On the 14th of October 2010 Inge Grognard and Ronald Stoops will be presenting their new book which carries the title “Inge Grognard/Ronald Stoops”. The book acts as an anthology of over 30 years of collaboration, with emphasis placed on the duo’s non-commercial work, including projects with other like-minded people such as Narcisse Tordoir, Martin Margiela, A.F. Vandevorst, Jurgi Persoons and Andrea Cammarosano. It should be viewed as an antidote to their fashion assignments and gives an insight into the influences, outlook and their relationship as creative partners.

The work created by Inge Grognard and Ronald Stoops also illustrates how tightly-knit the Belgian fashion is. Stylists, designers, photographers and graphic artists all fed into and supported each other to create that now-recognizable Belgian style which also has been supported widely by Belgian shop and boutique owners who created a home market for this Belgian Fashion.

Inge Grognard about the book:
“This book starts and ends with a scream,” says Grognard. The images Inge is referring to are a black-and-white photo of Kristina -one of Martin Margiela’s house models- with her two brothers, and a colour photo of two of Inge’s cats. “The scream symbolizes how Ronald and I communicate. To outsiders the way we work together must come across as very harsh. We tend to yell at each other a lot and discussions can easily get out of hand,” she continues.

The book will be available in stores by the end of october 2010.

Photos: Inge Grognard and Ronald Stoops | Published by Ludion