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Brand Portrait · Italy / France

RIER: the Alps, translated into fashion

Andreas Steiner grew up in South Tyrol and founded his label in Paris in 2019. RIER turns loden, wool fleece and mountain uniforms into quiet luxury.

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RIER is what happens when someone from the mountains moves to Paris. Andreas Steiner grew up in South Tyrol and founded his label in 2019. Its clothing looks simple at first: a fleece, a coat, a cardigan. Look closer and you see the Alps in every piece.

Man in a long navy RIER loden coat over green corduroy trousers
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From South Tyrol to Paris

South Tyrol is the German-speaking mountain region in northern Italy. RIER is based in Paris, but its references come from there: farmers' and hunters' clothing, mountain uniforms and the materials people there have always trusted.

Man in a grey RIER wool half-zip and green corduroy trousers
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Loden and wool fleece

Two materials define RIER. Loden is a dense, felted wool cloth that keeps out wind and light rain and has been made in the Alps for centuries. RIER's polar fleece is not synthetic but made from wool, so it breathes better and ages well. The colours come straight from the landscape: forest green, stone grey, deep navy and a bright signal orange.

Back view of an orange RIER fleece hoodie
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Quiet luxury for the mountains

RIER is sold in some of the best fashion stores in the world, from Très Bien in Malmö to Liberty in London and SSENSE. Yet it never feels like a costume. It is mountain clothing stripped of all decoration, which makes it just as right in a city as in a mountain hut.

Your turn: as someone from the Swiss Alps, does RIER feel like home to you, or like fashion looking at the mountains from the outside?

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  • RIER

    Fleece Hoodie

    CHF 804

    RIER's signature: a boxy hoodie in natural wool fleece, made in Austria.

    View at RIER
  • RIER

    Loden Coat

    CHF 1,869

    A long, clean coat in loden, the dense, weather-resistant wool cloth that has been worn in the Alps for centuries.

    View at RIER

Prices as listed on the brand's own website, November 2026.

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