has been enlightened to the complexities inherent in the simplest of things. Through a deliberate compulsion, she has attempted to transcend perfunctory looking to instead see the actual thing itself, rather than the illusions presented by things. These revelations are made manifest in a collection that is entirely harmonized within the garments themselves and in the collection as an entirety in regards to colors, shapes, and mood.
An upcoming graduate of London College of Fashion, Riis intends to push beyond the temporal nature of fashion to offer her customer wearable pieces which transcend trends.


website : www.stineriis.com
blog : www.stineriis.tumblr.com/



Work Experience

MoonSpoon Saloon,
Studio Assistant, Copenhagen Dk (July - August 2010)

Maxime Simoëns,
Atelier Assistant, Paris Fr, (January- April 2010)

Studio 33
Shared studio & shop, sewing & selling own designs, Copenhagen Dk. (2007-2008)

Naja Lauf
Studio assistant, Copenhagen Dk. (June - August 2005)


Achievements
-September 2011 - Selected by Italian Vogue as one of 'The Best Students Worldwide'.
-June 2011 - Winner of Biddle Sawyer Silks Award for 'Innovative use of Textiles'.
-April 2011 - Nina de York Illustration Competition Finalist.
-February 2011 - Saga Furs Sponsorship
-February 2011 - Saga Furs Design Center, Dk. (Design Seminars and workshop)
-Marts 2010 - Ballet Russe & V&A Competition Nominee
-April 2009 - Winner of ‘Most innovative t-shirt Design’ among 100 participants
-August 2009 - Exhibition in Soho Gallery sponsored by Puma & Asos


Education

2008 - June 2011
London College of Fashion, BA (Hons), Fashion Design Technology, Womenswear
Finished with First Class Honours

Press:
Italian Vogue Talents, September 2011, one of 180 Emerging Designers.
Interview: http://infashuated.com/interviews/stine-riis-infashuated-interview
Interview in Milk X magazine
http://www.fashiontrenddigest.com/d/8139.shtml
http://wunderbuzz.co.uk/people/decadence-decay/
http://trendland.net/2011/06/16/backstage-at-london-college-of-fashion-show/james-finnigan-stine-riis-mengyi-hu/
http://10magazine.com/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13693809
http://www.harpersbazaar.co.uk/fashion/new/london-college-of-fashion--2011-294
http://glam.co.uk/2011/06/lcf_winners_2011/
http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/daily/110608-london-college-of-fashion-ba-show-.aspx
http://sagafurs.com/news1.html?&cHash=62d17688c829daffd07fe3c1ed715f45&tx_ttnews[backPid]=1&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=495
http://213.219.54.51/GRADUATES/GRAD_11/BA_shows/shows/LCF/shows/15-Stine%20Riis/index.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/video/2011/jun/10/graduate-fashion-week-catwalk-video
http://creative-idle.blogspot.com/
https://www.lsnglobal.com/seed/view/3900
http://thepulsemagazine.onsugar.com/London-College-Fashion-BA-fashion-show-BFC-NEWGEN-catwalk-sponsorships-London-Fashion-Week-Pulse-17792801

Credits
AW11 - Collection
Fur sponsored by Saga Furs, Origin Assured
All fur pieces designed by Stine Riis
Production by Saga Furs & Stine Riis
Photo : Amanda Bashida - www.bashida.com
Model : Stephanie Turner
Make up : Sascha Erica Kirk Ehrenreich
Jewelry : Fie Bodenhoff