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items — they cannot be
made in 12 hours or less. “I believe in true
craftsmanship and artisanship of clothes,”
he continues. “Every garment is created by
hand on the dummy, layer by layer, to de-
velop its characteristic shape and to give it
thehighest quality.”
In an age of mass-produced designer-
label garments, pieces by Van Steenbergen
are coveted — not only because of their
quality but also because there are very few
made. “You will never see another person
wearingapieceofmine,”he says.He laughs
and shakes his head at the idea of some-
thingofhisappearing inamagazine feature
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reason his stylish celebrity fans, including
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At New York’s Curve boutique, a high-
endall-designer shopand theexclusive sell-
er of Van Steenbergen items in the United
States, Adriane Jamison explains that her
customers are drawn to Van Steenbergen’s
clothes because of their Edwardian qual-
ity. “They are sowellmade, both inside and
TimVanSteenbergen
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