24
Feb
2012

Lace Art

Elodie Antoine, lace, art, contemporary, technique, visual, black, white, I Love Belgium, BlogElodie Antoine is an artist with a love for fabrics and techniques, one of the reasons why she was fascinated by the age-old custom of lace making. Instead of going for the white floral and  romantic lace standard, she translated the technique into a structured black and white industrial world. A world where tactility is opposed by the bidimensionnality and the brittleness of the material. Read the rest of this entry »

2
Mar
2011

The old fashion(ed) way

Modes Brussels I Love Belgium Antique vintage clothes century lace fur shop unique fifties sixtiesAs we all know, we have amazing fashion designers. Every single one of them (if we’re lucky) will become an icon of their decade. And their legacy of that specific era will be passed on for a long time, under the common name of “vintage”. Something that will never be out of style.

Nowadays, vintage is très chic and a real must have for the closet. A vintage store will sell you everything of every era for a really good price. Old second hand clothes, purses, sunglasses,.. you name it! But among all these different vintage stores in Belgium, there’s one in particular: Modes Antique Textile. Read the rest of this entry »