I bet you still remember the macabre yet gorgeous fashion illustration of Achraf Amiri. Well, we have some great new for his fans: Achraf collaborated with the new London-based fashion brand Sorapol. Read the rest of this entry »
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Feb
2012
Feb
2012
Achraf Amiri for Sorapol
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Feb
2012
Feb
2012
Weekend Find – Winter Hats
Frosty the snowman finally arrived in Belgium. Temperatures have been below zero for a few days and there even was a snow storm. The I Love Belgium team loves the snow and that’s why we went for a long walk in the snow. Fresh air, sunshine, crispy snow under your feet and…a warm winter hat to keep our ears from freezing. We made a selection of our winter hats, we hope you like them! Read the rest of this entry »
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Feb
2012
Feb
2012
Christopher Coppers
Two weeks ago, the I Love Belgium team, went to the opening of the Christophers Coppers Trash Tv exhibition at the Bodson-Emelinckx gallery. We had the chance to meet with the Brussels-based artist and talk about his paper work. Read the rest of this entry »
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Jan
2012
Jan
2012
Honest by Bruno Pieters
The I Love Belgium team was very excited when Bruno Pieters announced that his sabbatical was over and when he launched the teaser movie for his new brand. He called it a A pioneering brand with a radical new model for the fashion industry, and tonight’s the night: Honest by is born. Read the rest of this entry »
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Jan
2012
Jan
2012
RA rules Paris
Since its opening in Antwerp, RA has been a platform for up and coming talent. It’s a brooding place for tomorrow’s avant garde designers and their restaurant is a hangout for the cool kids (if they can’t afford the clothing, they can always drink herbal tea). For 2012, RA cements a permanent position within the artistic and fashion hub, by opening a Paris extension of their original retail concept and exhibition space. Read the rest of this entry »
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Jan
2012
Jan
2012
Cedric Jacquemyn – FW 2012
The I Love Belgium team went to Paris Fashion Week (menswear) last weekend and again we were smitten with Cedric Jacquemyn‘s new Fall Winter 2012 collection Fields of Regeneration, a continuation of the previous collections The Last Glacier and The Waste Land. Read the rest of this entry »
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Jan
2012
Jan
2012
Belgian fashion goes Gaga
It isn’t since the 1997 Pop Mart U2-tour, when Walter Van Beirendonck designed the costumes (Bono’s muscle-tee is still engraved in our memory), that Belgian avant-garde fashion is so present in the international music scene!
And it’s more then prominent in the world of hip hop. Rihanna didn’t always used to rock a Maison Margiela sheer black, one gloved white leather sleeve, mini dress. In the Pon de Replay music video, she was more club girl than a Peter Pilotto fashion victim. But times have changed and since name dropping is big, we see big international superstars rocking Belgian designer outfits. Read the rest of this entry »
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Jan
2012
Jan
2012
Michel De Windt for Prada Fall-Winter 2012
The menswear fashion weeks have kicked off. First everybody was in Florence for the Pitti Uomo and now the fashion pack gathered in Milan. There has been a lot of buzz concerning the Prada show because it would be a star studded one. Read the rest of this entry »
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Jan
2012
Jan
2012
Milk & Cookies for Pièce d’Anarchive
Who doesn’t like milk & cookies? But do you also know that Milk & Cookies is a renowned Belgian web design & communications agency? They designed websites for the likes of Bruno Pieters, Les Hommes, Maison Michel, MUS,… for which they won numerous awards. They even participated in several brainstormings for Prada, let’s say that people are taking Milk & Cookies’ creativity into account. Read the rest of this entry »
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Jan
2012
Jan
2012
Bruno’s Back
Remember Bruno Pieters? The I Love Belgium team always loved this young Belgian designers’ intricate collections. His YSL charm and technical genius made him instantly an it boy on the international fashion playground. Read the rest of this entry »
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Dec
2011
Dec
2011
Truck by Laetita Bica for Jean-Paul Lespagnard
We’ve been expresing our love for Jean-Paul Lespagnard‘s work for quite some time. It’s just the fact that he’s an all round visual artist and not only a fashion designer. He’s a genius in creating a certain atmosphere and that’s certainly why he is also a great fashion designer. Read the rest of this entry »
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Dec
2011
Dec
2011
Online X-mas Shopping
When it’s cold outside and you don’t really feel like strolling around Belgians finnest shopping districts, then it’s up to the Love Belgium team to provide you with an alternative. And what’s better then sitting in front of the fireplace while discovering some great new Belgian webshops? We’ll make sure that you find the finest “all Belgian” Christmas gift for your girl or boyfriend. So get into those velvet pj’s and start clicking that “home delivery” button! Read the rest of this entry »
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Dec
2011
Dec
2011
Weekend Find
We had a fantastic Indian Summer in Belgium. The days are getting shorter and shorter and they’re predicting a very hard winter so that’s why our weekend find is this cool collar by Belgian accessory designers Mouton Collet. Read the rest of this entry »
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Nov
2011
Nov
2011
Van Noten’s Inspiration
Yes, fashion is oriented to the passing seasons and consequently subject to constant change. And yes, art defines itself as precisely the opposite, as directed to the eternal and the immortal. But this doesn’t mean that art can’t define fashion. That’s why we regularly see reinterpretation of artworks on the runway. As literal as YSL’s Mondriaan dresses or a subtle as Dries Van Noten’s inspiration. Read the rest of this entry »
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Nov
2011
Nov
2011
Natalie Lachat Believes
A year ago bible figure Maria Magdalena gave rebirth to a fashion brand in Antwerp. The woman behind ‘Magdalena’ is Nathalie Lachat, on the search to how woman want to express their inner strength.
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Oct
2011
Oct
2011
Designer Radar: Capara Sisters
Up and coming designers are the Capara sisters, with their similarly titled brand they are making an impression on fashion business. Capara was found by Vera and Olivera Capara in 2009 in Antwerp where they have their store. Read the rest of this entry »
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Oct
2011
Oct
2011
Mydeadpony
What’s in a name? Mydeadpony is the artist name of Brussels-based graphic designer Raphaël Vicenzi. His poetic artworks are a result of a self-taught process which include digital manipulation, watercolour, women and words. Something he picked up after being laid off as a data-entry clerk. And boy, are we happy he focused on his creativity instead of hunting for a new office job! Read the rest of this entry »
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Oct
2011
Oct
2011
Jean-Paul Lespagnard – SS12 – Somewhere In Between
One to watch during Paris Fashion Week these last days is without any doubt Belgian designer Jean-Paul Lespagnard. In 2008 Jean-Paul, he already drew the eye of the international fashion scene when he won two awards at the International Fashion Festival in Hyères (France), which led to the creation of a capsule collection for the French brand 123. Read the rest of this entry »
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Sep
2011
Sep
2011
Peter Ceursters SS2012 – Wish You Eternal Sunshine
Peter Ceursters started a few years ago, playfully, by deconstructing a shirt completely. He assembled the different parts again, lined it with silk, to create a scarf, and that’s how his scarf collection was born. Sometimes simple ideas are the best. Read the rest of this entry »
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Aug
2011
Aug
2011
Tim Coppens FW 11/12
Tim who a lot of people will say? Yes, Tim Coppens hasn’t been splashed all over the media yet. This talented boy has always worked behind the scenes of fashion houses. Read the rest of this entry »
