Anthony Vaccarello

A graduate of La Cambre—the Belgian design school that's not the Royal Academy of Fine Arts—32-year-old, Brussels-born Anthony Vaccarello approaches his craft differently than his countrymen in Antwerp. "When I'm working, I'm making clothes around the body. I'm more about the draping, and finding the right line," he explains. "Maybe... Read More

A graduate of La Cambre—the Belgian design school that's not the Royal Academy of Fine Arts—32-year-old, Brussels-born Anthony Vaccarello approaches his craft differently than his countrymen in Antwerp. "When I'm working, I'm making clothes around the body. I'm more about the draping, and finding the right line," he explains. "Maybe because I'm half-Italian and half-Belgian, I strive for both a kind of sensuality and a control and construction." Vaccarello focuses on tailoring and shape, saving that oh-so-important element of seduction for the very end. "It's sexy because the girl is wearing the dress," he explains. "It's not my first goal when I'm making the collection." See Less