bio
Stephanie Vermaas was born in Jakarta, Indonesia by a Dutch Father and Indonesian mother. Her multi cultural upbringing meant moving from international schools in her home of Indonesia and spending summers and winters in Europe reconnecting with her roots. Upon graduating from the international baccalaureate program from Jakarta international school she went to Central Saint Martins for a jewelry business course and continued her studies at Canada's La Salle College on a fashion business program. During this time she continued her passion for photography as the ambassador of Lomography with her work exhibited in Colette Paris and published in the book Through A Woman's Lens.
She found her way to Bali where she started her fashion career and ultimately found her label THIS IS A LOVE SONG and opened a concept store with the same name. When the brand got picked up by major retailers such as Nasty Gal, Revolve clothing, Harrods, ASOS it was time to take control of production and the decision was made to set up a manufacturing studio that was fair trade and ethical and would give back to the community in Bali. Thus, TIALS Studio was born and has since not only handled production for THIS IS A LOVE SONG but also for established brands such as Dolls Kill, PornHub as well as artists such as Zedd and Major Lazer.
In 2018, TIALS Studio has expanded as a digital marketing agency in Los Angeles, CA and is headquartered in Hollywood inside the TIALS HQ.
Stephanie was also chosen as one of the 200 designers around the world to enter the first ever Streetwear Mastered course taught by Virgil Abloh which she completed for THIS IS A LOVE SONG. She is now also a Forbes contributor and part of the Young Entrepreneur Council.